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Does secondary glazing film reduce window condensation? Experts say it can - and you can buy it for as little as £2.99

It’s never been easier to prevent window condensation in winter

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Avocado bathrooms are back in UK as younger homeowners go green

Suppliers say gen Z and millennials are driving trend for 1970s-style fixtures as well as other bright colours

The Guardian - UK

Shop closures in May 2025: The names disappearing from high streets across Great Britain

More big-name brands are shutting their doors for good this month

Evening Standard

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Best fence panels: Choose the right fence for your garden

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Evening Standard

Best paint for skirting boards: Freshen up your home interiors

Woodwork seen better days? These are the pots to revive them

Evening Standard

How to paint a stairwell - expert tips on how to decorate this tricky space safely

Give the smallest yet probably tallest area of your home a smooth finish with these professional tips

Ideal Home

DIY giant's new £10 million Scottish store moves step closer to opening

CONSTRUCTION on a new £10 million home improvement store has moved onto a next key stage ...

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Best easy-install door bolts, tried and tested 2024

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Evening Standard

Ideal Home Bathroom Award Winners 2024 - the very best in bathroom design chosen by our expert editors

Discover the very best bathroom designs and products to add to your wishlist

Ideal Home

Kimberley Walsh launches a new soothing paint colour - calling it the 'perfect sage green tone'

The singer and presenter gets candid about how her passion for DIY blossomed

Ideal Home

DIY and upcycling has saved these style-savvy homeowners a fortune

Making their own furniture and using clever DIY hacks, these creative homeowners have nailed the Japandi-meets-rustic look

Ideal Home

DFS and Wickes report weak demand for high-cost household goods

Sofa retailer warns profits will be £10m lower than hoped as DIY group says conditions remain ‘challenging’

The Guardian - UK

The Style Sisters reveal the common mistake people make when storing food in the fridge – and how to avoid it

Are you guilty of this mistake?

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5 Family bathroom layout mistakes to swerve for a functional space

Build a bathroom that everyone will love by avoiding these family bathroom layout mistakes

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Best multi-purpose garden tools for keeping your outdoor space tidy

Get your garden in tip-top shape for the season ahead

Zenger

Man Parks Tank At Store To Protest ‘Poor Quality’ Work

He declared he won’t move it until he receives a refund.

Real Homes

Homeowners: these three essential items will expand your loft's storage potential

Discover how Loft Legs' portfolio of products can help increase storage in your roofspace

The Guardian - UK

Wickes’s bodged jobs spark more kitchen sink chaos

Installation horrors have struck terror in the heart of householders

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Best bathroom sealants to protect your fixtures and fittings

Guarding against the wet patch

The Guardian - UK

Through a Ulez camera, I spy the vandal who chopped down Laurence Fox’s career. It looks a lot like him

Following Lozza’s arrest for anti-camera vigilantism, we need to ask: doesn’t anyone recognise a martyr when they see one, asks Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Best washable paints to keep your interior walls pristine

Wipe, scrub and polish your walls without stripping your paint job

Evening Standard

Wickes DIY sales slide, but refurbishments and local trades keep revenue growing

CEO David Wood told the Standard that Wickes’ DIY customers opted for smaller projects amid the cost-of-living crisis

Evening Standard

Crooked London solicitor must pay back £28m after laundering money

Bhadresh Gohil laundered vast sums plundered by James Ibori, a former Wickes cashier in Ruislip who became a state governor in Nigeria

Ideal Home

How to lay decking - A guide to revamping your outdoor space this summer

No need to call in the professionals, with our guide you'll be able to safely build a small decking area yourself

Evening Standard

Best floating wood shelving for seamless wall storage

Brackets, be gone! Shop our pick of the floating wood shelves we’re pine-ing for

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