One of the best things about buying a home is that you have endless possibilities when it comes to remodeling. However, if you really want to be strategic, you want to make sure that you are planning your remodel around what’s going to actually increase the overall value of your home. It’s never a bad [...]
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Choosing a Cordless Drill For All of Your Home Improvement Needs
admin If there’s one thing that matters to most people across the board, it’s definitely going to be their home. We’re big fans of the DIY movement because it gives people the power to change their own lives from the inside out. Instead of trying to wait for pricey contractors, you can actually push forward and [...]
Wallpapering – Equipment and Preparation
admin Wallpapering isn’t as difficult as it looks once you are equipped with the necessary tools. In addition to a paste table, brushes and some paste, you will also need shears, a spirit level, plumb line, scraping tools and sandpaper. Stairwells are the most problematic area and they are covered separately. Calculating the Number of Rolls [...]
Space – Saving Ideas for Your Children’s Rooms
admin Often one of the smallest rooms in the house, a child’s room needs clever planning if it is to accommodate clothing, toys and other possessions. It should also leave enough space for play, homework and entertaining friends – especially as most children ‘store’ everything on the floor! Beds In children’s rooms, several tiers make sense. [...]
Shelving Options – How to Create Open Storage
admin Putting up shelves is probably the most common DIY job – and often the most disastrous! This is simply because people don’t use the right support for the weight the shelves will carry. You can fix shelves on to an open wall or fit them into a corner or an alcove. Creating Open Storage Apart [...]
How to Install Different Types of Wall Beds
admin Ever had that feeling you could fall asleep standing up? Well here’s your chance! If lack of space is a major factor, you might want to consider fitting a bed that folds up against the wall when not in use, as this can be a great space saver. Three simple types of ‘wall bed’, as [...]
How to Install and Repair Shutters
admin Shutters are a uniquely architectural window treatment. In period properties, they would normally be installed in an angled reveal, but they can also be fitted outside the reveal or to lie flush to the frame, which gives definition to a window without detracting from its shape or the view. Traditional louvred shutters offer privacy, ventilation [...]
How to Install a Walk-In Wardrobe
admin A walk-in wardrobe has the advantage that everything is completely hidden from view and you can create a fair amount of storage space, with access to clothes on both sides. You could have a hanging rail on each side or a single rail and shelves and/or drawers on the other side. As the minimum width [...]
How to Improve Lighting in Your Home
admin Natural light is an essential component in creating a comfortable home – it opens up rooms, affects the way in which colours work together and helps to create a feeling of airy spaciousness. The amount of light in a room will, of course, be limited by the size of the windows and the direction the [...]
How to Hang Wallpaper
admin The first time I used wallpaper was as a young schoolboy, and that was to cover all my school books. Unfortunately for me, the only wallpaper we had was what remained after papering my granny’s bedroom – a design with huge pink roses on a cream and pink background. Boy, did I get some stick [...]