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As a veteran of seven house moves, I need hardly tell you what an exhausting and traumatic business it can be. But hope spring eternal and every couple dream either of a first ideal home or next one. Come to think of it, how many couples do you know whose home have proved disaster area, they cannot wait to move.

As long as the home making instinct persist, so does the dream, fortified by the realization that in spite of all the difficulties about  purchase, moving, adaptation and all the hidden snag a house of your own remains one of the soundest investments. continue reading…

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There much the best idea for home improvement could be voted in as the coming room in the roof. How many people have had to move because the family got too big for the house, and how many would have loved to stay if only roof rooms had been the answer? If you have to move to a bigger house, it could cost you a lot, but if you do stay and have the roof space built up, the saving could be quite marked.

It isn’t cheap, by any standard and, of course, it cannot be done in the roof in just any house. But an examination from the experts will soon tell you if it feasible and how much it is likely to cost. Regulations are continue reading…

mrtYou should be warned that even if you have an old house to trade in, the profit on the sale has a way of vanishing unless you have struck a good bargain. The young first-time buyer faces the certainty of a mortgage stretching well into the new century so if has the short of the job where he may be moved around, an unmanageable commitment may not turn out to be sensible. But on a very rough average, young couples may expect to stay in house or flat eight years before selling it at a profit for something better. continue reading…

l4Over the years, major changes have taken place in the approach to light fitting them. Technical developments have made it possible to explore in greater depth the potential of a design and the effect that can be created to enhance and punctuate spatial elements. Today approach see lighting vacating its traditional center of the ceiling position unless it is needed for a general all over purpose, for instance, in a hall. Architects moved commercial lighting principle into the home. Track lighting and spot, recessed down light, halogen up light are now used domestically. continue reading…

mrt2There are no set formulas that interior designers follow when they go about their business. It all depends on the lifestyle of the people they are designing for. It isn’t easy, especially when a home had to be blended with tastes and styles which must appeal to young and old, with due consideration given to the impact such design would create on visitors. continue reading…