Pest control: why the bugs are winning
Moths in your jumpers, ants in the fruit bowl, nits in your hair: are the pests winning – or does it just feel that way? Gaby Hinsliff gets the dirt on home infestations
Cabin fever: I want a tiny home
Kill for a cabin? Yearn for a yurt? You are not alone. Oliver Burkeman joins the tiny-home appreciation society
Computer says yes: sync your life to save time
There are apps that claim to make cleaning fun and websites that will catalogue the contents of your bookshelves. Oliver Burkeman on a very modern way to organise your life
How bedbugs invaded New York
New York City is under attack from a mass infestation of bedbugs that is leaving a trail of itching, sleep deprivation and panic in its wake.
How to have fun for free
Everyone's feeling the pinch right now – so how can you afford the finer things in life, from makeup to cinema tickets to holidays?
How to conquer the clutter
A mountain of stuff that we neither need nor use is taking over our homes – twice as much as 30 years ago. Hoarder Michele Hanson wonders how she might conquer her clutter
Snow: frequently asked questions
The roads are covered in ice, your kids are driving you mad, and the cupboards are bare – what to do?
Don’t let the bedbugs bite …
All but eradicated, these tiny pests are back with a vengeance - and no one is safe, discovers Michael Hann
Windows of the mind
Annalisa Barbieri looks at the psychology at work inside our homes
How I broke out of the gym
After years of signing up to health clubs she rarely visited, fitness writer Peta Bee has ditched them in favour of outdoor exercise and has, she says, never felt better