Many people believe that a designing your kitchen does not require decorating. Your appliances, cabinetry and countertops are all that is required.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  You spend a great deal of time in the kitchen preparing food,... 

You might be tempted to think that buying a new discount coffee table is as easy as picking out one that’s similar in style and color to the one you previously owned. But don’t give into temptation! Take this opportunity to breathe new life into... 

A plaster cornice or a simple caving are used to finish the edges of a ceiling where it meets the walls. Ready-made gypsum coving is widely available, generally in a fairly limited range of profile sizes and in various lengths. However, you can buy any... 

Plasterboard is usually employed to make new ceilings, but it can also be used to replace an old lathand-plaster ceiling which has deteriorated beyond repair. Fixing the plasterboard in place and finishing its surface ready for decorating can be tackled... 

Cut plasterboard linings to fit the soffit and window reveals, and attach them before you apply the boards that line the wall. Align the front edges of the window linings with the faces of the battens or allow for dabs of plaster. Apply evenly spaced... 

All joints between boards and indentations left by nailing must be filled and smoothed before the ivory-coloured surface of plasterboard is ready for decorating. You will need jointing tape, filler and a special plaster- based ‘finish’ that... 

As an alternative to using batten fixing for dry-lining a solid wall, tapered-edge plasterboard can be bonded directly to the wall with dabs of plaster or adhesive. Rectangular pads about 100 x 50mm (4 x 2in) cut from remnants of plasterboard are used... 

Plasterboard cannot be nailed directly to masonry walls, so battens of sawn timber known as furring strips are used to provide a good fixing for the nails and to counter any unevenness of the wall surface. These should be treated with a wood preserver.... 

Plasterboard can be nailed directly on to the timber framework of a stud partition or on to wooden battens fixed to a masonry wall. It can also be bonded straight on to solid walls with plaster or an adhesive. The boards can be fitted horizontally if... 

Plasterboard provides a relatively quick and simple method of cladding walls or ceilings and providing a smooth surface for decorating. It also offers good sound insulation as well as fire protection. It is quite easy to cut and to fix, either by bonding...