General House/Tips and Hints Reviews

I just had to share this tip after recently trying it. A few years ago, we moved into our end terrace house. It didnt take us too long to realise that all our outdoor walls were becoming invested with rising mould. We would try and wipe it off as soon as saw it coming, but sometimes it beats you! After rearranging our eldest ...  Read the complete review

Those of you who have read a few of my other reviews will know I LOVE saving money, finding bargains and generally getting the most out of the money I earn. I'm a nerd. I find it fun. So here's some tips for how you can get the most for your money in your home and 'personal care'. 1. Dilute your washing up liquid! This is ...  Read the complete review

I love a good household tip, so I thought I would share mine with all you lovely dooyooers out there. Baking Soda- What a marvellous little invention and a real help around the house. You can use it in many ways, firstly you can mix 1/2 cup of baking soda with hot water and pour down your drains to stop them blocking. You can ...  Read the complete review

lv done a search on here and l cant find anything written for anyone whos disabled about disability hints & tips...so......l thought l'd write my own little tips about how l overcame my own every day difficulties.l hope it will be of help to any one who maybe is reading this who is disabled or is elderly or wants to collect info for ...  Read the complete review

This is for anyone out there who has candle wax on their carpet and doesn't know how to get it out. A few years ago, one nice Saturday evening, I had my friends round for dinner. I accidently knocked a candle over and was left with a big wax stain embedded in my carpet. It was quite late on and I'd had a few drinks. ...  Read the complete review

There are a huge number of products available on the market to help keep your house nice and clean and many make some pretty impressive claims however the reality is often very different to what the advertisers would have you believe and often you can find yourself wasting money on new products that fail to deliver what they promise to ...  Read the complete review

Until you are living in a house of your own, it is hard to realise what needs to be done and what it is like. In my review, I will be giving you a few tips on living as best you can in your home. Whether you live in a flat or house, my tips should be useful. * Cleaning is very important! It is essential that you clean your ...  Read the complete review

Over the last few years i've picked up a few ideas that have made life just that little bit simpler. Hope you find something helpful. Housework and cleaning. Yes it has to be done unless you want Kim and Aggy to show up and rip your house habits to pieces on national T.V. Stay organised, i keep all ...  Read the complete review

(Apologies. This was published elsewhere but I thought it might make you titter. Ratings irrelevant. Smile for me!) Ladeez, gentlemen and Anthony Bourdain We are gathered here today in Cooksville, Gourmandia to pay tribute to the utensil's best friend, the humble Spoon Rest. We feel that it is time for the ...  Read the complete review

Whilst re-doing the hearth in my kitchen with Cardinal Red Liquid, I was reminded poignantly of the reason I first used this long established product When my late husband and I started courting (there's a nice old-fashioned word), local council elections were due to be held. Just before I left him in my house for a brief ...  Read the complete review

I've just had my first baby and, not surprisingly, I've found that I'm a little busier than I used to be!! So I managed to persuade my husband to let me get a cleaner in to help me out a bit. Whilst browsing on the internet, I put in the search findacleaner and it brought up a great website. I just entered my postcode and ...  Read the complete review

I unfortunately have the box bedroom in my house. It is a nightmare trying to get furniture for it. My mum however is very creative, and had some very good ideas for these types of problems. Firstly, I have a chest of drawers, and a cupboard thingy, although can be 2 chest of drawers, or etc, that were the same height. My mum ...  Read the complete review

From time to time I bake a cake, and my wife gave me a lovely new shiny metal tin as a present. It had several labels, and a message that they could be removed in water. Sure they could, but not the gluey layer that stuck them on. The adhesive turns into a burnt patch, with use. I tried to remove it with surgical spirit (useless), then ...  Read the complete review

I've said no to household chaos - you can do it too! All you need is a dodo! What is this woman on I hear you cry!?! What is a dodo? I was in WHSmiths looking for an Xmas pressie for a family I know when I spotted in the diary section a book with a dodo on it. This pink book contained a set of calendar pages ...  Read the complete review

If anyone has read any of my other opinions you will know by now that I have a fairly big family. Me,my partner and 5 kids. As you can imagine, washing clothes in my house is a nightmare. If I miss washing for one day I have an absolute mountain to catch up on. One of the worst things about my washing is the socks. My ...  Read the complete review

You don't get to discover these little gems unless you look after babies and clean their milk bottles. Steralising tablets have more uses than the humble baby bottle though. These tablets not only steralise baby bottles but when added to water, become a strong cleaning agent. For example, tea and coffee cups - it is ...  Read the complete review

I know this opinion isn't technically in the right place, but I do have a reason for putting it here. The thing is I just had to write it. Obviously, I went through the proper channels of trying to suggest the item, but I just couldn't find where it belongs! Mystified yet? Well, let me explain. The object of my affections today ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who cannot be described as a domestic goddess I thought I would share a few tips for making life easier. I am by no means a domestic goddess and anything that makes cleaning more simple is fine by me! Tip number one comes from a friend I shared a house with when I was a student. As you can imagine, ...  Read the complete review

Builders eh, bless em. I bought my house five and a half years ago knowing that it needed extensive work doing in order to bring it up to the twenty first century standards. For the first two winters we survived with no heating other than a coal fire in one room and a gas fire in another. We then decided to bite the bullet and ...  Read the complete review

Lever Arch Folders Big, bold, and excessively different colours - welcome to the world of Lever Arch. Rows upon rows of folders are stocked high into the sky at places like Office World - but what are they used for? I use them to store my work - no matter how boring or excessive time-wasting it could be. This leads me ...  Read the complete review