Life – especially for women in the 1950’s was very different to what we can expect by today’s standards. In those days, a lot of women married young, they stayed at home to raise children and to keep the house clean. It was a time when men were considered to be the head of the household, the breadwinner, the one who went out to work.
Even if women did want to go to work, they would be employed in what was known as ‘women’s jobs’. These would be secretaries, typists or nurses. With societal pressures there was an economic incentive to keep the woman in a marriage and at home – even if it was an unhappy marriage! Indeed, it was unusual in the 1950’s for women to go to university – especially those from working class areas. Moreover, schools often prepared girls for being a wife and a mother by providing lessons in cookery, household management, sewing and darning.
I wanted to see what the differences were in terms of household appliances, food, clothes and being a housewife then and now after reading a beautiful story about a couple who just recently got rid of appliances they purchased in 1950! Let me know what you think.
Household Appliances
In the 1950’s there was no central heating system. Coal fires would heat the rooms downstairs while the upstairs would be heated by an electric fire. There was no double glazing either so in winter it was common place for ice to form on the windows! Keeping a bed warm was easy with a hot water bottle.
Fridges were starting to become more accessible to households to store food, but there were no freezers and no supermarkets! People shopped in local stores with most people buying items to use straight away.
Many homes had a vacuum cleaner and a cooker. Vacuums were often heavy bulky items that often gave you a bad back! Probably bought on Hire Purchase. Entertainment wasn’t 100+ channels but a radio (known as a wireless). Although TVs started to become popular, although these would have been rented rather than owned. Of course in black and white too!
Image credit: Getty 1950′ housewife
Food
Shopping for groceries was often completed each day and required visiting several shops such as the butcher and the greengrocer. Often items were behind the counter so there was often no browsing either.
Clothing
Clothes were mostly handmade with a heavy reliance on knitted items. Recycling and mending was a big thing, reusing clothes or sewing to ensure longevity. However, I love the silhouettes of the clothes from the 1950s. There were beautiful swing dresses or pencil dresses. There wasn’t a size zero in sight!
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The House Wife
Women and men have more choice today as to whether they stay at home to look after children. However in the 1950s there was little choice for women. They were strongly encouraged to stay at home to be a wife and mother. Doing housework and looking after children were considered as women’s work. Indeed women were expected to clean the house and have dinner ready for her husband coming home from work!
Image credit: FivePrime
For me there are several huge differences between the 1950s and today. One is the options available to women – although there is still a way to go! The second is the gadgets and appliances. To be honest I could not live without my Vax Blade 32V Cordless Vacuum Cleaner! It seems that without these housework – no matter who does it – would have taken all day. Even simple cleaning jobs would take forever. Like cleaning an oven! These days I use Oven Pride with no scrubbing involved. In 1950 I would have needed to scrub for hours!
So while I do love all things vintage, reading some of the differences between then and now, I can honestly say that I would prefer my gadgets and all those helping hands that make life so much easier to keep the house clean and tidy without having to spend hours doing it.
What do you think? What household item could you not live without?
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Kettle, need tea and fast an awful lot 🙂
Definitely my laptop
I could not live without my TV
My washing machine
My Kenwood chef patissiere
My microwave!
Would be Computer .x
I couldn’t live without my washing machine 🤗
I couldn’t live without my fridge freezer! When I was little we didn’t have a fridge, only a larder!
my kettle to make my cup of teas
my kettle for sure!
My TV
I couldn’t live without my kettle – I need my cups of tea!!
definitely my kettle- couldn’t go a day without a cup of tea
Washing machine
my smartphone
The Dishwasher
my microwave oven
The kettle
The one household item I couldn’t without is the washing machine.
Washing machine with two kids x
the microwave! i dont know what id do without it
My dishwasher ! I couldn’t manage washing dishes in the sink !!
The washing machine, especially as we’re currently still using cloth nappies!
The hoover
Difficult question, but I would have to say the toaster! Nothing like it for a very quick snack!
It would have to be the cooker!
My laptop
I couldn’t live without my coffee machine! Nothing like a proper coffee from my Nespresso!
I couldnt live without my washing machine
the microwave is a god send 🙂
My hoover… having two dogs AND 4 children IT IS ALWAYS OUT.
My Vitamix blender; I need it to make juices.
I almost certainly couldn’t live without my kettle.
I could not do without my washing machine.
cooker – I’ve managed to live without a washing machine and fridge before 🙂 x
Microwave.
My toaster, it’s never off ! 🙂
My dishwasher
My politi steam cleaner
My laptop!
I could not live without my kettle.( and I always have a spare one…just in case!) I cannot function without my morning cuppa!
Microwave.
It has to be the washing machine, I remember doing all my washing by hand as a student to save money and it was a long job!
My steam iron / I am always ironing it seems!
Washing machine I think
cheesegrater
My kettle – I would be the grumpiest person alive without it!!
My washing machine
My freezer. With only two of us – it is invaluable when it is so difficult to find smaller packs of food. I buy the bigger ones and freeze the rest.
My Hoover for cleaning up after the dog
my washing machine
I couldn’t imagine life without my blender, my soup would be very lumpy without it
I hate to say it, but it’s going to have to be my smart phone, I’m self employed, so I use it for banking, work e-mails (and calls obvs.!) – i’m on the move all the time, i’d be lost without it!
The microwave I can’t cook! Lol
i could not live without my washing machine
i could not live without an iron hate creased clothes
Couldn’t live without my dishwasher
My washer dryer! With 3 kids, including a baby with reflux I would be lost without it!!
