Posts Tagged“DIY”

Update Your Bathroom with a New Design

Updating your bathroom can be an interesting project that is fun for you to do. You can change the look that you have now to a more modern space that is fresh, inviting, and comfortable. Since you spend a lot of time in your bathroom every day, you should give it the attention that it needs to be the room where you polish up your appearance and soothe your stress right down the drain. How will you achieve this new look on the home renovation budget that you have? Follow some of the ideas discussed below to make your bathroom…

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Top Money-Saving Tips for Decorating on a Budget

The beginning of the year is often the time when people decide to freshen up their home by engaging in some renovations or redecorating. While you might be keen to do this too, perhaps you have a strict budget to work with, or want to save some dollars to spend on other items through the year, such as a relaxing vacation. If this sounds like you, don’t fret about how to spruce up your home decor with limited funds, as there are lots of great tips to be found that will help you spend less yet still have your house…

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5 wonderful ways to add water to your home

When it comes to enhancing your home, whether for design or for relaxation, adding water can be a great way to enhance the overall look and feel. There’s something attractive and calming about water that can make it a great addition to a home, and most people fail to realize just how many different ways it can be done. If you want to experience what water can do, the following are five wonderful ways to add water to your home. Pool The very first way to add water to your home is by adding a pool. This not only provides…

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A Look Back At How Flooring Has Evolved Over Time

Now this might not sound like the most interesting topic, but you might be surprised! Take a look down at your floor. Hopefully you’ve got some nice, lovely flooring there, whether you’re at work or at home. But obviously flooring hasn’t always looked like that. In fact, it’s changed quite a bit over the years, and by ‘years’ we mean literally thousands of years. This infographic takes a look at just how much flooring has changed, and on the whole we can count ourselves pretty lucky that it’s come on as far as it has. Let’s start at the beginning.…

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Rules for Purchasing a Classic Car Restoration Project

So you have an itch to purchase a classic car to restore. While this is an exciting project to take on, especially when you consider how much fun you’ll have using a paint booth and making the car look like brand new, you have to take your time and do your homework. This is especially the case since even the best spray booths made can’t make up for the fact that a car’s frame is rusting out. Before you begin planning to take your automobile into a paint booth, you have to find the car you want first, and there are some tips…

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Best ways to decorate your home on a small budget

With the economic crisis still affecting many of us, a lot of people have had to cut back on certain things and learn the art of budgeting and saving. Decorating and making changes to our homes can be very important depending on what needs to be done, but it doesn’t need to be expensive. For those who are in desperate need of some household maintenance but simply can’t afford to do it, here are some tips on how to decorate your home on a small budget. DIY and be conservative Over time, it’s only inevitable that furniture begins to wear…

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Tips for designing the perfect deck

Want to make this the year that you level up your underwhelming backyard? If this is your home improvement goal over the remainder of this year, the following tips for designing the perfect deck will help you transform it into the envy of the neighbourhood. 1) What will you use your outdoor space for? Anybody can build a deck in their backyard, but building something that could be considered to be perfect will require you to take into consideration the needs and desires of your own, your family and close friends. While most decks will have a space for a…

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Enjoy the Benefits of Composite Decking

Reducing our environmental footprint is becoming more and more important as our world becomes more polluted, rainforests are cut down and chemicals seem to creep into every facet of our lives. That is why composite decking has become so popular over the past few years, because this non-timber decking material helps us to reduce our eco footprint and help us to save our environment. As Australians, we love the outdoors and we can spend hours every weekend building decks and patios, so we can spend time outdoors with our family and friends. So if you have been thinking of ways…

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Time Travel Style: Vintage Looks for your Home

Over the past few years, vintage style has increased in popularity. From celebrity fashions to popular culture to home décor, flashback style has found its way into every walk of life. In the home, 1920s glamour has returned as an opposition to modernist design, not to mention the 60s colour blocking and bold prints of the 70s. More and more people are considering bringing upcycled items into their home. Upcycling is the process of taking an old item and making it into something new or improved. Reclaimed Furniture Reclaimed furniture is environmentally friendly, unique and right on trend. Handcrafted from…

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