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The Valletta Design Cluster is organising a visit to one of Malta’s most prolific timber importers for a session on woodwork and joinery.

Having renovated and restored properties in Bulgaria, the UK, and Malta, Giovanna Hammet has years of experience in real estate. In this article, we discuss what makes a great rental.

It takes a village to turn a house into a home. And with this line stamped in our mind, we’re excited to announce a new way for local professionals to get discovered, connect with homeowners and service seekers, and build their profile through House Malta.

Did you know? 25% of foods purchased by homeowners in Malta end up wasted and thrown away. The same figures also show that discarded food makes up more than 50% of domestic waste.

If you’re a new homeowner about to entertain guests for Christmas for the first time or you simply have never gotten the chance to do it before, then the main priority is to make a good impression, make sure everyone has fun, and that this doesn’t take too much time. You may be hosting, but you still deserve to enjoy the holiday.

Never-seen-before relatives will inevitably chime in during the festive season for dinner, an afternoon chat or a drink in the evening, but for a Maltese matriarch, it’s more about starting the new year with the home clean and in the best shape possible.

It doesn’t help that they’ve been taken out of the game by hard-flooring for a while - a trend which we argued against in this article. Many of our readers did not agree with wall-to-wall carpeting, and we won't argue with their points, which included the well-known fact that Malta's weather and humidity make it a nightmare to keep carpets clean and tidy.

As Malta gears up for the adoption of organic waste separation on the 31st of October, homeowners have received this news with praise and welcomed it heartily. And it is good news: Leftovers, fresh vegetables/ unused vegetables/ rotting vegetables and bread are the most commonly wasted foods, with official statistics showing that discarded food makes up more than 50% of domestic waste in Malta All of this can actually be used to green up our environment, create new jobs in recycling industry, and reduce the rate at which we fill up our landfills.

Celebrating Halloween with Trick or Treating is fairly new to Maltese homeowners, but despite the mixed feelings it sometimes generates, it has quickly caught on with new mothers as a rare opportunity to take the kids out for a walk around the block and watch them in action.

This article will go through 13 nifty ideas to reduce the amount of clothes just taking up space in our wardrobes and maximise the storage space that you do have.