My coffee machine! I am sure there would be lots more shouting going on without it 😉
ANYTHING TO SAVE TIME CLEANING IS A BONUS LESS TIME CLEANING MORE TIME FOR MY KIDS AS A SINGLE MUM OF 3 THIS WOULD BE LOVELY
The microwave – ours gave up the ghost recently and made me realize how much I actually use it!
The microwave – ours gave up the ghost recently and made me realize how much I actually use it!
Dishwasher!! Very lazy but it’s my must have!
Definitely my vacuum. I live in a flat with laminate flooring and it’s a magnet for dust so needs vacuuming a few times a week.
Microwave
My washing machine
a decent hoover.i cant cope with dirty floors
My steam cleaner.
Our dishwasher – I loathed washing by hand!
A Hoover…with 3 cats , 2 kids and a hubby with big work boots I would go stir crazy without a good hoover
Kettle …can’t imagine life without tea!
My washer/ dryer for sure!
Snap! That’s my answer! We don’t have room for separate machines, and it is so much easier now with a washer/dryer. We line dry as much as possible, but it’s so handy in winter to be able to get everything dried.
my fridge!
My dishwasher. Never knew I needed one until I got it. Would never be without now!
my kettle
The washing machine as it would be such a chore without one.
has to be my kettle
My dishwasher, I would hate to go back to doing them myself.
Its a toss up between my vacuum cleaner and my washing machine.
My washing machine without a doubt.
I could live without my kettle – I have to have my daily quota of coffee!
I couldn’t leave without my washing machine and my hoover
Washing Machine as in a household of 6 & sometimes another staying, the washing machine is constantly on & is the most often replaced appliance
I could not live without my electric blanket att eh minute , been freezing lately and a cosy sleeps makes for a happy me
Definitely my hoover!
My washing machine, I actually like doing the washing!
My washing machine
My electric iron.
my dishwasher!!
I think it would have to be my vacuum cleaner. With cats and a 4 year old, the house gets a mess.
I NEED my washing machine. Two very muddy children, a very muddy Labrador and a very muddy mountain biking husband means it’s something I can’t do without.
The washing machine, with a baby its on all the time!
A sofa as I’m always tired! 🙂
My Oven as I like to do a lot of baking.
I couldn’t live without my e-cloths for super easy dusting and sink cleaning!
Kettle!!
Definitely the washing machine! I must do two loads a day
I couldn’t live without my washing machine, especially now we have a newborn!
It would have to be my washing machine, I don’t fancy beating my clothes on rocks 🙂 Happy New Year xxx
I’d be lost without my TV!
My washing machine as I could not wash daily by hand.
My washing machine, the though of doing all the washing by hand sends shivers down my back.
Definitely my washing machine! I’m obsessed with keeping up with all the laundry, even on holiday!
my kettle! always have to have a spare kettle just incase!
My washing machine – it’s on every day
My fridge – hard to imagine keeping food fresh without it.
I think the vacuum cleaner is a real help, I also dust with mine and clean the car inside.
Definitely the washing machine – I hate washing clothes by hand 😀
So many to choose from – I could not live without my cooker
Not having a washing machine would be the worst blow.
My iPhone, its essential to keep track of my family
Love to win this, just right for cleaning up after little ones and spring clean8ng would be a breeze. Happy New Year, fingers crossed
Washing Machine – used to hate going to the launderette.
Coffee maker
My washing machine
My hoover
washing machine
I couldn’t live without my kettle
Vacuum cleaner
has to be my washing machine 🙂
I couldn’t live without my tumble dryer, with five of us here I do two to three loads a day and wouldn’t be able to get it all dry without it xx
A washing machine
Has to be my washer-dryer🙂
Washing machine, without a doubt!
As a keen cook it has to be my dishwasher
My washing machine definitely.
My Window vac! Clearing up all that early morning condensation is a breeze, I use it even more than the normal vac!
Definitely my vacuum cleaner!
My washing machine is a most wanted household item in my house!!
I couldn’t live with out my hoover! with having kids and dogs! plus the man of the house making a mess I think id go MAD!! if I didn’t have a hoover to hoover all that dirt and dust away. Happy New Year! everyone!
I could not live without my washing machine! Hand washing laundry … nope!
I love my dishwasher, saves so much time
I couldn’t live without my kettle, its used all the time!
Washing machine, no way I’d keep on top of the washing otherwise
My washer/dryer
Washing machine
I could not live without my faithful washing machine!
The washing machine as it is a god send
The washing machine, after being without one for almost a week I have a new found love for it!
washing machine
My coffee pot and my vacuum !!!
I couldn’t live without my dishwasher! I have 6 children – we are a household of 8 – I think I would cry if I had to wash all those pots by hand everyday! 😀
Defo my washing Machine. XXX
The washing machine, I couldn’t wash by hand
I couldn’t live without my steam mop! I have hardfloors throughout my flat and it would be a nightmare having to hand mop it all! So glad we have all these technologically advances! I can’t imagine being without a fridge or freezer either!
My washing machine. I remember the hours spent hand washing as a newlywed on a very tight budget. I am too old for all that hard work now!
My Rubber gloves
My slow cooker!
I couldn’t live without my washing machine – could you imagine hand-washing towels and bed linen? No thanks!
I couldn’t live without my washing machine. With 6 of us to wash for, it would be a nightmare not to have one!
I could not live without the kettle
My microwave
Dish Washer.
The kettle!
A vacuum cleaner. Laundry can be done elsewhere but a floor cleaner can’t be done with anything else.
The TV, I hate having time to think.
