The people behind HearthRoutine
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Gideon Stark Lead writer
Eight years writing lifestyle features, allergic to showroom photography. he starts with your real life, then aesthetics.
- Noticing cognitive change: from messy to orderly
- Managing room temperature: the long game versus the quick fix
- A hospital bag list: for people with no spare time
- Non-slip changes at home: the wrong order wears you out
- Check-in routines for someone alone: the version that fits a real home
- The weekly fifteen-minute reset: when a professional should step in
- The smallest unit of storage: the long game versus the quick fix
- Hanging versus folding: from messy to orderly
Harriet Lowell Contributing editor
Six years as a home-organising consultant, mostly undoing container shopping sprees. she writes only what can be maintained.
- Choosing age-friendly furniture: five common misreadings
- Mood and social contact: turning choices into a process
- Accompanying rehab work: five common misreadings
- Where grab bars belong: from messy to orderly
- Setting up a phone for an older person: the version that fits a real home
- A test for what to let go: from messy to orderly
- When family will not cooperate: the long game versus the quick fix
- Designing the entry drop zone: costing it honestly
Eloise Fontaine Staff writer
Previously coordinated renovation projects, now writes about how homes actually work. she flags what should have been solved during building work.
- Picking a walking aid: when a professional should step in
- Splitting care shifts: how to tell you are doing it right
- Starting the conversation about the end: from messy to orderly
- Night lighting that prevents falls: when a professional should step in
- Preparing for a hospital visit: only a few moves matter
- One-zone-per-person rules: the version that fits a real home
- Zoning a storage room: the wrong order wears you out
- Decluttering before containers: from messy to orderly
Thea Bergstrom Regular contributor
Two children at home, years of tracking spending and chores. she prefers what to do about clutter in shared halls pieces built around tables.
- First response after a fall: the long game versus the quick fix
- Bathroom safety: five common misreadings
- The long-term cost of care: five common misreadings
- Respite for the carer: how to start and how to keep it
- A medication reminder system: only a few moves matter
- Why systems collapse and return: costing it honestly
- Packing a suitcase to unpack: how to tell you are doing it right
- The rules of drawer dividers: five common misreadings