Fed up of being let down by craftsmen to do jobs around the house? Maybe you have a very specific idea of what you want. Or want to save yourself a little money. Perhaps, you want to up-skill and take on some projects of your own in the coming year. Here, you’ll find tools and resources that can help you take on your own home projects next year.

Home improvement inspiration

A good starting point is understanding the kind of design styles you like. It’s also a good idea to evaluate the need to renovate or update the spaces around your home. Home improvement shows, like Your Home Made Perfect and Your Garden Made Perfect are two shows that not only show off home transformations, but through the process you come to understand the designers’ thought processes and inspiration that led to a particular design choice. You’ll pick up some practical ideas, tips, and solutions from the experts that you can apply to your own makeover. Warning: It’s addictive!

Go to DIY school

Confidence is often the barrier to carrying out your own home projects. If you are looking for some guidance and expertise, going to DIY school and participating in a skills-based course could be just what you need. The DIY School, near Manchester, offers a range of courses that can help you buck up your home improvement skills; from home maintenance to plastering, you can become equipped with some valuable skills that give you the confidence to complete any home project.

Step by step guides

Whether you have DIY experience or non at all, but can follow instructions, B&Qs ideas and advice page can lead you to a wealth of guides on latest design trends, and step by step guides on how to carry out your own projects. It includes everything from tiling walls and installing flooring to adding wall panelling as a feature on a staircase and even guides to repairing a roof!

More and more people are taking on their own home improvement and renovation projects as a means to save money and get the desired look and feel for their home. Justifiably proud, they take to social media to show how they accomplished their latest update, often with a step-by-step outline of how they achieved it. As they’re generally in video form, there is often enough information to get you going, though it’s worth seeing if they have a follow up blog post that outlines exactly how it’s done. Take to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest and search for #HomeImprovement #Renovation and #InteriorDesign to be inspired.

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