My washing machine
Definitely the hoover x
Our Cooker
Has to be a washing machine
My washing machine! I have no idea how women managed before they were invented x
my washing machine cannot imagine washing by hand
My kettle. I could not function without a coffee each morning and would fine Winter difficult to cope with without a hot water bottle
Definitely my washing machine as I use it way too much!! :o)
Freezer. Where else could you store loads of ice cream ?
I couldn’t live without my washing machine
my tumble dryer
It has to be my washing machine!
MY TV
My Slow Cooker
Hoover as my dogs pet hairs get everywhere
My Rubber Gloves !
A VAX cordless vacuum cleaner I reckon 😉
My dishwasher as I get really sore hands if they go in water.
My coffee machine
My washing machine!
my microwave, the amount of tepid cups of tea it has saved is a lifesaver, especially in the early hours.
My dishwasher!
My cafetiere; no coffee, no go.
Washing machine
Washing machine!
I love my little tumble dryer and can’t imagine everyday life without it now x
Washer! Can’t imagine trying to keep up with our washing by hand!
It has to be the vacuum cleaner such a great invention
I definitely couldn’t live without my kettle. I need my coffee to keep me going
my hubby he does all the cooking
A Vax Blade 32V Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is the essential I need most and would not be able to live without!
Gosh, I’ve got a whole list of items I feel I could not do without! JUst picking one my washing machine- don’t fancy doing all those clothes by hand
Hi, I note it says “The prize winner will be announced within 24 hours of closing.
The prize must be claimed within 14 days.” – presumably you will be emailing the winner to let them know? thanks I won’t remember to look back in 58 days, my memory isn’ that good. thanks
Yes I email all winners and also put up the name of the winner when selected. thank you.
washing machine!
washing machine
Brilliant giveaway. I could not live without our washing machine.
My washing machine
My laptop as what I use it for cannot be done other ways like so many household chores can
My washing machine at the moment – have a 3 week old baby!
Kettle – I always have a coffee on the go xx
My tumble dryer, there’s nothing worse then towels that have been tried on the line, and go all hard.
My microwave…not terribly PC but it has saved my bacon on more than one occassion 😉
Dishwasher
Washing machine – my kids cause mountains of washing!
The dishwasher
The washing machine… it was a nightmare when my last one broke
The washing machine and dryer.
I couldn’t live without my washing machine.
My washing machine
My small spin dryer – it spins clothes so dry that they dry completely really quickly even indoors in winter.
Definitely my washing machine!
That would have to be my washer
my kettle
Microwave can’t live without it
washing machine – absolutely vital
OMG I can only choose one item! I would have to choose my mobike smartphone as I can also text, ring and go on the net from it so 3 for the price of 1
washing machine/dryer – sounds boring but with 2 very active kids with a ton of kit to wash, it’s an absolute necessity. When my mother had an old fashioned top loader, spin dryer and mangle, things were very different. We didn’t have so much stuff!
washing machine
My handheld hoover
my kettle
The Kettle
Torn between the washing machine and the vacuum.
Definitely my washing machine, could not cope without it!
I couldn’t live without my kettle x
My iron, I have an urge to iron my clothes all the time!
Washing machine – I’ve tried living without one and it was terrible!
I couldn’t cope without our washing machine
The washing machine and kettle are equally essential for me.
Dishwasher
Toaster
The fridge! When we go camping we manage without electric hookup but the one thing we struggle with is keeping things cold so always need to use the campsite ice block freezer! The fridge is essential!
the washing machine and the kettle!
My washing machine, I remember how long it used to take when rubbing out clothes that could not go in a twin tub,Now automatics cater for everything.
I couldn’t live without my electric oven! I use it everyday!
I could not live without a Washing Machine!
Definitely couldn’t live without the wife!!
Tumble drier id never have clean dry clothes and would never clear the mountain of washing
hmm hard choice, probably my washing machine
Washing machine because with a small child, the washing is never ending!
My cooker
My washing machine, its always on the go
Difficult to say, makes you realise how dependent we are on our appliances. I’d say washing machine, I don’t fancy washing my clothes in a tub
Would have to be the dishwasher
I wouldn’t want to live without my TV.
The washing machine especially since the kids have been sick recently
Kettle
Vacuum Cleaner
I wouldn’t want to be without a fridge and the freezer comes a close second
My washing machine
A washing machine. Definitely. Having experienced life without one before, I can honestly say that a washing machine is a necessity!
My kettle
My washing machine 🙂
My hubbysba builder and quite often comes home covered in plaster, cement, paint etc so I’d not give up my washing machine!
I can’t imagine how they managed to keep a house clean, look after children — and still shop every day!! #mindboggling
My new favorite appliance is my griddle that I just got for Christmas.
It would have to be my washing machine, I couldn’t imagine scrubbing all of our clothes clean!
I couldn’t go without the washing machine. We’ve got a toddler that makes enough mess for 1,000!
For sure my hoover although it’s a bit worse for wear
My washing machine. I have tried hand washing delicate clothes but hate it, so now I do not buy delicate clothes. 🙂
WASHER IMAGINE SCRUBBING CLOTHES IN YOUR DOLLY TUB, HARD WORK
With 5 children, I don’t think I could cope without a washing machine.
My tea kettle, though I know they had those in the 50s! I agree with Jo from Cup of Toast about my washer/dryer. Hand washing is not good for the skin.
For me personally it would have to be my coffee maker as i need a coffee every morning and afternoon too.
it would be my tv
Washing machine – no way I could do all the laundry by hand!
