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DIY
Kitchen cupboard makeovers
How to paint kitchen cupboards and clean up very old and dirty ones - including our special home-made kitchen cupboard cleaner. How to paint kitchen cupboards 1. Prepare the surfaces Make sure that surfaces are grease free. Do this ...
Garden
Getting your garden ready for summer
Yay! It certainly looks like Spring is sprung. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the trees are covered in a beautiful green haze. It must be time to get out into that garden and start getting ready for summer. The only ...
Household
Spring cleaning since the dawn of time
I was listening to the radio the other day and a woman was talking about Jewish Passover. She was explaining how it was traditional to clean the home in the run up to Passover to get rid of all leavened food products (made with raising ...
Household
It’s time to get Spring Cleaning
At last the sun is shining and it is beginning to feel quite spring-like. The only problem with this lovely weather is that it highlights all the dirt and dust that has accumulated over the winter months. So what better way to ...
DIY
Unblocking a sink
One of the biggest pains in a homeowner's life is blocked drains. Tipping oils and fats down the sink tends to play havoc with your pipes, so here are some simple tips for unblocking drains without using damaging chemicals, plus a couple ...
Household
Video interview with our stain-busting guru
We cornered Stephanie Zia, the author of our stain guide, bribed her with some lunch and Anne asked her a few questions about her brilliant stain-busting techniques. To get your copy of the Make it and Mend it No Nonsense Guide to ...
People
Hang your washing out!
This month’s cause is Project Laundry List... Many of you will find it hard to believe, but in places around the world - especially the United States, Tashkent and Uzbekistan apparently, people are evicted, fined, and generally ...
Household
How to get your deposit back from your landlord
If you're renting a house you'll undoubtedly have had to put a deposit down, but at the end of your tenancy it can be really difficult to get this back. Don’t wait until the last minute to start thinking about this. Don’t think it ...
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