My lightbulb moment: Furniture paint CEO Pam Gruhn reveals how she invested her £15k pension to start up her business Pam Gruhn, from Surrey, founded paint brand Frenchic from her dining table In 2014 she invested her £15k pension pot into making her business a reality She still is yet to take out any investment … Read more
Working from home is taking its toll. According to a recent survey by the Institute for Employment Studies, there’s been a ‘significant increase in musculoskeletal complaints’ since lockdown. It’s no wonder with many of us sitting at impromptu work stations, sleeping on inadequate mattresses and spending more time than usual on uncomfortable furniture. All this … Read more
I can’t believe it’s Ikea! DIY fans transform flat-pack furniture into stylish one-of-a-kind pieces – from a trendy bar to castle bunk beds Crafty shoppers customised basic Ikea items to create beautiful furniture One person turned a bunk bed into a princess castle for their daughter Another turned a black desk made of glass into … Read more
Only the most eagle-eyed players can spot the TV remote lost among the various pieces of furniture in this fiendishly tricky seek-and-find puzzle. The brainteaser, by UK-based sofa and carpet specialist ScS, challenges you to find the control hidden between plants, clocks and various chairs. The puzzle creators claim that on average it takes 40 … Read more
Only the very eagle-eyed participants can spot the green lamp among the various pieces of furniture in this fiendishly tricky seek-and-find puzzle. The brainteaser by UK-based sofa and carpet specialist, ScS, challenges you to find the lighting device hidden between plants, side tables and various couches. The puzzle creators claim that on average it takes 37 … Read more
For Deirdre Mc Gettrick comparing furniture items and prices for her home was a frustrating experience but one that eventually gave birth to an idea for a business. She says that hunting for furniture for her home felt like a chore after long days at work, which often resulted in her creating spreadsheets, littered with … Read more
Finding stylish pieces to decorate your home can be an expensive endeavour – but these designer lookalikes prove that doesn’t always have to be the case. Thankfully, bargain brands including ASDA, Dunelm and Wilko, have very similar furniture options so you can satisfy your taste for the finer things in life without completely compromising your budget. … Read more
The House of Lords has spent more than £54,000 on a new smoking area and luxury furniture for the Parliamentary terrace, it can be revealed. The huge spending included around £19,000 on chairs for the exclusive drinking and eating spot overlooking the Thames, after the previous ones were deemed too ‘heavy and difficult to move’. … Read more
Donald Trump’s Scottish resort charged Secret Service $1,300 for ‘furniture removal’ when he visited and added $29 ‘resort fee’ to agents’ bill at his Las Vegas hotel when guarding Mike Pence The ‘furniture removal’ fee was so the Secret Service could use a room while protecting the president Taxpayers foot the bill for agents’ lodging … Read more
The Roomba just got a brain transplant, courtesy of artificial intelligence, which gives owner’s increased control over how, when and where their vacuums clean. Using iRobot’s new Genius Home Intelligence platform, Roomba maps the entire home, identify individual pieces of furniture and suggest cleaning routines and schedules.. The rolling vacuum uses machine vision and built-in … Read more