Smart home
Our smart home guides are here to help you make your home more connected. Take control of your heating, lighting and more to save energy. Use smart doorbells and speakers to communicate and control your home life with ease.
Smart home
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Protect your home with your phone: Hive HomeShield puts security at your fingertips
Promotional feature with Hive HomeShield
By Lisa Fazzani
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Sonos One speakers now come in COLOURS! Which one is your favourite?
This HAY Copenhagen collar is music to our ears!
By Amy Cutmore
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Roberts Radio have launched a stunning new wireless speaker you need to see
The latest speaker technology wrapped up in a retro-inspired package
By Rebecca Knight
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These Mrs Hinch-approved Christmas decorations are cheap as chips - get them while you can
Ignite some festive cheer into your home with the Christmas decorations we've all been waiting for...
By Jennifer Ebert
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If you buy one thing for your garden this Prime Day it should be this portable projector
Ideal Home's Editor bought this portable projector last summer to create an outdoor home cinema – you can snap it up with £20 off this Amazon Prime day
By Heather Young
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5 easy steps to keeping your home safe
Take these measures to keep your home safe when you are away
By Jennifer Ebert
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How to change your WiFi password – and why you should
Ensure your home tech is always secure by updating your private access controls regularly
By Caramel Quin
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7 of the best apps for country dwellers
Phones at the ready! Get closer to nature with these must-have apps for walkers, wildlife spotters and country folk alike…
By Tara King
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How to get your tech repaired – and decide whether it's worth fixing or replacing
From broken earphones to water-damaged iPhones, to laptop screens, here's the lowdown
By Amy Cutmore
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Experts reveal this is the time of day you're most likely to be burgled – and how to avoid it!
Former burglar shares top tips for how best to deter thieves from breaking in
By Tamara Kelly
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World's smartest home? Verbal 'homework' command turns off the TV and turns up the lights!
Is Hillrise house the smart home of the future?
By Tamara Kelly
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Alan Titchmarsh has an important announcement for fans of Love Your Garden
It's good news for all gardeners
By Tamara Kelly
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A decade’s nothing! Brits’ ancient appliances are still going strong – and could one even be a record?
Our kitchens are becoming living museums
By Miriam Habtesellasie
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Robert Dyas is selling a clever robot for your home – and it’s surprisingly affordable
The EBO Air home companion robot protects your home and plays with pets
By Millie Hurst
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Sarah Beeny has a genius hack for saving on washing detergent
Anyone suffering with hard water should listen up
By Rebecca Knight
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How to make an e-reader cover
Easy step-by-step sewing instructions for making your own cover for an e-reader.
By Julie Butterworth
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Looking for a new TV? Steer clear of this size or risk wasting your money
Sometimes bigger really is better
By Rebecca Knight
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Two new Ring doorbells are launching this month – and they’re the best yet
It's like having your own bouncer on the door!
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Aldi home gym equipment is back to help you shape up at home
Aldi’s latest fit and wellness collection is available now
By Tamara Kelly
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Not switching off these household gadgets could add £500 a year to your bills
Consider this your official notice to stop leaving your TV on standby
By Anna Cottrell
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What is IFTTT and how does it work?
Discover how a service called IFTTT can help connect your smart devices and gadgets and help your home run smoother...
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Duux Tag 2 Humidifier review
We test out the DUUX Tag 2 DXHU14UK Humidifier against the negative impact of central heating, sniffles, and winter weather.
By Caroline Preece
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Is this the most hi-tech Halloween display ever? This Grade II-listed home is brilliantly haunting...
What a way to celebrate the day in style
By Tamara Kelly
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Glued to the World Cup? Treat yourself to a new TV unit
We shoot, we score! Very and Ideal Home have a design for every taste!
By Amy Cutmore
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Make your music sound amazing by streaming with Deezer
Promotional feature with Deezer
By Vanessa Richmond
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Box Watch: This week it’s Oz all the way with Grand Designs Australia and Phil Spencer Down Under
But there's plenty happening in Blighty too, as Janet Ellis banishes bad karma in Watford, Jonnie Irwin sorts the dry rot in Rickmansworth and marvellous Jules Hudson, well, is Jules Hudson in Cumbria
By Julie Butterworth
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Box Watch: This week we can’t get enough of Sarah Beeny extending for half the price and George Clarke being amazed (isn’t he always?) by small spaces
While Sarah Beeny warns us about the perils of the breakfast bar and George Clarke finds something wonderful in a woodshed, it's off to Spain and Portugal for Amanda Lamb and Jenni Falconer
By Julie Butterworth