Ideas for the Rooms You Live In

Outdoor LED Candles

Lighting a Living Room That Has No Ceiling Light

One socket, no overhead fitting, and a landlord. How to light a room properly anyway.

Lighting a Living Room That Has No Ceiling Light

One socket, no overhead fitting, and a landlord. How to light a room properly anyway.

Folding Laptop Stand

Hiding Desk Cables Without Drilling Anything

Cable management fails because it is done as a one-off tidy. The fix is a system that survives you unplugging things.

Hiding Desk Cables Without Drilling Anything

Cable management fails because it is done as a one-off tidy. The fix is a system that survives you unplugging things.

Shaving Brush and Stand

Is a Safety Razor Worth It if You Have Never Us...

The maths is genuinely good and the first fortnight is genuinely worse. Here is the honest version of both.

Is a Safety Razor Worth It if You Have Never Us...

The maths is genuinely good and the first fortnight is genuinely worse. Here is the honest version of both.

Sunrise Alarm Clock

What Actually Belongs on a Nightstand

A nightstand has one job for about forty minutes a day. Three things earn their place on it.

What Actually Belongs on a Nightstand

A nightstand has one job for about forty minutes a day. Three things earn their place on it.

Knock Box

Why Your Espresso Tastes Bad on a Cheap Machine

Sour and bitter at once means the water went round the coffee instead of through it. Here is what actually causes that.

Why Your Espresso Tastes Bad on a Cheap Machine

Sour and bitter at once means the water went round the coffee instead of through it. Here is what actually causes that.

Gooseneck Kettle

Getting a Small Kitchen Counter Back

A small kitchen does not need more storage. It needs the counter back, and almost everything on it belongs somewhere else.

Getting a Small Kitchen Counter Back

A small kitchen does not need more storage. It needs the counter back, and almost everything on it belongs somewhere else.