The August bank holiday weekend is – let’s face it – summer’s last hurrah. All grumbling aside, what better way to enjoy the last summer days of 2016 than a whole three days off?
What would you do?
15 ways to take back your London lunch hour
In a place as big as London it’s easy to get caught up in the daily hustle and bustle of work life and miss all of the magic happening around us. Even the idea of getting out and seeing it all can be sufficiently daunting and enough to send you sloping off for a restorative nap to recover.
In defence of stuff: family heirlooms and hand me downs
The recent fervour for the zero-waste lifestyle is infectious. There’s something rather liberating about doing away with stuff and, in cleansing our homes of extraneous possessions, perhaps clearing our souls of emotional baggage as well. While we’re very much in favour of a good spring clean and a tidy up, we’re also of the opinion that keeping things you love is a worthy aspiration as well. Sometimes it’s all about incorporating family hand-me-downs into the mix.
In defence of ‘stuff’
We love a clear out as much as the next person, but recently we’ve started wondering… what, exactly, is so bad about ‘stuff’?
Alternative living: the highs and lows of life on London’s canal boats
With house prices showing no sign of dropping, life on London’s canal boats seems more appealing than ever. We went down to the waterfront to find out how it works.
Don’t just use your spare room for storage: solutions to transform your space
There are so many wonderful ways we can make the most of our spare rooms, yet, for some reason, we insist on seeing them as simple storage solutions and filling them with household junk we’ve got no other place for. Where should you put that 17-year-old tricycle? How about that collection of novelty coasters? No longer shall you resort to stuffing it in your spare room, wincing as you turn the handle at the clutter-filled horror that awaits – it’s time to reclaim your space. Read on for some of our favourite ways to breathe new life into your spare room and make it a real part of your home. Gym Fitness fanatics may want to use the space for their very own gym. Wave goodbye to the days of queuing up for the treadmill, and say hello to being able to exercise in private, far removed from the sweaty, gym-going masses.…
What we learnt at Comic Con London: storage tips for collectors
Last week, we went to Comic Con London 2014 to find out a little bit more about collectors and cosplayers and how they go about storing their stuff. In fact, not only did we attend, but we spent the day live blogging our interviews, Vines and general musings on the infectious enthusiasm of the ‘Comic Conners’ we met – and sharing their thoughts on how best to keep all those figurines, comics and…wings. So here it is: Comic Con London’s storage tips.
Comic Con London: the Box Room live blog
When we were children, Halloween and Bonfire Night marked the beginning of the countdown to Christmas. Now that we’re adults (childish adults, admittedly), the season starts with the twinkling lights of Comic Con London, a collector’s paradise and outlandish parade of fun and fantasy. From cosplay to gadgetry, from sci-fi novelists to movie stars (give us a wave, Daniel Radcliffe!), it’s set to be an ever-so-slightly geeky gathering of joyful proportions. We can’t wait!