Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
In summer it can be frustrating when you go upstairs to sleep and find that the higher up your house you go, the hotter the house becomes. It can lead to an uncomfortable night’s sleep which nobody enjoys in the humid summer! When you think of having a loft conversion, you may believe that having a bedroom in a loft space could end up being sweltering in these hotter months, but there are many ways you can keep your loft conversion cool and airy in the summertime.
We have all had to host family and friends in our homes, whether it’s for a family gathering at Christmas, or to get away for the weekend and explore where your friends live. For those who are fortunate enough to have a spare room in their home, it can be an easy arrangement, but for other busy households it can be a logistical nightmare. A garden room can be the perfect solution, providing a beautiful guest annexe for family, friends, or even to rent out and make some money from!
There are many different ways you can decorate your kitchen extension, with bold statement colours or more traditional neutral colour schemes. How you incorporate colour into your kitchen extension can depend on numerous factors, for example the type of extension you have and the amount of light in your extension. However, it does not need to be as difficult as it seems, with some handy tips that can help you decorate your kitchen extension space.
When transforming areas of your home, it is always good to pay attention to places where there’s lots of traffic. This is usually the area of your home that’s likely to get the most wear and tear and will be the first place to look like it’s in need of an update. One of these areas is the kitchen and seeing as you might use it two or three times a day, it’s worth spending some time updating it every now and then. Here are four tips for transforming your kitchen area.
Whether you are looking to refresh or revamp, there is always a DIY project that can be done at home, or in the office.
Projects range from small scale undertakings such as paint jobs and fixing shelves for extra
storage to building custom furniture and installing wales and ceilings. Here we take a look at
some possible projects and offer some tips to help your projects flourish.
Damp may sound a simple and regular thing, but if it is left untreated it can cause serious damage to your property and health. Damp is described as a presence of unwanted moisture in your building’s structure. Damp walls could be a result of condensation within the building itself or an invasion from the outside building.
As several reasons could cause it, and in various ways, no two cases can be exactly the same. There are different types of damp, and many different solutions to handle them. However, finding the right cause and getting the right damp proofing treatment is of great importance.
Not long ago, I blogged about a few different ways to decorate your boring white wall, like adding a splash of colour to re-energise the room. If you don’t fancy getting the paints out, you could get museum-quality wall art, like paintings, photographs and illustrations to add to the wall. Or you could add sentimental items and pictures that remind you of your childhood. Hanging a quality mirror can help capture and reflect light. Alternatively, upcycle your furniture by painting it, like what we did to our bathroom, or refurbish it with used fabrics.
The flooring in your home needs to be pretty hard-working if it’s going to stand up to the pressures of family life. Children spend a lot of time on the floor, whether they’re learning to crawl or just playing with their toys. Your floors need to be easy to clean, durable and safe. Parents are often confused by wood floors. Are they safe for children or not?
If your family is growing in number and you’re living in a small flat or townhouse, it is possible you are going to consider either moving to a bigger house or adding an extension. In the UK, most people would go for the latter option, owing to the statistics from the Office of National Statistics that the country spends close to £30 billion every year on home improvements, with a significant number being extensions.
Want a home that looks high end, but don’t have the budget to go out and blow thousands of pounds on furniture and fixtures? You’ll be pleased to hear that it can still be done- there are ways that you can give the impression that you’ve spent a lot more than you have. Here are a few examples of how to go about it.
Should you build it or buy it? More often than not, in order not to crack open our brain, we tend to follow the quick and easy way to furnish our house by buying furniture straight from a catalogue. And of course, our home might look exactly like a catalogue showroom, which can look pretty boring.
We are Ikea fans and over the years, we have bought a lot of their black and white furniture. They always look great in the catalogue, but they don’t always work well for everyone’s home, especially for us! Our living room looks dull with no style!
So Glow DIY Magic Jar Studio is everything you need to create your own magical light up jars in three simple steps! This is a brand new So Glow DIY range that has recently launched in the UK. They offer a fabulous range of colourful themed jars to customise, decorate and keep. You can choose from, cool colour themes; turquoise ‘Chill’, purple ‘Cosmic’ and blue ‘Dream’ and warm colour themes: yellow ‘Happy’, green ‘Harmony’ and pink ‘Love’– designed to match every mood!
Your decor can make or break your home. Everybody wants to live in a beautiful space that resonates with them, but not everybody is willing to spend the time it takes to create a home that speaks to them.
It’s important to note that taking the steps below should not be rushed. It can takes months for you to complete the perfect home decor. However, you can choose to start wherever you like, and use only the pointers that you think will suit you and your home.
Kitchen improvements are always extremely fun. I think part of the reason for this is that you actually feel the benefits of the home improvements when you renovate your kitchen. You’re in there every day, usually cooking and doing stuff. So, if you can make your experience better, it’ll only make you happier.
Sadly, most kitchen renovations are costly and involve loads of work. However, you can certainly improve your kitchen while sticking to a budget. Here are a few ideas that will make a big difference to your home:
FFX is one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of high quality tools, fixings & building supplies, based in Folkestone, Kent. FFX sells everything that you need to do any DIY, no matter if it is big or small. They sell all sorts of hand tools, fixings and fasteners, general construction consumables, and gardening equipment to roofing materials.
Shopping in store sometimes can be such a pain if they run out of stock for what you were after. People are increasingly doing more shopping online and choose to get it delivered to their doorstep. It is definitely useful for us as it saves us from transporting the big and bulky items like a fan, especially as we have limited car boot space.
