Indulge in a beautiful bathroom: Butterfield Bathroom
At this time of year, all those things that irritate you about your dingy old bathroom can be even more irritating. Because it is the first room you visit each morning and often the last at night, it’s important that you actually want to be in it and that everything works! […]
Go to the louvre: Louvre Solutions
Autumn is fast running into winter with its cool, short days and long nights. You are looking at your outdoor area and thinking “It’s goodbye to sitting out here for a few months. Inside is where I am going to be.” But that does not have to be the case. A solution […]
Don’t waste that waste
Several ways exist to dispose of household food waste, but few of them are as convenient as Breville’s FoodCycler®. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott puts the clever product through its paces. Not everybody has the space for, or time to nurture, a worm farm or compost bin to dispose of […]
Made for living
The heart of a living room, no matter the style choice, is the couch or sofa set. In contemporary homes these days, the main focal point of the living room or the defining point of its style is its modern sofa design. Serving as the centrepiece of a living room, […]
Handle it
Updating a look may be as simple as switching old handles for new. Handles (or door hardware) come in all shapes, sizes and materials, but choosing the right style is important. Door handles and hinges help give the structure a complete look in the desired style, so define what look you […]
Potted Pleasure
If your garden soil is on the heavy side, switch to growing your bulbs in pots. Spring flowering bulbs thrive in pots and are some of the best plants you could choose for container planting. What to plant: Cool climate bulbs: tulips, hyacinths and crocuses. Any-climate bulbs: daffodils, Dutch irises, […]








