With so many great do-it-yourself (DIY) resources available online these days we thought we would highlight a few popular and highly rated sites for you to take a look at. The following DIY online resources cover topics such as crafts, fashion, home decoration, beauty, and much more. Hazelview Properties’ London apartments are the perfect place to try out your new DIY projects.
A Beautiful Mess
A Beautiful Mess is a lifestyle blog that focuses on creative do-it-yourself projects to help you create a beautiful life. The blog offers simple and fun DIY projects including fashion, décor, food, beauty, and kids projects. Our favourite projects include DIY Triangle Shelves, Chalkboard Planters, and Instagram Canvas Wall Art. Michaels craft store has everything you need for DIY projects, and is located ten minutes by car away from our 485 Castlegrove Boulevard apartments.
DIY Network
The DIY Network offers a comprehensive all in one resource for do-it-yourself household and decorating projects. The website offers thousands of great articles with step-by-step instructions and clear pictures. Our favourite articles include the DIY Network’s 10 Minutes, 10 Bucks, and 10 Ideas and their Rainy Day DIY series.
Design Sponge
Design Sponge is considered by many to be the newer online version of Martha Stewart. This great DIY resource features hundreds of projects all organized by difficulty, materials, price point, and technique. Our favourite articles include DIY Leather Coasters, Painted Floor Runner, and Fringed Clutch. Try heading out to Dollar Tree for great budget friendly materials for all of your DIY projects. Dollar Tree is located 15 minutes away (by car) from our 500 Proudfoot Lane apartments.
Life Hacker
Did you ever want to know how to bake a carrot cake in a slow cooker or make your own nail polish remover? Life Hacker offers simple DIY tips and tricks for resolving common household and daily problems. Life Hacker has a DIY solution for almost every problem, so there is no need to spend extra money solving simple issues. Our favourite articles include DIY Automatic Water Dispensers for Pets, homemade Dissolving Laundry Detergent Tablets, and DIY HD Antennas.