DIY & Decor

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  • Baby taggie

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    Taggies are loved by babies because they enjoy rubbing the satin edges of the tags. Also toddlers can find them to be great comforters. However, you can pay up to 30 dollars for them, yet they are so simple to make! You just need two pieces of soft fabric – such as fleece, cotton, silk, velour…

  • Decorating for Easter

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    If you want to decorate your home for Easter, this weekend is the ideal time to do it. We have already written about different Easter decoration styles but, if you don’t have much time or energy to do it properly, here are a few suggestions that are simple and easy and will freshen up your…

  • Vegetables to grow

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    As we discussed in the previous post, growing vegetables can be a very satisfying experience. Now you know the basics, the question that remains is:  -  what to grow??? Don’t bother with vegetables that you can get easily and cheaply from a supermarket or the farmers’market, such as standard potatoes or onions, or vegetables that…

  • Grow your own vegetables

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    More and more of us want to eat healthy, organic vegetables. Unfortunately the industrialised “organic” production of vegetables is not as pure as it should be, so the only way to make sure your vegetable are truly fresh and organic is to grow them yourself! Also, it is very satisfying to watch your meals grow…

  • Valentine’s Day

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    Today is Valentines’ day. You could surprise your loved one with a quick home makeover. You don’t need to spend much money or time on this project – just use your imagination. We have already published a couple of articles about decorating your home for Valentine’s day – in a traditional or in a trendy…

  • DIY or DFY

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    Apparently DIY stores are in trouble – their sales have been going down for a year now. It seems that more and more people are getting tradesmen in to do their home improvement rather than doing it themselves. Done For You is now replacing DIY, so much so, that even the large home improvement stores…

  • Interior Decor trends

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    If you want to remodel or redecorate your home this year, it’s time to start thinking about what you want, what you like and what you dislike. If you go to your local home stores, you might find it overwhelming because almost every interior style is catered for – so which one to choose? First…

  • Detox your home

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    We all have our New Year resolutions one of which is normally about changing our lifestyle into a more healthy way of living – be that eating or drinking less, taking up exercise, giving up alcohol, cigarettes or caffeine. However, we seem to forget about our closest environment: our home. A healthy environment allows for…

  • New Year DIY resolutions

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    Firstly, all of us at DIY Together would like to wish all our readers and members a very Happy New Year! Secondly, we’d like to remind you that today is the day to remove your Christmas decorations – according to tradition anyway. Some people like to leave the colourful lights up for another couple weeks…

  • Eco Christmas

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    Last year we wrote about being green at Christmas. As last year has shown us yet again, we’ll need to adjust our lifestyle in order to save energy consumption and natural sources, if we want our planet to survive.  However it’s still not easy to have an eco-friendly Christmas, given that this festival has come…