Home & Garden - Cleaning and housework are part of life and we've got all the tips, cheats and ideas to make it so much easier! We'll show you how to declutter, clean and organise your home the easy way!
Housework 101 – if you’re stuck with the housework and just need help with fitting it all in – then this is for you!
Organizing 101 – feeling overwhelmed with clutter? Don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered with our easy step by step guides to really tackling clutter and getting your home organised the stress free way.
How to air the bed properly and why you should do it every day! Okay, so here's the thing…. when you sleep you toss, turn and sweat and all that warmth and moisture is trapped under the duvet. If you jump out of bed and throw yourself into making the bed straight away you'll be...
Advertisement Feature - how to remove rubbish and unwanted clutter How to declutter and clean up - remove rubbish and unwanted clutter from your home the easy way! How To Remove Rubbish And Unwanted Clutter From The House The start of the New Year and leading up to springtime is a BRILLIANT time to tackle...
We've been putting OzKleen the eco friendly cleaning products that actually work to the test at home - they definitely get the thumbs up - they work brilliantly! Come check out the results for yourself. Advertisement Feature We're always on the look out for eco-friendly cleaning products that actually work! Wherever possible I like to...
How to deep clean the house after illness to help prevent re-infection. How To Clean The House After Illness It's that time of year when the kids bring home all sorts of awful winter bugs from school and in a family home, it's really easy for these bugs to spread throughout the family quickly. To...
If you're throwing a party at home chances are you're going to be left with a whole lot of mess to clean up. Here's our top tips for getting the job done quickly and easily without too much drama. Think About Reducing The Mess Before The Party If it's a casual party, then get in...
Gorgeous Christmas lights and festive home decoration ideas we know you'll just LOVE! There is just nothing more lovely than twinkly Christmas lights and soft glowing decorations to make your home feel super cosy and super festive at Christmas time. Just adding a string of gorgeous fairy lights or illuminated stars is a stylish low...
Simple instructions for making your own homemade window cleaner that's super effective and leaves windows streak free. Cleaning at home with DIY cleaning products and minimising my use of chemical cleaners is something that has always appealed to me. This is the homemade glass cleaner recipe I use on the windows inside the house, mirrors,...
Drying clothes in the winter can be hard work especially with the rubbish weather we get here in the UK! We've got simple washing tips that will really help you to keep on top of the laundry pile - for good! How To Dry Clothes During The Winter Is Drying Clothes Indoors A Health Risk? Health wise it's...
Get your home ready for winter. The winter home maintenance checklist that'll probably help save you money! Owning a home can be hard work and a total money pit right? We've got a smug organised home maintenance checklist that if you get your ass in gear will probably help save your money over winter and...
A simple nature craft for kids - get the easy recipe for home made fat balls for birds and help sustain garden wildlife over winter by hanging bird cake from the trees! We just LOVE giving nature a home and squeezing as much wildlife and nature into the garden as we possibly can. Making homemade...
Fika - the Swedish custom of taking a break with coffee and cake whilst chatting to friends, family or colleagues. What's not to love? Ever since I read about the Swedish custom of Fika I've been hooked on the idea. I mean, just how lovely is the mandatory downing of tools to sit and drink...
Advertisement Feature - small space living solutions Looking for small space living solutions? Many Brits feel they're living in a home which is "too small" but it doesn't have to be a big problem - with clever styling and furniture choices we've got lots of ways to make your small home feel a whole lot...
How to clean bath toys - the best way to keep them mould free and squeaky clean - cleaning tips that really work! How To Clean Kids Bath Toys You'd think that bobbing up and down in a bath of soapy water most nights of the week would be enough to keep bath toys clean........
Wondering how to declutter your home? Grab our decluttering challenge here! It's absolutely the easiest way to kickstart your decluttering - tackling just one thing a day! How To Declutter - Tips That Really Work Are you always putting off tackling the clutter - do you feel overwhelmed at the the thought of making a...
Advertisement Feature & Review We put ACE Laundry Bleach for Whites to the test on kids stained school uniforms - to see if it works as well as it claims! ACE Laundry Bleach For Whites Review If you've got young children then school shirts stained with curry sauce or bolognese are part of life. We...
Cleaning with baking soda is super easy - we've 20 different uses for baking soda at home to give your green cleaning a kick start! Baking Soda Uses Baking soda is an essential for keeping in stock at home in the cleaning cupboard. There's just so many household jobs you can use it for. Cleaning...
Kitchen organisation made easy! Get organised in the kitchen with these clever and easy solutions to your organisation issues. Kitchen Organisation Ideas Organising the kitchen using zones works well for every kitchen no matter what the size. Believe me, I have a tiny kitchen with zero space and still squeeze in zones for the things...
Summer is in full swing and we've found the most GORGEOUS garden furniture ideas that really will impress! These statement style pieces would add the wow factor to any garden this summer. Rattan Garden Sofa This beautifully stylish rattan garden sofa would be just perfect for relaxing on in the sun and snuggling up on...
When enough is enough and you want to blitz through the housework and declutter your home FAST - here's how to get instant results in just one hour of decluttering! How To Declutter Your Home Fast! Okay... we know that clutter can creep up on you and that eventually its just TOO MUCH and you...
Move over unicorns the llamas are coming! Say hello to this seasons most GORGEOUS llama home decor accessories! Llama Home Decor Yes! Llama themed home decor is totally a thing - and not just for the kids either, adding a little llama drama is my new favourite style statement. Bring on the llamas I say! ...
