Refresh your space with our pick of the best sustainable furnishings and wellness products.
PHONE-CONTROL YOUR HEATING
The Hive Thermostat Mini (£119, hivehome.com) allows you to seamlessly manage your home heating, while also reducing your carbon emissions. Not only does the Hive App allow you to schedule your heating from anywhere, but the thermostat will detect if you’ve left the house with the heating on and send you an alert. Plus, if the temperature drops too low, the Frost Protection system turns the heating on to stop pipes from freezing. Clever!
CUT DOWN ON LAUNDRY LOADS
Fed up with having to do three different loads of laundry just to avoid dark clothes running onto lighter ones? Dylon Colour Catcher Laundry Sheets (£3.40, sainsburys.co.uk) are made from 100 per cent naturally derived materials and contain extra absorbent fibres to attract loose dye in the water. This means you can mix different colours – including whites – together in the same wash. Great for reducing the number of laundry loads you need to do.
SMART LIGHTING
Home lighting can account for up to 20 per cent of energy bills. So changing to LED bulbs, which use 85 per cent less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs, could save you a small fortune. Try the 4lite WiZ Connected LED SMART WiFi & Bluetooth Bulb (from £19.99, smartledbulbs. co.uk). With a huge choice colours and shades of white, these smart tech lightbulbs combine style and efficiency. They can even be controlled via the WiZ app, where you can also set energy-saving schedules.
HOME HEAT AND EAT!
The Everhot Electric Stove (£1,399, everhot.co.uk) is an enamelled steel and cast iron heater which doubles up as a 20-litre cooking oven. Available in 20 colours, this energy-efficient electric stove features a 1.5kw thermostatically controlled heating element to gently warm your room. Plus, it radia
