Why Baking Soda Is A Miracle Cleaner & Exactly How To Use It

We’ve long known that baking soda is a miracle ingredient when it comes to home and beauty DIYs, but we didn’t realize just how versatile it was until The Natural Home: Simple, Pure Cleaning Solutions and Recipes for a Healthy House landed in our office. This comprehensive excerpt tells you exactly what to pair this magical ingredient with … Read more

Boom for babywear and accessories business as it expands from market stall to shop

There’s been a real boom for this babywear shop with an expansion into the historic Haven Mill. The new Alexander Byron shop is now open and is an expansion of Davie’s Baby Stuff on Grimsby’s Top Town Market. Tracey and David Miller decided to begin their venture after their granddaughter was born, and set up … Read more

West Elm opens its first store in Eastern Province

WEST Elm, the popular American home furnishing retailer, opened its first store in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in the heart of Al-Khobar. The opening witnessed a remarkable presence of senior businessmen and public figures in the Eastern Province as well as company’s senior executives and many West Elm senior clients. Opening of the … Read more

Old appliances invite bugs in

  The joys of home ownership — nothing quite fills that void within as that pride you often feel. But when pests invade, and that sanctity is broken, nothing is more disappointing than having it rain on your parade. Coupled with the pest issue is usually the realization that your biggest investment is going to … Read more

F1 bosses consider ditching traditional qualifying session in Formula One races

Formula One bosses are considering ditching Saturday’s traditional qualifying session and replacing it with a sprint race to decide the grid. New owners Liberty delivered a blueprint for the sport’s future on Friday in Bahrain, a package that included budget caps, revised revenue distribution and plans for new sporting and technical regulations. Ross Brawn, the … Read more

Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand

Out of the 30 years I’ve been running this shop, this is the peak for us,” 53-year-old Siri told Reuters as she stitched a Thai sarong for a client. History fever is gripping Thailand and a growing number of Thais are wearing traditional dress, a phenomenon encouraged by the junta and the palace, and fueled … Read more

Beyond Bombs and Bullets: A Comprehensive Approach Needed to Defeat ISIS

Many articles with similar ideas have been written about the current situation with ISIS and what will happen to the terrorist organization in the future. Most of these articles, however, ask incomplete or incorrect questions, which leads to inaccurate assessments of the safety of the world when ISIS is defeated. The articles typically ask questions … Read more

Famed Istanbul modern art museum enters new era

It’s a busy afternoon at Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s premier modern art museum, and the gallery is packed with visitors taking selfies or discussing the artworks in hushed tones. Some pause in front of a massive canvas by celebrated German artist Anselm Kiefer, while others look in amazement at a masterpiece by Turkish abstract painter Fahrelnissa … Read more

Add a touch of drama to your decor with these maximalist looks

1. All the world’s a stage so bring a touch of drama to your home by letting any original features shout and by mixing styles and textures. Jan Kath’s new Heritage collection of wool/silk mix, hand-knotted rugs will give a luxe feel underfoot and put a sense of contemporary polish to plush period features. Its antique … Read more