Home Improvements Not for Everyone
TLC has a great new home improvement show called DIY Disaster Rescue. Right now it appears it can only be seen in Canada… or so one would think. If you want to see how that big fancy yard with no privacy fence is fixed, you can watch online here.
Making a home improvement can sometimes only be as expensive as a few bags of mulch, some flowers, a can of paint, and some hard work. Julie at Our Neck of the Woods had some before and after pictures showing the results of their new flower bed. It looks great! Here’s the before and after.
BEFORE
AFTER
Interestingly, more and more people think the skills needed for do-it-yourself projects are on the decline. I can’t believe that people would actually be uncomfortable changing a lightbulb, but it might just be true, according to the site Home Improvement Quotes:
Only a quarter of us would be happy tackling some tiling compared with two-thirds of us happy to try a spot of wallpapering and three-quarters of us willing to wield a paintbrush. It’s no surprise that fewer than one in ten will attempt larger jobs like fitting a new bathroom or kitchen without some expert help. Many struggle with more simple home DIY / maintenance – the study showed that a fifth of us aren’t entirely confident when it comes to changing a light bulb. No matter how many other people we have with us.
I do feel entirely comfortable changing a light bulb so count me in the four-fifths of people who have that can-do attitude!
