ET Speaks From Home

Picking the right blooms for Lunar New Year can shape your household's fortune for the next 12 months – at least according to a tradition stretching back over 3,800 years. The wrong choice, meanwhile, risks inviting bad luck through the front door. Whether you grew up celebrating the Spring Festival or you simply love the spectacle of Chinese New ...

Choosing a commercial storage solution is a reasonably high-stakes process. Whether you’re going to be storing stock or some other kind of assets, it’s imperative that the solution you choose matches a strict range of criteria to best serve your business’s interests.

In most cases, you will want to choose a prov...

At seven in the morning, a busy home can feel like a small logistics operation. There are school bags by the door, a kettle on the boil, someone hunting for a missing shoe and a cat weaving between everyone’s ankles, asking to be let out. Pets are part of the family, and they add to the daily rhythm of the house.

Most travel hacks involve a points card, a clever booking window or a suitcase that squeezes into a carry-on. The simplest one is hiding in plain sight on the rental form. Choosing a hybrid car rental can trim your fuel bill, keep the t...

At six o’clock, the living room may hold children, toys, homework and the family’s main sofa. By bedtime, the same space might need to accommodate an overnight guest. A Chesterfield sofa bed can serve both roles, but only if its dimensions, seating comfort and pull-out mechanism suit the room in practice.

The ke...