DIY home improvement 'at an all-time high'
Tuesday, 4 January 2011 3:07 PM
Interest in DIY home improvements among Britain's property owners is fast approaching an "all-time high", an expert has said.
Anna-Marie DeSouza, editor of Build It magazine, said that an influx of new DIY books, TV shows and celebrities had helped make renovations and interior design more "fashionable and accessible".
"Now more than ever before, people are enjoying spending their time and money improving their home," she said.
Meanwhile, a recent HSBC survey revealed that Brits are now more likely to 'make do and mend' than they were 12 months ago.
According to the research, 50 per cent of homeowners would seek a repair estimate on a broken household appliance, rather than splashing out on a replacement.
DeSouza added that UK households are currently "investing in their homes" in an effort to "future-proof" their property for years to come.
Similarly, research from Spaceslide found in December that 61 per cent of Brits were more likely to tackle simple DIY jobs themselves than they had been five years ago.
Women were particularly keen to get their hands dirty, with more than half of female respondents admitting that they were more prepared to approach DIY than they had been in the past.
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