The good news is that most musty smells are not a sign of serious issue, and are often quick to rectify. However, some musty smells could be signs of something more sinister, like damp and mold, and the causes will need treating as soon as possible. Here, experts explain six reasons why your house might smell musty and offer some potential solutions to make your home smell nice once again....

Good living room Feng Shui, whether through the placement of furniture or mirrors, will give you a harmonious, balanced space, whether or not you subscribe to this ancient Chinese art. And one of the biggest changes you can make, according to Feng Shui experts, is with your sofa placement. While placing a sofa in front of a window certainly has its aesthetic advantages, this popular living room layout idea can cause several issues in regards to Feng Shui teaching....

She couldn’t put her finger on why, but it did get me thinking. Our homes are true reflections and an expression of our sense of self, and they should be styled, curated and designed to please only us. However, there are always going to be features that may not be liked by others. I’m pretty sure that’s true of my house, and I know there are some homes I love visiting, and others I feel less comfortable in....

1. I use wallpaper in unexpected places 1. I use wallpaper in unexpected places Many people are understandably nervous about using wallpapers in kitchens, but I love doing this – kitchen wallpaper ideas immediately take the edge off all the hard finishes in the room and helps to absorb sound. Some kitchens suit a textured finish such as a grass-cloth wallpaper (above), but I’ve also used Marthe Armitage (opens in new tab)’s wonderful Pagodas for a kitchen (below)....

‘It was my retirement that did it,’ recalls Ian. ‘We were both suddenly here full time, and we were constantly bumping into each other as the kitchen was so small, and also a strange, impractical shape.’ The couple also wanted more space for entertaining, with somewhere to sit when friends came round for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Looking for transformative kitchen ideas, they recruited architect, Chris Lelliott of MVL....

Even if you own the best air fryer on the market, or understand all the important things to know about air fryers, mistakes are inevitable. I found that owning an air fryer takes a lot of trial and error despite the instruction manual. Here, I explain where I went wrong so that you can hopefully learn a little more about these cult-favorite gadgets. The air fryer mistakes I made, and how you can avoid them The air fryer mistakes I made, and how you can avoid them...

See: Backyard ideas – design ideas for your backyard, whatever its size or style A recent report* has suggested that thousands of us may be guilty of breaking several surprising garden laws – covering everything from harmful weeds to fences. So, to make sure we all stay on the right side of the law, we rounded up tips from Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturist at the RHS (opens in new tab)....

See: our spaces section for more inspiring featured homes See some of the world’s best homes – beautiful properties from around the globe The property The property We bought the original house twelve years ago and then, two years later, the neighbouring house was put up for sale. It was a perfect development opportunity. We rented out the second house for ten years, while getting the funds together to combine it with ours to accommodate our growing family of four children and a menagerie of pets....

In addition to its availability, the GPUOpen page also provides a quick overview of the plugin’s use across several quality settings. Additionally, the FSR plugin also features a Contrast Adaptive Sharpening plug, something that developers must ensure that other existing CAS integrations are disabled before being activated. To that end, the FSR plugin will work with Unreal Engine version 4.271.1. On another note, it is a little odd that AMD isn’t making the plugin available for the current Unreal Engine 5, especially since its Green Team rival already has DLSS plugins available on said engine....

The findings were published by a cryptographer, Matthew Green where he found in the privacy policy fine print that Apple uses Google and Tencent to determine if a website is fraudulent. It was at this point that Green found out that the data sent might include the website visited by users as well as IP addresses. In light of this revelation, Apple has responded to the allegations. Saying that the safe browsing feature by Tencent only affects devices sets within the China region, while devices outside of China are checked and verified by Google instead....

According to the System Status page on Apple’s website, the Account & Sign In services for iCloud were disrupted on Christmas Day at 5:45 PM Malaysian time although other services within iCloud were not affected. Apple Insider reported that the service disruption has messed up the device activation process for some Apple products including iPhone, Apple Watch, and HomePod. — Apple Support (@AppleSupport) December 25, 2020 In addition to that, some users also experienced longer waiting times to set up their iCloud account and devices while there were also users that couldn’t even get any of these to work at all....

At the moment, the Apple One Individual plan costs RM 19.90 per month in Malaysia which is inclusive of access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB iCloud+ storage. There is also the Family plan which allows users to share the plan with up to five other people alongside 200GB iCloud+ storage and is priced at RM 33.90 per month. On another hand, the Premier tier will add Apple Fitness+ into the user’s subscription together with 2TB iCloud+ storage and it is also still shareable with five other users....

Today, senior minister Daruk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that automated teller machines (ATM) will resume regular operating hours starting tomorrow on 1 June. “The government decided that the ATM operation hours, which previously operated from 8am till 8pm, can now operate just like before the time the Movement Control Order (MCO) was introduced,” he said during the media briefing held earlier today. Therefore, also meaning that the public are allowed use the machines around the clock as per usual....