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How to Choose a Riser Recliner Chair: Sizes, Features and Fit

The right riser recliner chair is the one that fits the person first and the room second. Get the seat height, seat width and weight limit right for whoever will sit in it, then...

Cover It, Store It or Bring It In? Looking After Garden Furniture Over Winter

There's a weekend every November when the garden furniture finally gets dealt with. The cushions have been damp since September, the table has a skin of leaves on it, and the fo...

Room for Everyone: Picking a Dining Table That Stretches for Christmas

It's the same conversation in a lot of houses around now. Who's coming for Christmas dinner, where is everyone going to sit, and will the table actually fit them? For most of th...

Multigym or Free Weights? Setting Up a Home Gym That Fits Your House

Most home gyms start the same way. Someone clears the spare room in late December, stands in the middle of it on New Year's Day and wonders what actually goes in there. The big ...

Choosing a Wine Rack: Capacity, Materials and the Right Spot

Every December the same thing happens. Someone brings a bottle, someone else brings two, and by Boxing Day there are eight bottles of red lined up along the kitchen worktop next...

Cat gates: which ones keep a cat in, and which just stop the dog

Most pet gates are built with dogs in mind. A dog meets a 76cm gate, sighs, and lies down. A cat looks at the same gate, works out the jump, and is on the other side before you'...