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Affordable updates to transform your kitchen – Wood Create
When we purchased an older property we totally underestimated how much everything would cost to update. My husband and I purchased our first home together almost five years ago and we’ve been busily updating it ever since.
https://wood-create.com/2019/01/28/affordable-updates-to-transform-your-kitchen/
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Small design tweaks that make a big difference in your home – Wood Create
January is the perfect time to refresh your home and give it a new lease of life, but typically the budget is pulled tight after spending all of our money over Christmas. Payday is surely just around the corner, right?!
https://wood-create.com/2019/01/15/small-design-tweaks-that-make-a-big-difference-in-your-home/
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Fun kitchen DIY to try this weekend – Wood Create
The kitchen is the heart of the home and it is a room where many will entertain and chat while they cook dinner for their family and friends. If you want your kitchen to look its best for the New Year, here are some fun DIY projects you can do this weekend to liven up…
https://wood-create.com/2019/01/11/fun-kitchen-diy-to-try-this-weekend/
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Exterior improvements that will boost your home’s value – Wood Create
It is crucial that your home has kerb appeal if you are trying to sell it or prospective buyers might not even bother to come in. More than 70% of people looking for homes said in a recent survey that if the outside did not look good, they were not too hopeful of the inside…
https://wood-create.com/2019/01/09/exterior-improvements-that-will-boost-your-homes-value/
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5 benefits of engineered wood flooring – Wood Create
If you’re debating over whether you should install a real solid wood floor or an alternative, then you’re in the right place. Today I’m going to share with you five benefits of engineered wood flooring. What is engineered wood flooring?
https://wood-create.com/2018/12/17/5-benefits-of-engineered-wood-flooring/
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How to make your home office work for you – Wood Create
Working from home can be difficult and this is because you are usually surrounded by so many distractions. You may find that the laundry is constantly calling you, and that you just don’t have time to get everything done.
https://wood-create.com/2018/11/09/how-to-make-your-home-office-work-for-you/
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On the press: printing your own artwork at home – Wood Create
Photo by Jessica Ruscello Artwork can sometimes be one of the pricier interior design luxuries which people like to have around their home. Some people are willing to spend millions on something to hang on their wall, with paintings and other pieces which are important to collectors often selling for staggering amounts. Of course, though, most…
https://wood-create.com/2018/11/06/on-the-press-printing-your-own-artwork-at-home/
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Put your craft skills to use by building a tiny home – Wood Create
Image source If you have some spare land at the back or side of your home and you want to build on it, have you considered building a tiny home? You may have a piece of land somewhere else that you are not sure what to do with.
https://wood-create.com/2018/11/05/put-your-craft-skills-to-use-by-building-a-tiny-home/
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How to renovate and restore an old front door – Wood Create
Wood is such a beautiful material. It can come alive from the love, care and devotion to the craft of carpentry. In this modern day and age, more and more parts of the home are being made out of metal, composite and other materials.
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/19/how-to-renovate-and-restore-an-old-front-door/
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Forget about the guest room, build a guest home! – Wood Create
Ben has talked about how to build your own shed from scratch, but what do you do with it once it’s built? Well, you could use it as a place to store your tools. Or, you could be a little more imaginative with your new shed and turn it into a guest home.
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/15/forget-about-the-guest-room-build-a-guest-home/
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Cost-effective kitchen upgrades that give a good ROI – Wood Create
When it comes to any home improvement, you naturally want a good return on your investment. This means it’s good value for money and will improve the value of your home to make your home worth more than the investment itself cost.
