Household management and home hints

Home: The Way We Live Now is an innovative new sourcebook for modern living. Interiors expert Kate Watson-Smyth looks beyond the estate agent's floorplan and shows how to use the space you have to revolutionise the way you live, whether you own or rent.

Interiors expert Kate Watson-Smyth brings you the Mad About the House Planner for everything you need to know when renovating your home. With more and more of us working from home and spending more time in the house, it's more important than ever that our homes are adaptable and welcoming.

Recipes for natural cleaning products from green living blogger Wendy Graham.

Want to know how to hull a strawberry?  You’ve got to grab a straw first!Do you want more juice from your limes?  Better turn on your microwave.How do you remove garlic odour from your fingers?  Use a spoon. These easy, surprising and crafty ways to hack your kitchen are tried and tested, then photographed to show how they work.

Want to know how to hull a strawberry? You’ve got to grab a straw first!Do you want more juice from your limes? Better turn on your microwave.How do you remove garlic odour from your fingers? Use a spoon.

All you need to run a modern homeHundreds of expert time-and-money-saving ideasA must-have for every household

Stains and how to remove them are one of the less appealing aspects of life – but this book is here to help, whether you need to clean a red wine spill out of your new cream carpet, save your favourite dress from that stubborn mascara mark or remove nail varnish from your polished wooden table top.

Domestic Sluttery is a lifestyle guide that shows women how to have a gorgeous home, cook great food and look stylish at the same time.

Stains and how to remove them are one of the less appealing aspects of life – but this book is here to help with sensible, down to earth and practical advice, whether you need to clean a red wine spill out of your new cream carpet, save your favourite dress from that stubborn mascara mark or remove nail varnish from your polished wooden table top.