Homes & Gardens

What to Consider Before Adding Colour to Your Home

Choosing a new colour for your home is much more than just picking something that looks good in isolation. You need a tone that reflects your style and complements the architecture. Before you start splashing paint on the walls, there are a few factors to think about that can help you make an...

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Free wood available from builders merchant

RGB Building Supplies is offering excess wood to the local community and groups for free.

RGB’s branches have a number of damaged wooden pallets, that can be broken down, as well as off-cuts of wood which people are welcome to collect and use to complete projects.

Kevin Fenlon, CEO of RGB, commented:

“The wood is perfectly usable so instead of simply skipping it, we...

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Guide to replacing cabinet handles

Our step-by-step guide on replacing a cabinet door handle.

When it comes to the overall look of your home, internal doors play a big role. If your door is looking a bit Shabby, it's worth your time to give it a little TLC to make it look best. One of the quickest and easiest DIY projects is replacing a knob or handle of the cabinet door. Here is our step-by-step guide on changing...

The perks of installing bifold doors

If you are looking to create more space, and have more natural light entering your home, consider using bifold doors. The doors are designed to stack together when opened, giving you the freedom to create additional space in a room that allows for more natural lighting.

Bifold doors are often set up at the back of a property, like in the area leading out into the backyard. They help...

Last chance to buy at Redrow’s Glenwood Park development in Barnstaple

There are just three homes remaining at Redrow’s popular Glenwood Park development in Barnstaple.

The site, which is located on the River Taw, with Dartmoor to the south, Exmoor National Park to the east, has now seen over 95% of its properties sold.

With homes available from £284,995, the site offers a range of three- and four-bedroom properties, set over two floors, perfect...

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A good time to gas about carbon monoxide safety

Sovereign Housing Association is supporting Gas Safety Week this week by reminding residents of having an annual gas supply check by a Gas Safe Registered engineer.

Nationally, one in six homes has an unsafe gas appliance.

A danger of not having your gas appliances checked regularly is that they can leak carbon monoxide (CO). Sometimes known as the ‘silent killer’, you can’t...

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Devon and Cornwall are hotspots for invasive bamboo

Invasive bamboo is a growing problem for homeowners in Devon and Cornwall where a lack of awareness of the plant’s ability to spread has enabled it to become well-established, warns invasive plant specialist Environet UK .

Bamboo has been favoured by residents in the South West in recent years for its exotic appearance, rapid growth and general hardiness, yet homeowners may not...

Coastal hotel makes way for 'staycation' apartments in multi-million-pound re-development in Devon

A SEA-VIEW hotel on the South Devon coast is to make way for a series of modern 'staycation' apartments in a £3.3m re-development project.

Lantern Lodge Hotel, based in Hope Cove, Devon, will be replaced by 14 new modern apartments by Trinity Square Developments.

Nine of the new units – which will provide guests with uninterrupted views over the English Channel – will be...

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New research shows the South West among the slowest savers for a mortgage

FIRST TIME buyers in the South West are among the slowest to get onto the property ladder with one fifth saving enough for a deposit in just one year.

New research by UK mortgage advice company firstmortgage.co.uk reveals the ideal home for first time buyers is a two-bedroom property (40%) with residents in the South West aiming to save an average deposit of £32,000. Although with 20...

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Two weeks left to win £930,000 mansion

Guy and Julie Vass are offering their beautiful country home, Melling Hall, which sits at the gateway to the Lake District in a prize draw because they want to support Lancaster charity St John’s Hospice, the NHS and other worthy charities.

Not only will the winner take the house, the prize also includes a generous £7,000 to cover the first year's expenses. Current owner of Melling...

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South Brent set for affordable homes boost

Plans to build 40 affordable homes in South Brent have been given the go-ahead.

The South West’s largest housing provider, LiveWest, have strengthened their partnership with leading partnerships business, Vistry Partnerships, to tackle the region’s housing shortage with this high-quality development which through working together will now all be delivered as affordable housing....

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