About Online Home Shop

Online Home Shop, usually shortened to OHS, is a British homeware retailer aimed squarely at people furnishing a room on a budget.

What they sell

Bedding is the biggest section — duvet covers, fitted and flat sheets, pillowcases, pillows and duvets — with curtains, cushions, throws and rugs alongside. The bathroom range covers towels, bath mats and robes, and there is furniture for bedroom, living room, dining and garden, plus lighting, storage and decorative pieces. The site also carries loungewear, pyjamas and drying robes, and a kids' range. Prices start very low and the site runs frequent price drops.

Buying bedding that lasts a bit longer

At this end of the market, the honest trade-off is that a cheap duvet set is cheap because of the fabric weight and the finishing, and it will not survive as many washes as an expensive one. Two things improve the odds. Look at the composition rather than the price: polycotton creases less and dries faster, pure cotton feels better and lasts longer if you can iron it. And check the sizing against your duvet and mattress, since UK double, king and super king are specific measurements and a deep mattress needs a deep fitted sheet, which is the commonest reason a set does not fit.

Curtains and the measuring that goes with them

Curtains are where online orders go wrong. Measure the track or pole rather than the window, and remember that the width you order is the total across both curtains — you want roughly one and a half to two times the track width for a proper gather, not the exact number. Drop is measured from the top of the track down to where you want the hem. Check whether the pair is eyelet or pencil pleat before ordering, because they hang on different fittings and are not interchangeable.

Using an Online Home Shop discount code

Add the items to the basket, then paste the code into the discount field before checkout and confirm the new total.