My floor steam cleaner
I would hate to live without my washer and dryer, it would be a nightmare! Xx
I could not live without my washing machine, unthinkable 😀
my tumble dryer as i’d never get clothes dry plus i love warming my socks up haha
Has to be the hoover! How else would you clean the carpets?
mine would be my washing machine followed closely by the oven. xx
Very difficult to pick one thing but probably my tumble drier! I definitely appreciate the technology we have now but I sometimes feel envious of the simpler life back then!
Definately the washing machine!! Imagine having to hand wash all the clothes!
Washing Machine, follow’d by the toaster! (#TOOOOOOOOOAST)
The microwave!!
It would have to be my tumble dryer!
The kettle.
It’s really difficult to pick just one. I guess it would be the washing machine. When ours broke, I think I almost broke with it. My twins were babies as well. Eek!
Literaly Brush, Mop & hoover! the kids make such a mess! and so do the dogs lol
the washing machine x
my washing machine
Definitely my tumble drier, it’s just so convenient!
Really interesting blog post. My washing machine would be hard to live without
It has got to be my washing machine
washing machine
I couldnt live without my fan oven!
My washing machine.
My washing machine
My kettle got to have my morning coffee
Definitely the washing machine
I could not live without my washing machine – which I am having to do now as it broke over Christmas, along with the microwave and vacuum cleaner! They say things break in threes.
I couldn’t live without our washing machine!
I’d have to say my washing machine, I’d hate to have to do it all by hand!
Suzy Turner
my washer dryer i use it so much especially for school uniforms
I couldn’t do without the washing machine. Having two kids we have mountains of washing to get through!
Could not live without a dryer.
The washing machine. It gets plenty of use in our house!
My tumble dryer ! Emergency clothes !
the washing machine, I can’t imagine doing it all by hand! thanks so much for the chance
The fridge! Hard to imagine that when my grandparents were born they weren’t common in most homes… although in fairness, my grandparents didn’t have an inside toilet either.
Times certainly have changed….
The washing machine, we didn’t have one when I was a kid and I still remember being taught to do the washing in the sink.
It’s a toss up between my washing machine and my cooker ! If I had to choose I’d probably say the washing machine, we’re a family of 4 and the washing seems to breed in our house !
My kettle
Got to be the washing machine
My washing machine!
With two small boys I couldn’t live without my washing machine that’s for sure!
my hoover have to hoover twice a day in my house x
Having kids it has to be the washing machine. Thankyou for the competition.
Definitely my washing machine, couldn’t cope with doing that by hand or findinf a launderette!
My washing machine – i can still remember not having one and having to lug everything to the laundrette.
There are so many appliances that I couldn’t live without but if I had to pick one it would be the washing machine.
My steam mop! My three dogs are leaving muddy footprints all over my laminate floor this winter!
a bar of soap
I Couldn’t live without my microwave combi oven
definitely the dishwasher
My fridge
My washing machine, it seems to always be on!
My washing machine
i couldnt live without my kettle
The washing machine, it goes on about 3 times a day!
My George Forman
It’s hard to choose one but has to be my kettle!
totally love my food processor for making light work of things like blitzing breadcrumbs and slicing veg.
Would have to be my washing machine!! Imagine washing all the family’s clothes and bedding by hand every week!!
My washing machine
Tumble Dryer
THE KETTLE!
My Oven!
Washer!! Couldn’t live without nice fresh clean clothes!
I don’t think I could live without my fire and radiators at the minute ,its so cold,mine are on all the time
Either my washing machine or my vacuum cleaner as I use both appliances every day
washing machine
My hoover
My breadmaker.
my kettle, i was without one for a week last year its horrbiel watching water boil on the hob for a cuppa hehe
That would be my washing machine, I would hate having to wash all the clothes by hand instead.
Definitely the kettle. Everyone in our house is a either a tea or coffee addict.
My fridge!
Oh goodness, so so much of it! I suppose the automatic washing machine, even the old twin tubs were a massive pain and going even further back can you even imagine having to handwash sheets!
How did I live for years without a dishwasher?!!!
Tough one !
Suppose it would have to be my smartphone,but imagine all the chores you’d have to do without a washing machine and a cooker?
Vacuum Cleaner is the essential, how would I keep m house clean with-out one?
Washing machine without a doubt.
washing machine
Washing machine
My I-pad. It has taken over from so many of my old household items. My Radio, camera, dictionary, cookbook, games machine, letter writing, thesaurus etc, etc, etc.
Sounds daft, but probably kitchen roll! I use so much of it every day…. second place, probably my washing machine.
Our washing machine, its on constantly and I couldnt do without it
Has to be my kettle, because without my cuppa, i couldnt get going
I couldn’t live without the tv for watching films x
I can not live without a washing machine!
Microwave,cooks food.heats water,the survival must have
My fridge – everything else would be hard work, washing by hand etc; but to not be able to have fresh chilled food and drinks especially milk would be horrible.
Washing Machine and possibly my fridge.
My Kettle its the first thing I reach for every morning.
Microwave
My laptop!
Couldn’t live without my phone. It’s in my hands probably 18 hours a day!
That’s a tough choice but I would say the main one is the washing machine
My kettle. Its on the go more than me !!!
My microwave, such a time saver
Any of them! We lead such a busy life nowadays, I need all my gadgets to keep on top of housework and admin work, and feed my family healthy home cooked meals!
Definitely my microwave. It’s a lifesaver in our house! x
I love autumn scents like fallen leaves
Cedarwood would be my chosen scent!
Could not live without my washing machine.
English Rose
Favourite candle scent (which is the question I got) would be Highland Berry, which sounds amazing.
Item I couldn’t live without would be the washing machine. (think this is the answer to the previous question)
My washing machine. With a big family it’s definitely a god send.
