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You don’t need to be “good with plants” to keep an umbrella plant alive. You just need to stop guessing. Most problems with umbrella house plants don’t come from neglect. They come from doing too much, watering on autopilot, leaving it in the wrong spot, or ignoring the small changes that show up before things go downhill. Yellow leaves, drooping stems, patchy growth. None of it happens overnight, and none of it is random. The good news is this is one of the most forgiving houseplants you can own. Get a few key things right and it will grow quickly,…

Moving house has a way of turning even the most organised people into rushed packers. One minute you’re carefully wrapping your best plates, the next you’re grabbing whatever paper you can find and hoping for the best for your delicate items. The trouble is, fragile and valuable items like china don’t forgive shortcuts. A few bumps in the road are all it takes for chips, cracks or worse. The good news is that protecting your china isn’t complicated, it just needs a bit of extra care and the right approach. The way you wrap each piece, the boxes you choose,…

‘Mid century modern’ is a design term used to describe a style known for clean, simple lines and blend of practicality and aesthetics. It covers roughly the period from 1950 to 1970, and is still popular today. It evolved in a post World War II world to use newly developed design techniques and serve the growing need for furniture that was stylish but not too expensive. At the time, it made a refreshing change from the more ornate designs of the previous generation and marked the move forwards into a new era. As with any design aesthestic, the right lighting…