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
Researchers have developed a wearable circuit that could be printed on the body to monitor body temperature, blood oxygen levels and other vital signs. Earlier efforts to develop wearable circuitry required temperatures over 570° Fahrenheit, making them impractical for the human body. Scientists at Penn State University overcame the heat issue by adding a layer … Read more
Researchers have developed a wearable circuit that could be printed on the body to monitor body temperature, blood oxygen levels and other vital signs. Earlier efforts to develop wearable circuitry required temperatures over 570° Fahrenheit, making them impractical for the human body. Scientists at Penn State University overcame the heat issue by adding a layer … Read more
Most nurseries come in pink or blue, but a psychologist has revealed why green or purple are the best colours to paint your baby’s room. Speaking to interior design specialists Homedit.com, psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers explained that colours can have a significant impact on moods and behaviours. ‘When shopping for that nursery colour scheme, we are … Read more
The daughter of Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick has forged a successful career from showing off her figure as a model, but her company’s financial figures are less flattering Georgia May Jagger can’t get no satisfaction from her fashion and beauty business. The daughter of Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick has forged a successful career from … Read more
There’s nothing more boring than watching paint dry — but apparently, there’s nothing more delightful than watching a man guess what color paint is being mixed on TikTok. Australian comedian Christian Hull is charming social media users with a series of videos in which he watches paint colors being mixed — and, with a knack … Read more
Early in lockdown, I did what thousands of Britons did: cleared out the garage. Among all of the junk, I found a pot of black Cuprinol Ducksback 5-year Waterproof paint. So I painted the shed. Bad move. Instead of using my Ducksback shed paint to, well, paint my shed, I should have hung on to … Read more
The founder of the world’s fastest growing chalk paint brand has revealed she gambled her pension ‘nest egg’ on launching the company from her garage – and it’s seen a 500 per cent sales surge during lockdown. Pamela Gruhn, of Camberley, Surrey, founded Frenchic in December 2014, having always had a passion for upcycling. It … Read more
Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers wanting to improve their homes during lockdown Dulux has been forced to cap the amount of tester pots it sells online each day Regular pots of paints can no longer be purchased online after surge in demand Customers are being turned away online due to ‘overwhelming … Read more
Instagram bloggers are favouring calming shades of grey, blue and green for their walls, research reveals. Property advice website homehow.co.uk analysed paint colour hashtags on Instagram to reveal the 15 shades garnering the most interest on the social network. Perhaps unsurprisingly given its rise in popularity in recent years, it is a shade of grey … Read more