Highland Berry sounds really nice from the Burberry Beauty candle range
English Rose — sounds so lovely x
I couldn’t live without my Microwave x
Highland Berry sounds a nice fragrance
English rose for me
Burberry Beauty English Rose would be my choice.
I couldn’t do without my washing machine. I have it on nearly every day.
Dewy Grass
Cedarwood
My hotwater machine x
The First ever washing board “fluted” or ‘scrub board’ was made in 1797, we now we have Washing machines!!
English rose and my microwave
English Rose, and my kettle – I couldn’t live without my coffeeeeee!
Cedarwood sounds wonderful, gorgeous luxurious candles on the page.
Dewy Grass sounds amazing. If they get it right, that’s one of my favourite smells and I’m intrigued to find out.
I love the sound of a Cedarwood candle.
The household item I couldn’t live without would be the oven. It’s probably the only appliance we use every day.
Love the sound of Highland Berry
With having a large family I think that my washing machine is the one item I would like to live without
Cedarwood is my fave (couldn`t live without my kettle)
Purple Hyacinth sounds fab
My washer as having done without for a couple months while moving and renovating it was expensive and such a pain to live without
Has to be my kettle!!!
Dewy Grass scented candle sounds amazing! the smell of freshly cut grass as got to be my fave smell.
I could not live without my washing machine i have so much washing its on at least twice a day!
my kettle
Dewy Grass – I think that is a smell you either love or hate. I love it!
Cedarwood candle.
I couldn’t do without my washing machine. I can just about remember my Mum using her twin tub, very labour intensive!
If I had to pick just one it would be my pc
English Rose for me!
The Highland Berry scented candle sounds lovely.
Dewy Grass sounds lovely.
I could not live without my vacuum – love how my house looks after I’ve used it.
I couldn’t live without my coffee machine, without it nothing else would get done!
Dewy Grass
As a busy working mum, I would be lost without my slow cooker!
the Tom Dixon Elements candle set are lovely
highland berry and my mop
For me it has to be the BURBERRY BEAUTY Highland Berry scented candle
I could not live without a hoover, my boys are constantly running around in and out the garden with mud on their shoes!!
Would love this dysentery!
Whoops! Predictive text! I meant I would love this dyson!
English Rose …. it would remind me of my grandma’s garden when I was young, she had so many rose buses and I remember making pomanders with her for the wardrobe from rose petal leaves and lavender from her garden, we used to sew them together and make a loop for hanging them in the wardrobe.
My favourite candle scent is Black Amber because it has a cool name and smells great also I couldn’t live without my fridge.
The Purple Hyacinth sounds lush
English Rose x
i couldnt live without my washing machine x
Linen
My cooker
I’d go with the Cedarwood.
I have to have a kettle!
Dewy Grass is a nice scent
i couldnt live without the washing machine
The Cedarwood scented candle,sounds nicest.
I love the smell of nature so it would be Dewy Grass for me! I couldn’t live with out my vacuum! I have OCD about having clean floors. With an 18 month old and three Cats my Vac is very well used lol.
English rose, love the smell of roses 🌟
Cannot live without my dishwasher, have tried as previous dishwashers have broken down but hell descended upon my kitchen and i gave up and bought another one.
Cedarwood is a smell I really like
English Rose I would imagine
Cedarwood 🙂
I could not live without my trusty kettle!
With four kids and a husband that all play football, I NEED my washing machine! 🙂 x
Washing machine
The Highland Berry scented candle sounds like the one for me – I love berry scents in the home :o)
bleach and my washing machine ! bleach because i like to know everything’s clean and my washing machine as life would be that much harder without it xx fab giveaway thankyou x
Patchouli candle scent is lovely
Cedarwood would be lovely.
Highland Berry sounds good
The Cedarwood scented candle would be my choice 🙂
I think I would love the Highland Berry best but a hard choice
The Neom tranquillity candle
I think the Dewy grass sounds fabulous 🤗
My washer, I go into a panic if it breaks down
Definitely the kettle. I am addicted to tea.
Highland Berry is the one for me. Love the spicy ones.
My favourite candle scent is the Cedarwood scented candle! Sounds amazing 😍
Highland Berry is my favourite
My Nespresso machine!
Cedarwood
Love the sound of the Dewy Grass, great for a subtle aroma in the home
Burberry Black Amber sounds perfect x
I definitely couldn’t live without my kettle!
Cedarwood is lovely
English Rose, unbeatable
Dewy grass sounds nice
I love the notes in Highland Berry
Jo Malones Orange Blossom Candle x
Would have to be my washing machine. My mum in law used to manage with a tub and peggy board!
English rose for a scented candle….
I love Cedarwood
highland berry sounds lovely,i like fruity scents
I think mine would have to be the Cedarwood scented candle, although I think they’d all smell lovely.
I don’t think I could live without my kettle 🙈 I’m a TEAaholic ☕️ 🍃
Cedarwood scented candle, 240
i couldnt live without my washing machine x
Jasmin scented candle
My Kettle
Jasmin is lovely, my favourite, great giveaway fingers crossed
Highland Berry is mine
has to be Cedarwood
I like the sound of the no22 Laundry Room one
Highland berry
English rose candle
I couldn’t live without my washing machine
Black Amber scented candle
blueberry black amber mmm thank u
The Highland Berry sounds lovely.
I couldn’t live without the washing machine.
The Black Amber scented candle.
I love the rose delight scented candle
I couldn’t live without my breadmaker!
I’d need a whiff of all the candle scents to be sure, but methinks I’d choose either Highland Berry or Cedar Wood.