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/10/cost-effective-kitchen-upgrades-that-give-a-good-roi/
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Landscaping contractors tell you how to decorate the garden – Wood Create
Setting up a garden to work well for your household is a great thing to do. We are over four years into doing up our home and we are still working on the garden! Ben has been busy building a workshop and storage shed to the bottom of the garden and so we now finally…
https://wood-create.com/2018/10/01/landscaping-contractors-tell-you-how-to-decorate-the-garden/
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How to build your own shed from scratch – Wood Create
A question I'd asked myself for some time was, can you build your own shed cheaper than you can buy a flat pack one? In short, yes you can and you can make it a lot nicer.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/27/how-to-build-your-own-shed-from-scratch/
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How to get started with furniture renovations – Wood Create
When it comes to furniture, you may not always want to buy everything that you have brand new. Because it can get really expensive that way. Instead, it can be fun to renovate some of the furniture that you already have.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/26/how-to-get-started-with-furniture-renovations/
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How to start your upcycling business – Wood Create
If you are keen on watching “Money for Nothing” and other antique roadshow programmes, you might have been thinking about upcycling and refurbishing stunning period pieces for a profit.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/26/how-to-start-your-upcycling-business/
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A buyer’s guide to vinyl flooring – Wood Create
Vinyl flooring is a popular option amongst homeowners. This kind of flooring is a plastic material usually sold as tiles or sheets. The sheets provide a seamless look and protect
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/18/a-buyers-guide-to-vinyl-flooring/
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Some suggestions for maintaining a beautiful home in the long-run – Wood Create
The problem with owning a home for many years is that it starts to lose its initial appeal. If like me you purchased a 'needs a bit of work' house or even if you purchased off plan, it’s impossible for any building to remain “brand new” forever, but that doesn’t mean you should simply let…
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/11/some-suggestions-for-maintaining-a-beautiful-home-in-the-long-run/
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Tips to make sure you never fail at DIY – Wood Create
There are so many benefits to DIY; the main one perhaps being that you saves money over hiring a professional to do the job for you. Also, you get a great sense of satisfaction and pride completing the work yourself.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/11/tips-to-make-sure-you-never-fail-at-diy/
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Unique ways to save money in the garden – Wood Create
If you have a garden then you will know how important it is for you to keep it maintained. After all, if you don’t keep on top of things outside your property then this will cause you to lose out on your home’s value and of course it will make your home look more unappealing…
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/07/how-to-save-money-when-you-are-renovating-the-garden/
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My top 5 home improvements – Wood Create
I do quite like my house. It ticks most boxes in terms of things I look for in a home, but as with most late 60s houses, it's a bit odd in places. When we first moved in we started to notice these oddities within the first week or so.
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/07/my-top-5-home-improvements/
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How to fulfil your dream of setting up a business at home – Wood Create
For some people, being able to start your own company and run your own business is the dream. But sometimes, it can be something that takes a while for you to actually launch. Maybe you’re not sure about what you want to do, or you don’t believe in yourself for a while?
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/06/how-to-fulfil-your-dream-of-setting-up-a-business-at-home/
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Eight steps closer to an energy-efficient home – Wood Create
Not changing energy suppliers regularly to make great savings is something we are all guilty of. In fact, we’ve only done it once in our home of over four years and we were unknowingly wasting lots of money for three of those by not switching to a better deal!
https://wood-create.com/2018/09/06/eight-steps-closer-to-an-energy-efficient-home/
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Do I need to replace my windows? – Wood Create
When we purchased our house back in 2014 we had quite a mix of different uPVC windows, which wasn't much of an issue for the first few months or so. We had a mix of new and old uPVC windows and thought nothing of it until winter time came around and our bedroom steamed up with…
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/30/do-i-need-to-replace-my-windows/
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Costs to consider when buying an older property – Wood Create
When buying a property you need to consider whether you want to buy an older style property or new build. It’s a debate that Ben and I often had when purchasing our first property together.
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/24/costs-to-consider-when-buying-an-older-property/
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How to choose a keyless door entry system for your smart home – Wood Create
Keys are still currently the most commonly manufactured metal object in the world, however, are they suitable for the world of the future and will we ever see the end of the key as we know it?
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/24/how-to-choose-a-keyless-door-entry-system-for-your-smart-home/
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DIY blunders you must avoid – Wood Create
It does not matter whether you are an experienced DIYer or whether you are someone who has never carried out a DIY task before, you need to approach each project with a lot of care and consideration.
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/23/diy-blunders-you-must-avoid/
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Things to do in advance to prepare for a house move – Wood Create
Moving home is one of life’s most stressful events according to a poll of 2000 adults who even ranked it as the most stressful event, higher than the stress of getting a divorce which seems insane to me.
https://wood-create.com/2018/08/19/things-to-do-in-advance-to-prepare-for-a-house-move/
