Photo:unsplash Summer really is the best time of year. If you have children, then you can share in their enthusiasm for it. Every kid looks forward to the summer holidays and being there with them to enjoy it is one of the great pleasures of being a parent. It is also a great time to…
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How to light up your shed
Read moreThroughout the winter months, my wife and I have continued to enjoy spending time in our garden. Whether this be watering the plants that we’d planted from seed back in March of last year, to tidying up the borders or simply sitting outdoors wrapped up warm with a hot cup of tea and watching the…
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Ways To Make Your Home Feel More Special
Read moreYour home is supposed to be your humble happy abode. A place to call your haven and a place where you can create happy memories, but how can you make those minor home improvements without breaking the bank? There are many ways to make your home feel a little more like you, whether it’s just…
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Spring Cleaning Can Only Mean 3 Things
Read moreImage source “Spring is finally here, and that means the idea of spring cleaner will skid across our minds a couple of times a day. However, unless you use a professional cleaning service the idea of spring cleaning is usually accompanied with the gut-wrenching feeling of it being an absolute chore. That is why we…
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Preparing Your Home For New Arrivals
Read moreAs any experienced father can tell you, preparing the home for new arrivals is both a daunting and joyous moment. It’s daunting due to the fact that having a child in the home is going to be a tough task. Not only will you need to prepare the entire home to make it childproof, you’re…
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Handyman: Taking DIY Issues Into Your Own Hands
Read moreIt’s easier than ever to do a lot of things, thanks to technology. That means it’s easier than ever to outsource jobs that you could do with a bit of knowledge. This means it is also easier than ever to learn how to tackle the job you’ve just paid a lot of money for someone…
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A Beautiful Bathroom Needn’t Cost An Arm And A Leg
Read moreImage Source A lot of people are unhappy with their bathrooms. These rooms are hard to renovate, and they usually age quite poorly. This combination is one that makes people feel very bad about this part of their house. But, unfortunately, getting over this hump isn’t going to be easy; most people don’t want to…
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Call In The Pro’s Or Go It Alone?
Read moreImage credit DIY is a wonderfully, awful thing. Most of us have tried our hand at it and we will all have our own horror stories. The simple rule of DIY is knowing when it’s worth taking on the job yourself and when it’s going to be better to call in the professionals. So, let’s…
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5 Things to Consider When Hiring a Builder
Read moreChoosing a builder is a big step to starting any project. You want to be assured that you are going to end up with a quality building without long delays, headache, or bumps in the road along the way. To ensure that you are making a good choice when hiring a builder, we have outlined…
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4 Easily Solvable Issues:That Are Making Your Bathroom Look A Mess
Read moreOften, we don’t realise just how much of an impact little problems have on the look and feel of our homes. The thing is, we get so used to seeing them that we begin to block them out and don’t realise the impact that they have on how our homes look to others. One room…
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Five Tips For Five Rooms In A Child Friendly House
Read moreYour Bedroom Image source First of all, is it ever really possible to turn your bedroom into your own sanctuary if you have children? A lot of parents start their kids’ lives by co-sleeping with them, which means that your bedroom may just have turned into a free for all, for your kids to wander…
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Breathing Life Into A Dreary Home This winter
Read morePicture Source Whilst the winter season might be coming to a close, and you’re most likely thanking your stars, that doesn’t necessarily mean your home is out of the woods just yet. Cold temperatures and dreary lighting stemming from the outdoor world might still create a rather sombre uninspiring atmosphere in your home until spring…
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The DIY Set Up
Read moreDIY projects can be a great way to save some money and learn some valuable skills to take forward into life. Sure, it can be a mess, but the improvements you make can be felt for years to come long after the mess has gone. Certain projects need more preparation than others, but all need…
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Clean Ends No Waste Wipes Review
Read moreI dread to think how many wet wipes I have used after having five children, but needless to say it’s a lot! On many occasions they’ve been flushed down the toilet and caused massive problems with the sewers which is then an expensive job to be sorted out. It’s always something that I have been…
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Painting the Exterior of My House this Spring
Read moreSpringtime is the time of the year when everybody starts getting outdoors on a more regular basis, and they start thinking about doing all those exterior jobs that need doing around the home. A big job that I will be undertaking this springtime is to paint the exterior walls of my home. It’s all starting…


























