Advice Archive | July 2025

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July 31st
- Don't Let These Outdated Rug Colors Drag Down Your Interiors in 2025 — Designers Say They Feel "Tired"
- How Do You Create a Decluttering Schedule? 5 Steps to Keep Your Living Space Consistently Chaos-Free
July 30th
- 5 Pots and Pans Storage Mistakes You're Probably Making That Will Cost You Both Space and Efficiency
July 29th
- Everyone Is Flocking to This Parisian General Store to Buy a 'Tomato Knife' — I Bought One and It's My Favorite Thing in My Utensil Drawer
- 7 of the Worst Moving Mistakes I've Learned About From Estate Agents That Have Changed How I'll Prep for a Big House Move Forever
July 28th
- I've Tested So Many Bedding Brands This Year I've Lost Count — But These Are the Sheets I'd Now Recommend to Friends and Family
- Okay, 'Tidy Maximalism' Might Perfectly Sum Up My Interior Style — This Is How to Add Personality Without Falling Into the Trap of Clutter
July 27th
- "I've Been Cooking on a Big Green Egg for Over 15 Years — These Are My 5 Golden Rules Everyone Who Owns a Ceramic Grill Should Know"
July 26th
- Why Do I Always Want to Redecorate? I Asked Psychologists to Explain What the Compulsive Urge Means, and How to Resist It
- This Slow-but-Steady Decluttering Trick Is the Secret to a Home That Will Actually Stay Tidy
July 25th
- Berber Rugs Used to Be in Every Stylish Home — This is the Design-Forward Style That I Think Has Replaced Them in 2025
- What Is the Luckiest Day to Move House? Plus, 6 Other New Home Superstitions to Make Sure You Start on the Right Foot
July 24th
- I Asked Interior Designers: 'How Do You Ensure a Room Isn't Boring?' These Are Their 5 Top Tips
- Wait, How Am I Only Just Learning About the 'Four-Inch Seating Rule' for Living Rooms? Expert's Say It's Key to Fostering Calm and Conversation
- I Love a Classic Bedroom Look, but It's 2025 — These Alternative Colors to 'Boring' White Bedding Are So Much Cooler
July 23rd
- 5 Decluttering Tricks That Just Don't Work, According to Some Professionals — "Effective Techniques Aren't About Magical Shortcuts"
- Should You Match Bathroom Wall and Floor Tiles? In Short, No — And Here's Why
- How to Store Pots and Pans in a Small Kitchen — 5 Ways to Avoid Clutter and Keep Your Cookware Neat and Tidy
July 22nd
- Where to Buy Bathroom Lighting That Actually Looks Good — IP-Rated Designs That You'd Be Happy With in Any Room
- Tossing Up Between a Tufted vs Flat-Woven Rug? Here's the Difference, and Which Is Cooler for Homes in 2025
- 5 Genius Appliance Features That Everyone With a Small Kitchen Should Look Out for
July 21st
- 4 Important Lighting Rules to Learn Before You Change Fixtures in Any Room of Your House
- I Asked My Barista-Trained Friends How to Make Coffee From a Nespresso Machine Taste Better — 7 Simple Lessons I Learned to Boost Pods
- 8 Garden Room Mistakes That Will Make an Outbuilding So Much Less Comfortable to Use That You Should Avoid at All Costs
- 12 Fabric Brands Everyone Should Have in Their Little Black Book If You Want to Go Bespoke and Elevate Your Home
- How to Downsize Your Kitchen — What to Lose When You're Going From a Larger Kitchen to a Smaller One
July 20th
- 10 Ways to Fix an Awkward Kitchen Layout — How Designers Deal With Tricky Spaces
- Sorry, but It's 2025 — These Outdated Interior Design Rules (Too Many People Still Swear By) Should Be Ignored
July 19th
- Where to Buy a Bed — The 13 Best Places Our Editors Swear By, With Beds From Less Than £300 to the Best That Money Can Buy
- I Just Discovered This 10-Second Belt Folding Hack That Will Make Your Closet So Much More Put Together
- Here's How to Coordinate Paint Colors Throughout Your Home, so That It Looks Cohesive, Curated, but Still Creative
July 18th
- 5 Outdated Tile Trends Designers Are Still Noticing in 2025 That Can Make Your Space Look Old-Fashioned
- Why Am I Always Scrolling House Listings? Psychologists Explain the Subconscious Reasons That You Compulsively Want to Move Home
July 17th
- What Is Slow Decluttering? This Is the Technique to Use to Help You Cull Clutter When You're Feeling Anxious About Mess
- 10 Small Kitchen Layout Mistakes Designers Will Always Urge You to Avoid for a Better Working Space
- 10 Types of Cactus That Will Bring the Cool Factor to Any Room
July 16th
- 9 Common Garden Shed Mistakes You Need to Avoid Making, and How to Rectify the Problem If You've Stumbled Into One of These Pitfalls
- How Much Does a New Roof Cost? From Pricing to What You Can Expect
- 5 Genius Tricks for Slow Watering Your Houseplants, so You Can Go on Holiday Without Worrying About Your Indoor Garden
July 15th
- 5 Costly Mistakes People Always Make When Buying Tiles — And How to Avoid Them
- 4 Outdated Color Rules to Ditch in 2025 — These Ideas Are Holding You Back From Decorating Your Home in the Best Way
- 10 Types of Ficus That Will Look Amazing in Your Home — The Classics and Some Lesser-Known Varieties to Look Out for
July 14th
- Your Questions, Answered by an Interior Designer — Color Drenching, Kitchen Wallpaper, and Life-Friendly Sofas
- Moving Home in Summer Is a 'Double-Edged Sword' for This One Reason — So When Is the Best Time to Do It?
