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    We have decided to provide an opportunity for  DIY related businesses to promote their services or products on our blog – FREE OF CHARGE. DIY Together is for the DIY community – our aim is provide useful information to DIYers. Therefore we are very selective as to what kind of articles we publish. Our readers…

  • Tips for small places

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    All of us are really small space lovers. While McMansions rule the suburbs, and those with means build estates and ranches, us city folk aspire to the perfect perch. Why? Because we are drawn to the warmth and buzz of urban life.. We are cliff dwellers. We long to be close to one another and…

  • Natural Rugs

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    Natural Rugs Sisal, seagrass, jute & bamboo rugs have been popular with the ecologically minded for some time, whilst wool rugs have been made for thousands of years to warm and soften up interiors. Most natural rugs go with almost all interior design styles, adding texture and a touch of nature to a space. Most…

  • Fixed shelves for an alcove

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    An alcove a very suitable space to utilise for fixed shelves and built-in cabinets. For shelves you could use spur shelving systems or brackets, but a more attractive solution is to have floating shelves, where the brackets or supports are invisible. Creating a floating shelf in a rectangular alcove is a relatively easy DIY job.…

  • Putting up shelves

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    Easy DIY: Putting up a shelf is considered an easy DIY job, yet it’s more difficult than you might think. A badly put up shelf just looks dreadful. So before you attach your self-made or ready-made shelf think about the following issues.. Weight What are you going to use the shelf for? How heavy will…

  • Decorating with white

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    Decorating with white actually isn’t as simple as it would seem. If you don’t do it carefully, it can look dull and boring. If you use it well, you can make a space seem bigger and brighter. According to color theorists there is no such as thing as color –  just light ( which is…

  • Identifying Electricity Supply

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    3 – Electricity In the UK, most homes are supplied with electricity via cables either underground or overhead. This connects to a sealed terminal box located inside of your home, from which two cables run to an electricity meter and two cables run to the consumer unit.  The consumer unit is often located under the…

  • Draining water systems

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    Draining water systems If you wish to move a radiator or need to do some repairs, first you need to drain the central heating system. At the lowest point in the system (often on a radiator) there should be at least one draincock that allows you to drain the water. You might find others by…

  • Water supply

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    Identifying services 2, Water Before you start doing any plumbing work you should identify the appropriate stopcocks to cut off that particular part of your water system. There are two basic domestic water systems – indirect and direct..The traditional water system is the indirect system. Cold water is supplied from the mains to the kitchen…

  • Romantic Valentine’s Day decorating

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    Only four days to go until Valentine’s day. Have you decided on how to surprise your loved one? Apparently staying in is the new going out. Instead of taking him/her out for dinner or a romantic night in a hotel, why don’t you decorate his or her home and stay in for a romantic evening?…