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Our 10 Favourite Home Improvement Blogs
We love renewable energy and are always on the lookout for innovative ways of using renewable energy.
We also love DIY home improvements!
So, in our humble opinion, these are ten blogs/websites that are full of good ideas and great tips on renewable energy or home improvements:
1, Energy Saving Trust
It may not be a blog, but the energy saving trust offers great insight into how to make your home more energy efficient. With articles on lighting, insulation, heating and much more, the Energy Saving Trust is a great place to find advice on lowering your household emissions and cut energy bill costs.
2, Homebuilding & Renovating
Need help with your home renovations? Or perhaps you’re currently considering building a home of your own…
Well, Homebuilding & Renovating can help: they offer a huge amount of information, from detailed blogs and advice on building a house to smaller yet still informative articles on specific topics (like ’20 Sure Ways to Add Value to Your Home’).
If you’re looking for inspiration then Homebuilding & Renovating can help too, there is a wealth of images and ‘before & after’ pictures to give you a push!
3, Federation of Master Builders
The Federation of Master Builders is the largest trade association in the UK construction industry, representing thousands of firms in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
While the main reason for the organisation is to find a certified builder, they also offer a lot of useful content for homeowners and, because its coming from a reliable source, you can guarantee that It will be reliable! Their section ‘The Homeowner Blog’ is particularly useful for finding trustworthy information on improving or even mending your home.
4, UK Home Improvement
It does what it says on the tin? Correct!
UK Home Improvement blog is great for finding just about anything on improving your home, from interesting articles and ideas to help improve your home. Featuring a variety of sectors including glass & glazing, garage doors and bedroom furnishings.
Not only this, they also have a huge section on mortgages, finance and insurance, all aimed at helping you save more money to re-invest in your home.
5, Mad about the House
Looking for something a little more interior focused?
Mad about the House holds a whole host of blogging awards so it’s the perfect solution. With a wealth of inspiration, hints and tips on what you could be doing with your home, Mad about the House is the perfect one-stop-shop for all interior design focus.
6, Real Homes
Realhomes.com is a great website for anyone looking for home improvement inspiration and advice. It features buying guides to save you money, decorating trends to inspire and the home renovation and extension projects submitted by readers, all from different budgets. There is also an expert advice section, which offers practical and inspirational advice needed to complete any home improvement project.
7, Home Improvement Blog
Home Improvement Blog is a website arming you with the knowledge of home improvement techniques, facts, new products, new technology etc. They believe that providing you with this knowledge will help you gain better understanding in unfamiliar areas and hopefully be more confident in improving your home.
8, Kezzabeth
Are you currently considering redecorating or even completely mixing up your home and fancy some real-life inspiration? Well Kezzabeth is the perfect solution, with constant updates on individual parts of each room, as well as some DIY inspiration. If you’re looking for great ideas on what to do with your home, then stop by Kezzabeth!
9, Home and Build
Whilst building or renovating your dream home is exciting we all know that there is a lot of jargon and regulations you have to dig through before you can start your project.
So, you need information you can rely on. Home and Build offers the right amount of information with useful links for all the relevant local authorities and more. They also have videos and a blog with constant updates.
10, Fresh Design Blog
Launched in 2009, the UK-based blog is updated regularly with great finds and decorating inspiration for your home and garden. The constantly feature bargain buys, special offers and ways to decorate and accessorize homes on a budget, so you’ll find plenty of affordable products all carefully selected for different types of rooms.
Whilst we accept that there are thousands of blogs and websites dedicated to helping you find the most useful and relevant information to you, we think that this selection offers brilliant and balanced advice and should certainly be your first stop for any future projects!