Dewy Grass
Cedarwood
The Highland Berry
The Highland Berry fab….
my t rlusty rubber gloves keep my hands nice and soft
My phone
And my washing machine
Washing machine
Black Amber
id love to try the dewy grass scent candle 🙂
and I couldn’t live without my washing machine !!
My would be Dewy Grass .x
cedarwood scented candle x
BYREDO Burning Rose scented candle, 240g£54
I couldn’t live without my washing machine!
The vacuum, to help make the house at least look clean and tidy
The Highland Berry sounds like a lovely scent xx
Good old Cedarwood for me.
Dewy Grass scented candle sounds my kind of candle. Love the smell of grass in the morning!
My kettle
Dewy Grass
Couldn’t live without the dishwasher.
Purple Hyacinth – I love anything floral
I couldnt live without the kettle for my millions of cups of tea and coffee! I cant imagine doing it over a fire like they used to! Thank God for technology!
My coffee machine
Washing Machine
I love the scent of cederwood and as the mother of a small, football loving boy I couldn’t live without my washing machine.
My Coffee machine.
Dewy grass
Washing machine
Highland Berry
English Rose!
I couldn’t live without my computer!
Highland Berry sounds lovely
My Slow cooker
english rose
English Rose for me
I couldn’t live without my halogen oven
The washing machine is my absolute essential. How else would I get through those piles of dirty washing. Footall playing lads in winter!!!! Just saying!
My favourite scent of candle is English Rose – love, love, love!!! Reminds me of visiting National Trust cottage gardens in summertime!! 😀
Hmmm… probably my washing machine – I can’t imagine scrubbing my clothes over a scrub board like the old days, haha!
Rose scented candle
I couldn’t live without my vacuum I still remember the days having to get on my hands and knees with a dustpan and hard brush
I love apple spiced candles they are totally relaxing makes me feel warm inside just to have one burning
Highland Berry scented candle
Highland Berry sounds lovely
The Black Amber Candle sounds relaxing
I would miss my vacuum cleaner the most i think.
Highland Berry!
I like the sound of Highland Berry
highland berry
My wife hates scented candles – something to do with her asthma I think, so no point in me looking! They are banned in our house!
they all sound so nice but I like the idea of the Highland Berry one
The purple hyacinth fragrance sounds divine 🙂
The cooker, we love home cooked food. I couldn’t eatb take out all the time either. Yuk!
English Rose sounds lovely!
My kettle (although for hot water bottles, not drinks!)
English rose scented candle
My washer/ dryer
Imagine using the sink and a mangle!
Highland Berry
My washing machine
Linen
My washing machine 😀
My favourite scent of candle is cedarwood
Highland Berry and my hoover!
The English Rose
love the english rose
my washing machine its on everyday
Highland Berry
I could not live without a kettle
My fave scent id highland berry and I couldn’t live without my kettle!
Black amber definitely
I love the cedarwood scented candle
Black amber. I love any heady scents in candles
I think it would have to be the oven
Cedarwood is my favourite scent of candle.
I like English Rose
coffee machine
Moroccan Amber scented candle sounds just my thing: )
Black Amber
My coffee machine!
dewy grass sounds nice
black amber!
Highland Berry for me
Loving the sound of the Highland Berry candle.
black amber
Hmmm… this is a tough one! I’d say my washing machine as I’d hate to hand wash and mangle everything like the old days, although having two dogs, I would be knee high in pet hair in a week if it wasn’t for my vacuum. I don’t think my carpet sweeper could cope.
My favourite candle scent is Highland Berry.
The item I would hate to live without is my oven.
I couldn’t live without my kettle, I’m a right tea-belly.
My favourite scent sounds like “Highland Berry”
Purple Hyacinth sounds divine although, the whole collection looks, and I am sure, also smells stunning.
I could NEVER live without the tumble dryer. We didn’t have a dryer when I lived with my parents and, I remember, in winter we would spend hours and hours turning clothes just to speed up the drying process.
I like the purple hyacinth scent. Re appliance I’d miss, it would probably be my washing machine. When I was at boarding school in the 70s, our school uniform went to the school laundry, but our own clothes (which we were allowed to wear in the evenings and at weekends) had to be hand-washed and then put through a mangle to squeeze the water out of them. Dreadful for underwired bras and also used to stretch sweaters if you weren’t careful.
I could not live without my kettle
Couldn’t live without the dishwasher, it’s a lifesaver after work and cooking dinner!
Favourite scent is cedar wood
English Rose is the one that really appeals to me
I couldn’t live without my pressure cooker.
Highland Berry!
i would like the Cedar Wood candle
i couldn’t live without my TV
I think I would like the Highland Berry as love fruity sweet scents
My kettle as would hate not being able to have a cup of tea first thing in the morning
Cedarwood would be my chosen scent! Sounds absolutely lovely!
My kettle, I love my coffee too much to give it up haha
Morrocan Amber sounds divinely exotic.
Could live without the microwave
My kettle – couldn’t live without a nice cuppa tea!
Cedarwood scent sounds gorgeous.
I could not live without my washing machine. I have 2 teenagers, trying to keep up with their laundry by hand sounds awful!
My favourite scented candle would be Highland Berry
I could not live without my washing machine
Black amber
The cooker
My Tassimo coffee maker
Would Love this for my messy hectic family. It would be a dream come true! I love the design its perfect and lightweight! Yes Please!
The English Rose sounds lovely,
With 4 children and a husband the washing is never ending, so I definitely couldn’t live without my washing machine.
I couldn’t live without the washing machine. With two boys that thing is a blessing!
