During the war, the British Ministry of Information issued a pamphlet called Make Do and Mend, giving homemakers useful tips on being frugal in times of harsh rationing. The book has now been updated and reissued, offering similar advice for 21st-century families. The phrase ‘make do and mend’ has never really left the national vocabulary since that 1943 pamphlet, and […]

As the saying goes, two’s company, and three’s a crowd. While this may be true in a romantic setting, the same might not be said when it comes to glazing. Double glazing has been the most common choice for many years now. Still, the growing popularity of triple-glazed windows, an ever-increasing focus on thermally efficient homes and cutting down on […]