Well it certainly seems so. A new phrase "Handy Mandy" has been coined by Halifax Home Insurance to represent female DIYers. Research by the Halifax reveals that women are now taking over from their Husbands and Boyfriends to take charge of the DIY in the home.
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It is a fact that the success of recycling is of utmost importance to our society and to make it really work, everyone needs to participate and do their bit. With kerbside recycling schemes being rolled-out across the UK, we are all becoming more aware of the need to partake in the three ‘R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Mountains of waste are being dumped in landfills every year. Though we are all pretty well educated in the processes of recycling small items like aluminium, glass, and paper, how many of us realise just how easy it is to recycle larger items – like a sofa or armchair.
Many of us would like to change our homes the same way we change our seasonal wardrobes, but few of us can actually afford to. A recent survey* carried out to cast light on people’s interior tastes revealed that 60% of people could only afford to redecorate their homes every 2-5 years, even though the same percentage said that their tastes actually changed from year to year.
Luckily now, not only is there a more affordable, stylish and easy solution to instantly change the look of your home, but there is an environmentally friendly one too, enabling you to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. Rather than spending a fortune on this season’s fleetingly fashionable designs, or putting up with a shameful suite, you can give your piece of furniture a stunning new look using a unique service: made-to-measure, furniture covers from Covermyfurniture.com.
Says Joanna Whitworth, co-founder of Covermyfurniture.com: “Interior fashions are changing faster than ever. But big items of furniture are too valuable to simply scrap when they go out of fashion. Whatever the shape of your furniture we can cover it – and it makes much more sense environmentally to revive your furniture rather than consigning that much-loved sofa to the skip!”
In the same survey, 33% of respondents used loose covers on their furniture, yet 77% don’t like the look of them. Covers from Covermyfurniture.com, however are made to fit your furniture like a glove, making it look like a brand new piece.
*Carried out by Koan Ltd
Top 10 Tips to Brighten Up the Home this Spring
There’s nothing like spring to give us all a breath of fresh air, just when we need it most. And after a long, dreary winter, it’s a delight to see the arrival of vivid colours. Winter’s palette is mostly neutral: white snow and dark bare branches, so it’s fun to feel cosy with warm colours and soft feathery fabrics. But now spring is finally around the corner, a cool, fresh look is more alluring.
If you’re stuck for ideas on how to revamp your living room this spring, the experts from the new online furniture cover service, www.covermyfurniture.com are here with their top ten tips on bringing the freshness of spring into your home.
Joanna Whitworth, Managing Director of Cover My Furniture says; "Colour is the essence of spring. Think duck egg blues, perfect pinks, fuchsias, and brilliant greens – these incorporated into the home will freshen up any space".
Cover My Furniture is a mail order, international furniture covering service with many years of experience in the textile and cover solutions industry. The company makes exact made-to-measure covers without even stepping a foot through the customers door. Customers do the measuring, no consultant comes into their home, it’s a straightforward Do-It-Yourself process.
The covers are available in a range of contemporary designs on a choice of practical and washable fabrics.
The service is perfect for:
Unique benefits of the covers
Value for money - If you have decent quality furniture then the covers are excellent value for money. Often the framework of furniture is fine but the fabric may be wearing or it is simply time for a change of scene. The covers are cheaper than new furniture which means the piece of furniture can be re-decorated as often as wanted! Everyone will think it’s new, because it looks it.
Covers for all the seasons - The covers are a fun and stylish alternative to buying new furniture. Generally speaking they cost a lot less which means you can change the look of furniture as often as you like. And not only is it cheaper but it’s often easier to buy covers.
Less hassle - Finding time to buy new furniture can be a struggle, so can getting rid of the old stuff. How easy instead to simply purchase covers online and then slip them on when they arrive. New covers are much easier to get through the door than a new sofa.
Practical - Easy to slip on and off for washing especially if you’ve got children who love spilling things onto the sofa!
The process is simple; it takes just 4 easy steps:
For more information, fabric samples or a free Cover My Furniture brochure please visit the website; http://www.covermyfurniture.com/ or call 01772 838 308.