Highland Berry sounds lush
Absolutely love English Rose scented candle
The English Rose would be my favourite.
love the english rose scented candle xx
Oooh the Highland Berry sounds gorgeous! 😍 fingers crossed…
English Rose
My Microwave
English Rose but White Rose & Lemon Leaves sounds intriguing
Difficult question to answer but I think being without my washing machine would cause the most problems
Mmm, all the candles look lovely, but English Rose sounds nice.
mine would have to be Dewy Grass scented as this would remind me of spring
I couldn’t live with out the kettle love my cups of tea :0)
Purple Hyacinth sounds lovely
I could not live without our tv, its company when I am alone, its knowledge and entertainment.
Purple Hyacinth sounds wonderful.
There seem to be some confusion with your question. Clicking the comment on blog takes us to a page of Burberry candles to choose a scent but lots of replies are choosing gadgets ??
Aha, just seen the second blog post comment which makes sense now. Mine is definitely my washing machine. It would be such hard work without it
Highland Berry sounds lovely
Jasmin
On a practical level, I wouldn’t want to be without my washing machine. My personal choice would be a coffee machine.
Highland Berry sounds lovely!
My washing machine would be a nightmare with out it
I couldn’t be without my washing machine as I have been through washing everything by hand with a new born!
The Purple Hyacynth sounds gorgeous
Washing machine
The tumble drier was a life saver in a house full of condensation and lots of kids!
My favourite scent is English Rose!
I think English Rose would be lovely 🙂
Highland Berry sounds lovely to me 🙂
My washing machine. I have a large family and I would be lost without it!
A vacuum cleaner is a very close 2nd as the kids are always dropping bits on the floor!
Highland Berry sounds like a really lovely scent
I couldn’t live without my washing machine, to wash everything by hand would be a nightmare, especially with 2 dogs ensuring there’s lots of muddy things to wash!!!
I think Burberry Black Amber sounds like it could be interesting
English Rose
my iron
Highland berry sounds nice
The kettle
I think Burberry Black Amber sounds like it could be nice
English Rose
Definitely the TV.
The only candle I can see is Black Amber!
English Rose is my favourite scented candle.
My Soup Maker
The cooker!
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Cedarwood 🙂
English Rose thanks
Couldn’t live with washing machine & iron – sorry have to go joint here!
Dewy Grass! Love that smell 🙂 xx
My slow cooker !! I adore it… So wonderful when you;re a busy, working mum of 3 to come home and the bulk of our evening meal is already done!!! 🙂 x
washing machine- I am used to guide camp with wood fire cooking so no kettle and oven would not bother me!
candle has to be english rose
Favourite scent is: Highland Berry
Couldn’t live without: fridge/freezer
Black Amber
I couldn’t live without our washing machine!
Dewy grass, I like a fresh natural smell
I guess my hoover would be my essential item
hoover
i bet the English rose candle smells really nice.
Burberry Black Amber sounds amazing! Great post also! That hoover looks brill!
My washing machine as I have a mucky teen
Dewy grass sounds heavenly
I couldn’t live without my electric clothes airer, especially this time of year!
Cedarwood would be my pick, however they all sound heavenly!
Although I couldn’t live without my Dyson (dog hair is evil) I’m surprised at the amount of stuff on this list that I do, like knitting 👍🏻
I couldn’t live without my washing machine.
Dewy Grass scented candle sounds so nice
Black Amber! It even has an enticing name!
My fav scent is vanilla.. not sure why everyone likes sniffing their microwaves for? lol
The English Rose candle is my favourite 🙂 I’d say washing machine, couldn’t live without it!
I would choose the highland berry scent. I love any sort of berry scented candles!
I couldnt live without my hoover. Having pets means its constantly in use. Our old one is on the brink now!
Would have to be English rose
Highland Berry sounds lovely, I like fruity smells!
A washing machine, would be a nightmare hand washing clothes with all the kids I have!
Highland Berry
my smartphone
Highland Berry
The washing machine, we’ve got three kids and the washing never ends
Kettle xx
Dewy Grass sounds amazing!
I could not live without my kettle; tea from saucepan boiled water is not the same and I’m a tea addict so need a brew!
black amber sounds fab
I couldn’t live without wifi
I’d pick the highland berry candle first.
English rose
Couldn’t live without my washing machine
My hoover I hate a messy house
I love vanilla scent
Rose delight sounds good
My favourite would be dewy grass
I definitely couldn’t live without my washing machine, I’d be there forever otherwise!!
Burberry Black Amber
Highland berry.
I couldn’t live without my cooker. I adore cooking and eating.
I couldn’t live without my kettle!
Highland Berry, would be my selected candle favourite.
My toaster, as I love toast in the morning and it’s so quick and simple.
my Laptop xx
My laptop!
Highland Berry for this Scottish lassie!
Black Amber scented candle would be my first to try. Sounds interesting.
The household item I choose is my kettle as I`m pretty useless before my first mug of coffee. Then my broadband comes second.
My grandma still has and uses the hoover she bought in the 70’s! It works like a dream. I would be lost without my slow cooker x
Black Amber sounds gorgeous! But then so do they all 🙂 x
I think the item i would be most lost without is my washing machine. How on earth my GrandMother generation coped with the copious amounts of washing they had using only a dolly board and mangle i will never know! How hard they must have worked x
Dewy grass candle fragrance and a washing machine is vital!
Of all those candles I like the sounds of English Rose and my kettle!!
Katie xoxo
Cedarwood scented candle
I’d definitely go with Cedar Wood – I love that scent. It’s gorgeous!!
Suzy
I couldn’t live without my husband who cleans a lot!