July 13th
- How to Organize a Small Kitchen — 10 Tips Experts Swear By for a Well-Kept Compact Cooking Space
- Hot Shower Before Bed — Is This Really the Secret to Sleeping Better? I'd Like to Think So, But What Do Experts Say About It?
July 12th
- 16 Different Styles of Curtains to Consider When Dressing Your Windows — And Which to Pick for a Modern Home
- "I've Got No Room for a Fridge in My Small Kitchen" — Here's How the UK's Best Kitchen Designers Would Make Your Space Work
July 11th
- I'm Surviving the UK Heatwave Without Air Con — It's Not Perfect, but This £7 Amazon 'Cooling Bed Spray' Did Give Me Cool, Crisp Sheets
- What Are the Different Types of Tiles? Use This as Your Glossary When Planning Your Bathroom Renovation
- Before You Impulse Buy That Fan for the Heatwave, Here's How Bladed vs Bladeless Fans Compare (and Which One I'd Buy)
July 10th
- Wait, There's a Big Difference Between Floor and Wall Tiles You Have Got to Know About Before You Buy Them for Your Bathroom Remodel
- Here's What Our Home Editors Actually Buy on Amazon (and the 4 Things We Always Skip)
- The 12 Birth Month Trees, and Which to Plant in Your Garden Based on When You Were Born
- "I've Never Used Packing Cubes Before" — 5 Ways Professional Organizers Make Them Work to Fit as Many Clothes as Possible Into a Suitcase
July 9th
- Turns Out, Three Isn't a Crowd — A Color Consultant Explains How Triadic Palettes Bring Balance to Bold Color
- 5 Outdated Bathroom Flooring Trends to Avoid in 2025 — Plus the Ones the Experts Want to See More of in Your Home
July 8th
- Trust Me, This Genius DIY 'Fountain' Trick Will Save Your Houseplants From the Summer Heat — And the Low Humidity Levels Forecast
- As a Color Psychology Expert, These Are 7 Things I'd Never Do When Decorating — From Following Trends to a 'Red Thread' Approach
- 10 Small Kitchen Problems You're Probably Facing — And What You Can Do to Solve Them
July 7th
- People With Great-Smelling Homes Are All Choosing These Fragrances Right Now — 5 Candle Scent Trends for 2025 You Should Know
- 5 Questions on Decorative Plasterwork You Need to Ask Before Specifying It in 2025 — Answered by Interior Designers
- How to Unpack Your Suitcase Like a Pro When on Holiday — 5 Ways to Organize Your Hotel Room Closet to Feel at Home
July 6th
- Do You Need Planning Permission for a Garden Room? 5 Things I Think Everyone Should Know Before Considering One
- 5 Simple Curtain Hacks That Will Make Your Windows Look Expensive, but Don't Cost That Much More to Do
- Should I Half Tile or Fully Tile My Bathroom? I've Got the Answer, and the Pros and Cons to Each
July 5th
- "Should All My Window Treatments Match?" Here's How Designers Decide, and Make It Work Either Way
- My Friends Keep Asking Me If Curtain Tie-Backs Are Old-Fashioned — Here's How I Explain the Best Options for Windows in 2025
- 'Cats Always Have to Enter First', and 12 Other Housewarming Rituals From Around the World You've Probably Never Heard of
July 4th
- Should I Move Home? Architects Explain How to Decide Whether Your House Has Potential to Improve, or If You Need to Find a New One
- I've Had Ooni Pizza Nights Every Saturday for Years — These Are My 5 Golden Rules for Using This Outdoor Oven I Think Everyone Should Know
- Scandinavian vs Mid-Century Modern — These Celebrated Design Styles Are More Similar Than You Might Think
- How to Declutter a Small Kitchen — 10 Tips for Clearing Out You Need to Make Every Inch of Space Count
July 3rd
- Decorating with Mint Green Works for Way More Than Just Your Bathroom — Here's How to Use the "Spatial Palette Cleanser"
- "I'm a Hot Sleeper and It's Ruining My Night's Rest" — What to Do, and What Never to Do, to Regulate Your Temperature and Get Better Sleep
July 2nd
- How Can I Make More Counter Space in My Small Kitchen? Expert-Approved Tips You'll Want to Take Note Of
- 4 Problems With Color-Matching Paint That Not Enough People Talk About — "Complex Pigments Are Nearly Impossible To Replicate"
- 10 Types of Spider Plants That Take This Popular Indoor Garden Pick Beyond the Basics
July 1st
- I’m Staying in My Mum's Converted Loft While Visiting a Sweltering London — Here’s What I’ll Be Doing to Keep Cool
- Can You Put a Washer and Dryer in a Kitchen? 'Yes', Say Designers, and Here Are 5 Ways to Make It Work
- 8 Types of Tile Shapes to Consider For Your Next Bathroom Reno — Number 4 Is Our Favorite Pick for 2025
- Your Zodiac Can Help You Decorate for Better Feng Shui — Here's How