Focus on DIY in the new year

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

The fast-approaching new year is the perfect time to get stuck in to some new DIY projects. Do you often make new year’s resolutions, then break them when you’re barely in to January? This year, you should focus on DIY as your new year’s resolution. The beauty of trying to do more DIY is that [...]

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Mirrors, when used cleverly, can be such a brilliant way to improve how a room looks. They have multiple purposes: as well as obviously having a purpose as a mirror, they can also look really beautiful as a feature on their own. In the same way that picture frames can look really special and make [...]

Clever ways to make your bathroom look bigger

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Bathrooms can often be the smallest room in the house, with just enough room for the toilet, sink and shower or bath. However, you can improve the look and size of your bathroom without actually making it any bigger; you can just make it look bigger. How would you do this? With lighting, well-placed furniture [...]

Make the most of your small backyard

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Small backyards can often seem a bit like a waste of space. If you feel like there’s not enough room to go out there and enjoy yourself, then you might find that you very rarely use it, either just using them to store stuff you don’t need anymore, or letting it get overgrown or fall [...]

Build simple shelves for storage

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Finding space for all your belongings can sometimes be a bit tricky, but shelves can be a great storage option. There are many different shelves you can choose from, differing in size and colour, and the beauty of putting up shelves is that you can out them up wherever you want them, they do not [...]

Divide your room with curtains

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

A common issue in houses or flats, is having a large room that you want to turn into two smaller rooms. However, converting a room can be a huge and expensive job, as not many people have the skills to do the building work, decorating and electrics themselves. This means employing professionals to carry the [...]

Storage solutions for your home

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Quite often, we find that we simply don’t have enough space in our homes. How often do you feel the need to de-clutter or have a good clear-out to make more room in your home? I often find that my home looks cluttered because I do not have the room to put everything away. When [...]