June 2010 Home & DIY Magazine
Contents
Choosing a Shower
Nothing is better than getting up in the morning and getting into a hot shower with plenty of pressure and loads of water. It is what we all expect these days. But if you are one of the unfortunate ones with a slightly cold, dribble of a shower then you might be wondering what you have done wrong.
Dangerous DIY
Recession-hit Brits could be putting their lives and homes at risk by carrying out dangerous DIY to save money, warns Gas Safe Register. New research has found that nearly 1 in 3 would fit a gas appliance or play with their electrics in the hope of saving as little as £60.
De-cluttering with Hippobag
De-cluttering is often top of the ‘jobs around the house’ list on a bank holiday. But after reluctantly de-cluttering, getting rid of excess junk and queuing at the tip is the last thing anyone wants to have to do on a long weekend, especially if the sun is shining.
Kitchen Makeover
Have you ever walked into your kitchen and thought how you would love to have a new, fresh and clean looking kitchen without the hassle and expense of having to completely gut it. Well it is possible to change your kitchen by simply adding new cupboard doors, handles, worktops and perhaps tiles.
Changing Utility Supplier
As we come to the end of a long and very cold winter, we will all start to worry about the energy bills as they come in. There is a very good chance they will be significantly higher than they were last year and in some cases we might even decide that it is time to find a new supplier in a bid to cut the cost.
In this age of the internet it should be a fairly simple process to change your supplier, and doesn't have to involve a complete stranger standing on your step, implying you are a fool not to take him up on his “amazing” offer.
Decorating Style - Minimalism
The thought of a minimalist home can be a frightening thought for some people. You may think that you will have few possessions, nowhere to place a photograph or a scatter cushion. It will be stark and hard and white....
but nothing could be further form the truth.
Minimalism simply means that everything in your home is both stylish and functional. Nothing will makes its way into your home unless it serves a purpose and offers a design element to the room.
Decorating on a Budget
Most of us would love to achieve the designer looks we see in interior magazines or on the shows on television. But we don't all have endless budgets to achieve the best results. Perhaps we might be able to afford to do one room at a time and even then it never looks quite right.
What Is A Bedroom ?
We visit the I'm Confused.com Blog to find out just what Insurance Companies mean when they ask:What do home insurance providers mean when they ask: ‘How many bedrooms do you have’?
Save When You Spend
It’s taken a while but the summer is finally here – whether you’re planning to chill out in the garden or revamp the kitchen, you can do it for a whole lot less with the Focus DIY Summer Discount Card
Outdoor
Heaters
As the summer comes to an end we all want to continue to make the most of the longer evenings by using our gardens.
This is made easier by the use of garden or outdoor heating systems. It makes a garden into a usable space at times when we would have usually retired indoors.
Popular outside pubs, due to the smoking ban, outdoor heaters are becoming much more popular in all types of settings and with the right advice you can choose the best heater for your circumstances too.
With more of us wanting to use our gardens as much as possible, outdoor lighting is becoming an important part of the exterior design of our gardens.
Garden Paths
A garden path can be a lot more than simply a way of getting to your front door or to the shed. It can be a landscaping design element in its own right.
DIY Together
There is nothing which is guaranteed to start an argument than deciding to paint the front room or put up some shelves. What colour will it be? Who will hold the drill? Who is the so-called expert? It is enough to make most couples down tools and walk off into another room in a huff with mutterings of “well you do it then...”
Indoor Plants
Plants do so much more than just brighten up an otherwise boring space. They add colour, but they also improve the air quality and remove pollutants from your home.
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