How to build your own electric car for £10,000

During the week, Tom Cheesewright advises the likes of Nasa. Weekends, though, are more down to earth: scavenging car breakers’ yards and trawling the internet looking for discarded first-generation hybrid electric car parts. It’s because he’s building an electric vehicle (EV) on his drive in a Manchester suburb, and fabricating parts for it in a […]

How to decorate with florals in a non-frumpy way

Do: make old look new. Don’t: go too trad  A new collaboration between fabric house Sanderson and the fashion designer and illustrator Giles Deacon has ushered in a collection that evokes a certain feeling of grandeur and nostalgia, but is intended to be used in any style of home, whatever its size. Existing designs from […]

How to Propagate Pothos Plants at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re a fan of indoor-jungle-meets-tropical-oasis interiors—think the homes of Hilton Carter or Plant Kween—you need to know how to propagate pothos plants. Beautiful vining plants are key to the aesthetics, and pothos vines are among the best houseplants to execute look. Plus, pothos plants are great vining plants for beginners because they are so […]

How to Whitewash Brick: A Step-by-Step Guide

If there were a home decor equivalent of, “Should I cut bangs?,” it might be, “Should I paint my red brick?” Fortunately, you can whitewash brick—a sort of middle ground, like going for wisps instead of a full fringe. Unlike coating your surface in white latex paint, whitewashing brick allows more of the masonry’s natural […]