DIY Experts and Interior Designers Share some Top Trade Tips
When you move into your first home, the first thing you really want to do is put your own stamp on it and give it a little of your own identity to turn essentially what is a house into home that you...
View ArticleBedroom treehouse
If you are looking for inspiration for a child’s bedroom and want to do something a bit different, this may give you some inspiration…..how about a treehouse in the bedroom? This unique example from...
View ArticleBuy to Let Decorating
Buy to Let might have fallen from the headlines recently after its popularity during the pre-recession housing boom, but it is still an option for many investors. If you are making your first move into...
View ArticleWhen is a ladder not a ladder…….
We’ve found some great ideas on the web for upcycling an old ladder via scraphacker.com. They can be left to just lean against a wall, used as shelving or suspended from ceilings. Take a look and be...
View ArticlePut some colour in your love life
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has long been a champion of rich colours in the home. Now a Littlewoods survey claims to show that if you paint your bedroom purple you are likely to be twice as …er… active...
View Article‘Green’ Paint from Dulux
Dulux have joined the coffee companies and decided to address their packaging in a bid to reduce the amount of plastic they need to sell their products. To gauge consumer reaction it has decided to...
View ArticleDo you see what I see?
Colour doesn’t exist. Colour is manufactured by our mind, using light, so what one person sees as red or blue is not necessarily the same as the next person as our perception of colour is created...
View ArticleModernising Your Bathroom
The bathroom is a place in which many of us spend quite a lot of time. From getting ready for work in the morning, to washing away the cares of the day before bedtime, it plays an important role in our...
View ArticleFitting Shutters To Windows
Shutters have become very popular in the UK for a number of reasons, they are decorative, they shade homes from hot sun and provide privacy without the need for naff nets. Shutters can also be used to...
View ArticleSummer DIY Jobs – Gardening and Heating!
Summer is obviously the time that we spend much more time gardening, and there are lots of jobs to keep us busy from lawn mowing to pruning and weeding, but have you thought that now is also the...
View Article5 Tile Designs you might not have thought of for your home
Tiling gives great effects in areas that need to be waterproof, or where they need to be easily cleaned. However we thought it was worth pointing out the very different effects you can get by mixing...
View ArticleEco Friendly Lap Pool Featured on Grand Designs
Channel 4’s Grand Designs is a ‘must watch’ for anyone interested in property design. It also gives the guys in our office a certain amount of satisfaction to scoff at how amateurs always underestimate...
View ArticleSylish Spiral Staircases for Space Saving Design
Spiral Staircases can transform a room by opening up space and providing a design point in a room. They are even available in outdoor designs which can look very effective used when convertingroom over...
View ArticleOur Forum is a Great Place to Get Help and Advice
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY DoctorOne of our users, Nick, is renovating an old cottage and he is fitting a new...
View Article4 Great Ideas for Decorating a Cast Iron Bath – Make a Real Feature of Your Bath
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY DoctorA cast iron bath, also called a ‘roll-top-bath’ is quite a feature in any bathroom...
View ArticleDo you see what I see?
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY Doctor Colour doesn’t exist. Colour is manufactured by our mind, using light, so what...
View ArticleModernising Your Bathroom
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY Doctor The bathroom is a place in which many of us spend quite a lot of time. From...
View ArticleFitting Shutters To Windows
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY Doctor Shutters have become very popular in the UK for a number of reasons, they are...
View ArticleSummer DIY Jobs – Gardening and Heating!
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY Doctor Summer is obviously the time that we spend much more time gardening, and there...
View Article5 Tile Designs you might not have thought of for your home
The DIY Doctor's Blog The DIY Doctor's Blog - DIY and Home Improvement Hints, Tips, Help and Advice from The DIY Doctor Tiling gives great effects in areas that need to be waterproof, or where they...
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