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Bathroom
Bathroom ventilation and waterproofing done properly
Stop bathroom damp at the source with correct extraction, real tanking behind the tiles and the falls and fixings that keep water where it belongs.
20 July 20268 min
Interior
Bedroom design for better sleep, light, sound and layout
Design a bedroom around darkness, quiet, temperature and clearances, with bed sizes and wardrobe depths that make the room work at 3am and at 8am.
13 July 20267 min
Kitchen
How to choose a kitchen layout for your actual room
Match a galley, L-shape, U-shape or island kitchen to your real room dimensions using clearances, work zones and honest trade-offs.
6 July 20268 min
Decoration
A layered lighting plan you can build room by room
Build a three-layer lighting scheme with the right colour temperature, switching and lamp positions, starting with what you can change this weekend.
29 June 20267 min
Interior
Living room layout dimensions that actually work
Set out your living room with real clearances, walkway widths and seating distances so the furniture fits the room instead of fighting it.
22 June 20268 min
Design
The small mistakes that make a room look cheap
The specific proportion, finish and detailing errors that undermine a room, and the low-cost corrections that make it read as considered instead.
15 June 20267 min
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Interior
Bedroom design for better sleep, light, sound and layout
Design a bedroom around darkness, quiet, temperature and clearances, with bed sizes and wardrobe depths that make the room work at 3am and at 8am.
13 July 20267 min
Decoration
A layered lighting plan you can build room by room
Build a three-layer lighting scheme with the right colour temperature, switching and lamp positions, starting with what you can change this weekend.
29 June 20267 min
Interior
Living room layout dimensions that actually work
Set out your living room with real clearances, walkway widths and seating distances so the furniture fits the room instead of fighting it.
22 June 20268 min
Plan before you spend
Explore the topicProjects & practical fixes
Bathroom
Bathroom ventilation and waterproofing done properly
Stop bathroom damp at the source with correct extraction, real tanking behind the tiles and the falls and fixings that keep water where it belongs.
20 July 20268 min
Kitchen
How to choose a kitchen layout for your actual room
Match a galley, L-shape, U-shape or island kitchen to your real room dimensions using clearances, work zones and honest trade-offs.
6 July 20268 min
Home Improvement
Renovation order of work and where the budget goes
The correct sequence for a home renovation, from surveys to snagging, with the decisions that must be locked before each trade arrives on site.
25 May 20266 min
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Useful beats merely beautiful
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Dimensions, materials, maintenance and trade-offs are included when they change the decision.
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