Category Archives: DIY/Home Improvement

Simple home maintenance tips to avoid long-term costs

Owning a home can be an expensive business.  From general cleaning and maintenance, to repairs, updating fixtures, and redecorating, it can seem like there is always something that needs paying for.  As very few people have the luxury of being able to fix everything in one go, many homeowners feel that they are constantly paying for, and working on, their properties. However, these gradual payments are always preferable to those big, budget-busting costs that can occur when least expected.  For

Productive interiors: essential tips for functional office design

Many of us spend most of our working lives in an office environment of one kind or another.  Since living, let alone working, in an ugly or dull space is not conducive to personal happiness or production, the design of the office is something that you should consider long and hard.  The office environment has a direct and immediate impact on how workers interact and it influences their well-being, productivity and general health. Planning You need sufficient space to seat your employees, of

Designing The Ultimate Bachelor Pad

Just as a family home reflects the varied activities and interests of family life, so singles’ apartments should reflect individuals’ lifestyle and tastes. A bachelor pad that sends out all the right messages makes confident statements and transmits positive signals. Here are a few ideas to help get you started. The good news Once upon a time there was a widespread perception that single guys had no need to bother with anything resembling interior design and could continue to live in untidy

Households reducing energy use for financial reasons

Prior to much-publicised price increases from some of the 'big six'  being announced to the world, it seems the suggestion that a price hike might be on the way from one of these energy companies had increased some people's concern about how their bills would be looking this winter. When a survey was carried out in September, a sample of energy bill payers was asked if rumours about a possible price hike by one of the 'six' had caused them to worry more about their winter energy bills. A massive

How to build a chicken coop

Lately, you’ve been learning how to become more self-reliant, given the inherent instability present in the world today.  From the escalating natural disasters that have been ravaging places like New Orleans and New Jersey, to the collapse of the economy in 2008, the aftermath that occurred has demonstrated to you that we cannot expect the government to come to our rescue anymore. Whether they are doing this because they don’t care about the populace anymore, or simply because they are