Home

What's the more cost-effective way to load your dishwasher?

How you load up a wash is a truly personal thing, and the source of many an argument in homes across the world.

How to keep your potted Valentine's rose blooming

Experts offer tips on how to keep your indoor rose flowering well beyond Valentine's Day.

10 ways to make packing for a house move less stressful

Professional organiser Vicky Silverthorn advises how to pack and unpack, in a way that helps take the stress out of moving.

Sustainable and cost-saving resolutions to make at home

Going green is a goal you can achieve, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

New Year, new houseplant – what will be big in 2023?

Whether it's cacti collections or monster monsteras, find out what's likely to be trending in the New Year.

How to make 3 last-minute natural decorations before Christmas

Learn how to make easy decorations with fruit, fauna and foliage, with help from a top London florist. By Hannah Stephenson.

How to give your houseplants the wow factor this Christmas

Experts offer some styling ideas for plants you already have.

Interior designer's guide to decorating your home for Christmas

Bronagh Page, Woodie's interior expert, shares some advice with us on decorating for Christmas.

Hoping to rent or buy? 5 questions to ask yourself first

John Lowe of MoneyDoctors.ie looks at 5 areas to review and consider in your quest to rent or buy.

Harrison Gardner on why we should learn to build our own homes

Gardner is now the host of RTÉ new show Build Your Own Home, which follows the trials and tribulations of homeowners from across Ireland, as they take on the mammoth challenge of building their own home.

How to do grown-up Halloween decor that's ghoulish and glam

These wickedly good ideas are sure to wow, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

What not to do to your houseplants if you want them to survive

As you bring your houseplants in after summer, think about location and light, an expert advises.

Cheap Irish Homes: why buying rural might be your way forward

If your idea of moving away from main cities and towns is somehow still a shack in a field, think again.

Ask the expert: Making the most of small spaces

Neptune has compiled a guide on how to make the most of every spare inch of a home.

Ask the expert: Timeless table styling tips

Timeless table styling tips from the founders of Irish online interior destination Lil & Co Home.

6 cheap and easy ways to rewild your home

Interiors expert Victoria Harrison says using natural colours and materials can help you feel closer to nature, even when you're indoors.

8 simple tips for making the most of a small bedroom

From cramped to cosy, this is the info you need when faced with a small bedroom. By Luke Rix-Standing.

What is the Japandi trend and how can you get the look?

Sam Wylie-Harris talks to an interior design expert about how to work the Japandi trend in your home.

How to spot the best quality and most valuable antiques

The author of a new Bargain Hunt book talks to Lisa Salmon about spotting rare gems and collectibles.

How to survive a home renovation with your partner

It's all down to the detail – and a little bit of compromise, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

Amanda Bone on sustainable homes and cutting down energy costs

"Good design has always been inherently sustainable," says Amanda Bone.

Irish designer Clodagh on sexism, reinvention & life lessons

Clodagh opened her first fashion atelier in Dublin at just 17, with £400 borrowed from her mother after being "thrown out" by her aristocratic father.

Kevin McCloud on low-carbon builds and how home tech is advancing

The TV presenter and design guru talks to Sam Wylie-Harris about the innovations in store at this year's Grand Designs Live.

Meet the Irish woman who became a traditional roof thatcher