It’s all fun and games for the first few years but then you find you’re no longer using this pool you dreamed of owning. Is your pool going unused? Are you sick of cleaning it? Perhaps it’s time to think options. What can you do with this space? Do you still want to keep a key feature in your
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Decorate Your Home With An Added Greenhouse In Your Own Backyard
The old expression, ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ is particularly applicable to our diet. Experts tell us that fresh produce, preferably organic, is the way to go from a health perspective. But with mounting food miles becoming an increasing environmental issue, how do we get the natural
Fitting pet-friendly flooring in your home
Looking after cats and dogs can be a messy business and to keep damage to a minimum, it’s crucial you have the right flooring installed in your home. There’s no better surface for the job than laminate flooring, as unlike carpets, the material is hard-wearing and very easy to maintain
Commercial to residential conversions – five things to consider
More and more people are looking to unused commercial properties to help them achieve their dream of building the perfect home. Due to the recent economic downturn, there are more unused commercial properties than usual and the government has also tried to legislate in order to make it easier for
Now is the ideal time to get your home ready for winter
With winter creeping ever closer now might be the ideal time to take steps such as investing in boiler insurance to make sure you stay warm indoors whatever the temperature is outside. It’s also a
Styles of house shutters
Windows have always been an interesting interior design challenge and we are always on the lookout for new ways of tackling this tricky area of the home. Until now the well explored areas of draperies and blinds are where most of us head when we need to re-vamp a window, but that is all set
Charming home library ideas for bookworms
For those of us who love their books, there is nothing more desirable than your own library, no matter how modest. Not only does a proper library display books to their best advantage, but also it can significantly enhance the home and give it a real touch of class.
Different libraries for different
5 Quirky Storage Solutions
There are many of us who yawn when we hear the word storage. Boring! Shelves, compartments, space savers: these are the subjects we relegate to the unexciting, unimaginative area of home décor. But there are many fabulous and quirky storage ideas out there. Get ready to think outside the square!
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How to keep a thatched house safe when renovating
When you buy a thatched house, you will be aware you are going to have to embark on renovation work on the roof at some point in the future.
If you have had a thorough survey carried out on the property before completing the purchase you will already know of some of the work that will need doing and
Tips and Hints for storing specific items
By Rob Barlow
There are tricks to storing certain items, little vulnerabilities that have to be compensated for There are a few simple things you can do to change the amount of time an item is viable for storage from days to weeks, from weeks to months, from months to years. A few things that most