Shine a Little Light

The difference between natural wax and paraffin candles isn’t always obvious. Even if you’ve used both types, but there’s actually a lot to weigh up. Each has specific qualities - from fragrance performance to eco-friendliness. Here’s a quick and simple guide. Continue reading →... Read More

It’s widely known that a healthy lifestyle starts and ends with the right diet. The food we eat is not only important in maintaining our weight, but affects our health, mood and relationships, too. But with so many different diets out there, choosing the one which works for you, and one you can ultimately stick with in the long-term, can be challenging. Each year brings new dieting tips and advice, with new fad and crash diets promising to help you lose weight or get lean. But sticking to these flash-in-the-pan dieting regimes is almost impossible, and isn’t the best way to maintain your health and wellbeing. Continue reading →... Read More

At Parks, we have a strong passion for everything interiors-related – and we love chatting with professionals tasked with bringing homes to life and bloggers who obsess over the finer details of décor. Continue reading →... Read More

Could your house do with a good sprucing up? Maybe you’re a big fan of Kirstie and Phil – or Kevin McCloud for that matter. Perhaps the thought of a colour-coordinated bookshelf fills your heart with more joy than you care to admit. Whatever your property passion, you can find the perfect outlet in 2019 with our pick of the year’s most hotly-anticipated interior design events. Pop along to any of these amazing home shows to meet like-minded people, retailers and creatives, all as mad about macramé, barmy about brass and crazy about Chesterfields as you! Continue reading →... Read More

It’s safe to say we’ve all drawn a blank at least once when it comes to Father’s Day. As our dads get older, it can be even harder to find something he doesn’t already own. But in a time when there’s more choice than ever before, all it takes is a bit of lateral thinking. Plus a little help from the team at Parks London, of course. We’ve put our heads together and done the legwork for you, collating a range of ideas with real wow factor. Read on below to find out what made the perfect gift for Father's Day. Continue reading →... Read More