OK in all seriousness, I couldnt live without our kettle, hot drinks are really needed in this weather.
But our hoover comes in a very close second, as I hate dust and messy carpets; we have 3 cats so hair collects quickly
need a new vacum cleaner
Highland Berry
Couldn’t live without my microwave!
Highland Berry Scent definitely the favourite
Couldnt live without the internet, tis an addiction
I could not live without my microwave these days
Cedarwood scented candle
washing machine…its on every single day!
Black Amber is my favorite candle and the gadget I couldn’t live without would be my food steamer I use it everyday.
I really like the sound of Dewy Grass. Sounds like it would be really fresh.
I couldn’t live without my gas hob. I use this for a traditional kettle so as long as I have it I have hot water for tea!
I’ll pick the loo.
i could not live without my washing machine
Black Amber sounds lovely!
My favourite candle scent is Highland Berry
I could`nt live without my washing machine, its on everyday.
Highland Berry scented candle sounds lovely
I definitely could not live without my microwave – use it all the time
Highland Berry for me…but then I’m biased….I live in the Highlands..!
Washing machine without a doubt..!
I am going with the purple hyacinth candle
I could not live without my kettle – wouldn’t be able to function without my first cuppa of the day.
English Rose scented candle
washing machine
Pc – simply couldnt live without
Black Amber scented candle.
Microwave Oven.
English rose scented candle.
English Rose, love anything in rose.
Dishwasher, I never had one until 6 months ago and I now know I couldn’t live without it.
Highland Berry
How do you expect me to choose between my fridge and washing machine? Can I have the fridg in summer and washing machine in winter
Highland Berry sounds lovely
Would have to say my washing machine
oh i love the sound of the English Rose scented candle
i couldnt live without my washing machine with my large family
I had difficulty accessing (? blog / ? Link ) place to document my favourite candle scent, which is lavender.
Microwave, is so useful and practical for our home / household.
The washing machine makes life a lot easier, I must admit.
Hey! Your link doesn’t work so I couldn’t see the candles, but I always go for a deep berry scent ♥
The item I couldn’t live without is my washing machine. Imagine having to do it all by hand like our nans did! No thanks.
I think I would like the Cedarwood scented candle the best.
Out of household utility items I think I couldn’t do without my dehumidifier.
My tumble dryer x
The english rose one sounds amazing!
I couldn’t leave without my washing machine! It always on!
highland berry
Linen sounds lovely really fresh and clean
Dewy grass sounds different & lovely & fresh
Jasmine scented candle sounds lovely
My kettle – love a cup of tea.
English rose and hoover and washing machine having kids these two items are a must
I need all my modern day gadgets, especially a lovely new vacuum because in ‘Tomorrow’s World’ I can enjoy ‘Play for Today’!
I couldn’t live without my washer & dryer. And the dewy grass candle sounds like it would be so good!
I want it
Jasmine
I couldn’t live without my Hoover I use it about 3 times a day!
I think I’d love the Dewy Grass candle x
I couldn’t live without my computer x
jasmine and my hoover
Highland Berry definatley! Smells like pie!
I could not live without my genuine 1950’s retro kenwood mixer! Imagine making cakes by hand!
loving all the scents but would love to try The Black Amber!
The house hold product i couldn’t live without is my cooker love cooking for the family!
Patchouli is a favourite of mine but would be grateful to try any
I could manage without most things but I guess the hardest would be washing machine.
People were much happier in those days even though they worked harder.
I really like the Black amber scent and I couldn’t live without my oven as most of my meals are cooked on in or on it! Fingers crossed! 🙂
I would find it hard not to have a washer dryer – boiling up water, scrubbing clothes by hand against a washboard or using a dolly, feeding wet washing through the mangle and then pegging it all out on the line in freezing weather. I would like to try a Jasmine candle please.
Has to be Black Amber ! I love a warming scent from candles
My Dishwasher my husband uses a different plate for everything
my favourite scent is English Rose
I could not live without my kettle
My favourite scented candle would be Highland Berry.
I could not live without our fridge freezer. Used multiple times a day!
my favorite scent is palma violets.
my washer
Cedar Wood
Jasmine
Cooker
I love a classic vanilla candle and I couldn’t live without my washing machine! Imagine doing that by hand!
I couldn’t be without my hoover! I love to see my floors all clean and crumb free 🙂
My favourite scent of candle would definetely be the black amber! Lovely notes.
My washing machine
I’d love to try the CLAUS PORTA candle as citrus is my favourite
I need my washing machine the most with 3 teenagers!
I could not live without a vacuum cleaner! I have four cats so daily hoovering is essential!
My favourite scent of candle would be cedar wood!
Black Amber sounds delicious!
… and I couldn’t live without my hoover!
Black Amber is my favourite fragrance for a candle.
I could not live without my yogurt maker – it is wonderful and so simple to use.
the jasmine fragrance
smartphone!
I couldn’t live without my washing machine 🤗
Neom tranquillity
Lillian my laptop
I like Cedar Wood and i couldnt live without my hoover
The highland berry looks lovely, visually nice too
Highland berry sounds amazing! just imagining being on the highlands, the breeze and beautiful views! fabulous x
It would have to be our dishwasher, especially with all the cooking and baking for all the family l think l would be washing up the whole day its so great to put it on and get on with the other jobs we have to do each day 🙂
As to be kettle for me love my tea as did my mum
The Highland Berry scented candle sound nice
My Hoover
Highland berry sounds awesome! 🙂
I couldn’t live without my microwave. And I would go for the highland berry or vanilla scent.
It has to be the toastie machine for me!
I would like the Cedarwood scented candle