With the school summer holidays fast approaching, which are around six weeks long, I thought I would start to plan ahead and decide what sort of things we can arrange and plan. The one thing my six year old twin girls have asked for this particular summer holidays is a garden party where they can…
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How To Create The Perfect Adult Bedroom
Read moreAs a parent, it’s likely that your home is overrun by children’s toys, socks, shoes, sweetie wrappers, and generally anything else that you can find in your home when you’ve got children. There’s nothing better than a well lived in home, so you wouldn’t want it any different. However, there should always be a space…
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Building Your Own DIY Conservatory
Read moreAs your family grows we are all looking for more room within our home. Rooms that felt large when you moved in all those years usually without children, begin to feel like the walls are closing in and getting smaller by the day. It can also be nice to have somewhere where you can create…
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Renewing The Flooring In Your Home
Read moreWhen you have five children, as I do it’s always difficult to decide what is best type of flooring to have in your home. The main reason being is that you want something that is hard wearing, but also attractive to look at. So, here are three types of floor coverings that are used regularly…
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Things To Remember When Building An House Extension
Read moreWhen deciding on have an extension to your home there are many things you need to do. For starters you need to have a clear plan of exactly what you want your extension to achieve. It’s important to decide if it’ll be a single story extension, or if you live in a two story house,…
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3 Steps to Turning Your Garage into a Playroom
Read moreEveryone wants to get the most use possible out of their home. Whether this be through interior design or a lot of construction work, you want to make your house suit your needs. Sometimes certain areas of your house are not being used to the full potential that you could be using them to. One…
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How Could Damp in Your Home Affect Your Health?
Read moreMany people believe that if you cannot see, hear, or smell the problem, then it is not really a problem at all. If your house is not flooded, or you do not see mold or water slipping through the cracks, then your home is not wet, right? In reality, that may not be true. Even if your…
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The Modern Tradesperson: Are They Your #LocalHeroes
Read moreIn the past, tradespeople were seen in a certain light, whether you were a plumber, electrician or a painter and decorator. The stereotypical idea was that tradespeople could only talk of limited subjects such as sports, the latest football news, or talk about the latest cars and how fast they will go, and of course…
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Making The Most Out Of Your Garden This Summer
Read moreYour garden, I believe should be enjoyed during the warm summer months, especially if you live in the UK, where the sun can disappear as quickly as it appears. I have always try to minimise the amount of work that is required in the garden. After all I’d rather spend my time playing with the…
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Karcher SC3 Steam Cleaner Easyfix Review
Read moreClean, clean and even more cleaning yes I have to admit I do like cleaning , so when I was offered a Karcher SC3 Steam Cleaner to put it through its paces it was a no-brainer. I couldn’t wait to try it. The Karcher SC3 uses the power of steam it’s a awesome dirt shifting…
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8 Family Cost-Cutting Techniques to Try Today
Read moreCutting costs and looking after your family at the same time can be tough. Not only do you have to deal with the regular monthly expenses like food, gas, electricity, and the mortgage, but it also feels as though we’re plagued with countless unexpected costs too. Everything from a kid needing a new pair of…
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The 4 Biggest Dangers of DIY Appliance Repairs
Read moreMalfunctioning appliances are never easy to deal with and there’s never a good time for a washer, dryer or any major appliance to fail on you. However, while going DIY might seem like a good solution in some cases, it’s not always recommended to perform DIY repairs on appliances because of the dangers involved. Here…
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It’s Time To Get Out In The Greenhouse. Summer Is Here
Read moreAs we enter the month of May, it can mean only one thing. Summer is nearly here! This ultimately means we can all start getting out into the garden on a more regular basis. Basking in the UK’s glorious sunshine, well sometimes! I’m sure you know what I mean! In our home this is great…
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How to Build a Retaining Wall
Read moreSurrounding our homes and businesses, and often barely acknowledged, retaining walls can be a crucial part of any property. Whether they’re being used for boundary purposes, decorative reasons or even to keep soil and water at bay, they must be laid properly in order to function as well as they can. Here, the team from…
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Home Security Tips, Crime Prevention and Home Safety
Read moreYour home should be your safe place where you can relax and unwind after a difficult day. Unfortunately things can go wrong even at home. Which is why home security is so important. In case you are targeted by burglars. In fact a burglary takes place about every 18 seconds in the US. Fortunately, thanks…
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Heating Your Home: Gas Or Electric?
Read moreIf you live in a country like the UK, which I do, then unfortunately you have to put up with many months of cold weather. In fact, the temperature rarely raises above zero degrees for quite possibly three to four months in a year. Also, there is no doubt that sometimes in the summer months…
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How to Combat Draught in Your Home Extension
Read moreIt can be a great idea to build an extension to your home. This is one way to increase the amount of living space you have, which is especially useful if you have a growing family. It’s also a means of increasing your property’s value. But how do you make sure your new room is…
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The Pros and Cons of Using an Online Estate Agent
Read moreWhen you decide it’s time to sell your family home, you can face uncertainty and worry. As well as trying to make your property look more appealing to buyers, you have the added stress of finding your new home, and trying to ensure that the move has as little effect on your children as possible.…
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5 reasons to choose wooden office furniture.
Read moreSurrounding yourself with natural materials in your work environment not only looks great, it simply feels like a better place to work. Synthetic materials just don’t give off the same vibe. Many say it even increases productivity as a calm and natural environment invariably leads to an atmosphere that you are more comfortable to work…
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Tips For Removing A Radiator When Decorating
Read moreOver the years I have often been asked to remove radiators before decorating. As such this is now second nature to me, but there was a time when I first became self-employed as a painter and decorator that I didn’t quite know what I was doing. On one such occasion many years ago I was decorating…
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6 Garden Renovations to Make the Most of Your Outdoor Space
Read moreUnless you’re super green-thumbed, the garden is usually the last part of the house to get a makeover when you’re doing things up. But especially if you live in a part of the world that enjoys warm weather, making your garden a great space to spend time in has heaps of benefits – including reducing…
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