Want to live in a clean house? Seriously... these are the three home cleaning chores you really don't want to be skipping! Home Cleaning Chores You Shouldn't Ignore! I like my home to be clean and tidy. I'm not a total germaphobe though - I take a more laid back approach to cleaning where I...
As the saying goes - April showers bring May flowers - celebrate with super cute DIY May Day flower baskets Traditional May Day Celebrations May Day was traditionally a big celebration with Maypole dancing and May Queens and flower crowns, dancing on the village green and of course traditional little May Day flower baskets. Over...
How to dispose of cooking oil properly and no… you don't just pour it down the drain! Cooking oil and fat are something we all use pretty much on a daily basis - but if we dispose of cooking oil incorrectly it can really cause major problems. The problems won't just affect our own domestic...
peppermint room spray is a natural, long lasting, and refreshing way to fill your home with a fresh scent. I like to use the peppermint and nutmeg room spray in bedrooms, living rooms and hallways. Peppermint essential oil is a good oil to have in at home, not only is it great for our room...
How to clean a mirror - how to streak-free and shine your mirrors in 5 minutes or less It's really easy to keep mirror glass sparklingly clean and it only takes a couple of minutes. It's worth making up a batch of the mirror cleaner and keeping it in a spray bottle under the sink....
Advertisement Feature & Review If you've got kids and pets then you'll know that keeping the floors clean at home is hard work, that's where the Vileda Steam Mop comes in! When Vileda offered to send over their Steam Mop for me to try out I jumped at the chance to give it a whirl!...
Advertisement Feature VAX sent over their new VAX Blade 2 Max cordless vacuum cleaner for us to put to the test and we were only too happy to give it a go! As usual we do test things properly here at Daisies & Pie so we can give a fair review. So... here's what we...
How To Deep Clean Your Kitchen – grab our top to bottom cleaning checklist for really deep cleaning and organising the living room, and sort your life out! Having a clean and tidy home just makes life so much easier. And a clean, well-organised home is just so much nicer and more relaxing to be...
I use the mould resistant sealant, I clean it daily and yet STILL within literally weeks of it being re-sealed it starts to get the black mould spots and once they start they just take over and it ends up a MESS. Bathroom sealant drives me crazy!!! I've tried loads of products which claim to...
Advertisement Feature and Review Eufy sent over their RoboVac 11 for us to try out at home. As you know we do LOVE anything that makes housework easier and so we couldn't wait to put it through it's paces. The RoboVac11 is a really smart looking vacuum cleaner... with a bit of a cute sort...
Advertisement Feature As part of their 'Try Me Love Me' campaign, Spontex sent over their Microfibre Window Kit for me to try out and as you know we always test out cleaning products thoroughly so we can give you a true review of just how good they really are. The Spontex Microfibre Window Kit contains...
Want a clean house? Here's 10 things that people with clean houses do every day to make sure their houses stay looking and feeling just great! Clean house tips 1. Always make the beds Bedrooms look instantly tidier and more relaxing and inviting to be in if the bed is made and pillows and cushions...
Advertisement Feature Glide is the gorgeous new dish brush from Dishmatic. You know how much I love a new cleaning product, right? So I've been putting this one to the test. First check out it's sleek and slender look! And... mine is pink, I love pink accessories and it looks nice stood in my kitchen sink...
This is a paid partnership with Howdens' Howdens know just how important a great kitchen is and I'm super excited to be collaborating with them on their Ultimate Kitchen Hacks. I LOVE a kitchen hack, anything that makes my life easier always gets a big thumbs up from me. The kitchen has always been my...
The easy way to get super shiny, streak free tiles. Nothing makes a bathroom look grubby and dirty more than cloudy, streaky tiles. Streaky tiles can really ruin the look of the whole bathroom. Getting your tiles to look super shiny and streak free is actually really, really easy and you don't need a whole...
Step by step instructions for how to clean a bathroom in 5 minutes. The easy way to squeeze the housework in, even when you're busy! Everyone is so crazy busy these days it's really hard to find time to squeeze in the housework. But, you still want to live in a clean and tidy house...
Step by step instructions for how to clean the living room in 5 minutes. The easy way to squeeze the housework in, even when you’re busy! One of the BEST parts about keeping on top of the housework and having a properly organised house is that when it comes to tidying up it's really QUICK....
Advertisement Feature and Review We've been putting Bold 3-in-1 Pods to the test and as ever at Daisies & Pie we test things to the MAX! Bold know that scents can transport you home with newly washed clothes and fresh sheets being popular answers in a recent survey of 'what scents remind you of home?'*...
Advertisement Feature and Review Review - ACE Power Mousse Stains and mess are part of family life so we're always on the look out for products that will help us get stuff really clean! We've been putting ACE Power Mousse - for whites to the test for the past few weeks on both laundry and...
Advertisement Feature and Review Review - Vax Blade 32V Cordless Vacuum As you know we love anything that makes housework easier and the Vax Blade certainly does that. We've spent the past few weeks seeing if the Vax Blade lives up to all it's claims and at our house... things are tested to the max!! The...
Advertisement Feature & Addis Spray Mop Review We've been trying out the new ADDIS Spray Mop - it makes mopping and cleaning the floor a whole lot easier and faster! We love anything that saves us time and makes the job easier and I think that's what we're getting with ADDIS Spray Mop. There's no...
Advertisement Feature There's literally nothing better than slipping into a freshly made up bed, with fresh clean bed linen. Fresh clean sheets always makes me happy. However in a recent survey Time4Sleep discovered that only 28% of Brits change their bed sheets every week with 24% of them only changing the sheets every 3-4...