Cotton, Linen, or Synthetic: Which Makes the Best Tea Towel?
Cotton, Linen or Synthetic: Which Makes the Best Tea Towel? Tea towels are so familiar that we rarely stop to consider where their fibres began. A cotton tea towel starts with a plant growing slowly in a field. Linen begins as flax, while polyester and microfibre cloths are usually created from fossil-derived raw materials through […]
Tea Towels: How to Choose, Use and Care for This Kitchen Essential
Tea Towels: How to Choose, Use and Care for This Kitchen Essential There are few household items quite as useful—or as overlooked—as the humble tea towel. I know I use mine every day…many times a day! It dries dishes, catches spills, covers freshly baked bread and is slung over a shoulder—or tucked into an apron—when […]
Maybis Kitchen Sink Style
How to Make Your Kitchen Sink Area Look Beautiful — and Keep It That Way The kitchen sink deserves some style attention because it is the most-used workspace in the home. Kitchens are the ‘heart’ of the home, and cookers (ovens or stoves) get all the glory because they are used at least once a […]
Maybis Christmas Eve Prep
A calm and practical Christmas Eve checklist Getting Ready for Christmas: What to Do the Day Before We know the drill: Christmas is tomorrow, your brain goes to pieces, and suddenly inviting all those people seems like a bad idea. Today, we are going to slow it down and make a real and true plan […]
