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Nick Humphries purchased his Edwardian terrace house in Wimbledon almost two decades ago, but it wasn’t until 2020 that he decided to update it. "I had the opportunity to do work to it, but at the time of buying I had no idea what I wanted to do," he says.

The previous owners had carried out some basic improvements,


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If your home is feeling a little flat, installing patterned flooring is a sure way to inject the warmth, character and style it’s missing – as well as being a great starting point to design backwards from.

You might think that fun tiling is reserved strictly for the bathroom, but there are plenty of ways to make it work in every room of the house – whether it’s a stat...


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As your DIY aspirations grow, so will your tool collection. Every time you take on a new DIY project, I guarantee that you'll be adding new tools to your collection. It could be something small or even perhaps a smart new power tool – but whatever it is, you need to find a space to house them.

Storing your tools correctly will extend their lifespan, even


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Plans to upgrade the UK's electricity grid as part of the Planning and Infrastructure bill have officially been announced. And, as well as benefiting all homeowners with an improved supply of energy, households located near the proposed schemes coul...


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Once a budget-friendly staple in student and rental homes, we've come across some suggestions that bamboo blinds and wind chimes could be just what we need right now.

Why? Because along with scent, careful fabric selection and using more natural ways to screen out heat, they are some of the ways Japanese homeowners have been dealing with a hot, humid environment for y...


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