Splendid Summer Kitchens

Summer time and the living is easy! If you’re lucky enough to have some time off to spend at home this summer then it’s likely that the kitchen will feature highly in any plans that you have.

Weird and Wonderful Wardrobes!

Every now and then you come across furniture that is a little bit out of the ordinary. Sometimes it’s wonderfully creative and avant-garde.  Sometimes it’s just odd!

In today’s blog we take a look at some of the weird and wonderful wardrobes that we have come across. See what you think . . . . .

Family Friendly Kitchens!

Summer is here and, for many of us, that means children to occupy and entertain during the long school holidays! Whether you are planning a vacation or staycation this summer, there may well also be opportunities to do some kitchen-based activities with your children.

Men’s Sheds!

Yes, there really is an organisation called Men’s Sheds! The concept originated in Australia and is now spreading throughout the UK, with the support of Age UK.

Three in a Bed

At DIY Homefit we like to watch with any current TV programmes related to home buying and improving. As well as being entertaining, they are a good way of keeping up with what kind of things people are looking for in a home, which is one way that helps us to ensure that we are offering the products that people want for a kitchen refurbishment or bedroom makeover.

Eurovision Bedroom Contest!

Did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest? We’ve yet to find anyone who admitted to doing so – and yet, curiously, everyone still seems to know all all the details about the show and be willing to voice their opinions on it!

DIY Dads

With the approach of Father’s Day came the inevitable arrival of adverts aimed at Dads and what to buy them! Many typical “man gifts” are related to DIY, so here we feature a Top Five of useful – if sometimes bizarre – DIY gifts for the Dad in your life!

3-2-1 Good Reasons to Take the Garbage Out!

Do you remember that old poem about a young lady called Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout whose main failing in life was not taking the garbage out? Whether this was bloody-mindedness or some kind of phobia is unclear, but the poem starts off in a fairly jovial fashion – “she simply would not take the garbage out” – and ends badly – “Poor Sarah met an awful fate, That I cannot right now relate, Because the hour is much too late. But children, remember Sarah Stout And always take the garbage out.”

101 Uses for Old Kitchen Cupboards

At DIY Homefit when helping customers with kitchen refurbishment we sometimes get asked about the removal of old kitchen furniture. Whilst the usual routes are either the local tip or a Council collection – or perhaps Freecycle if the items are in good enough condition…