Expert warns against DIY waxers using homemade solution for home hair removal during lockdown 

With uncertainty over when salons will re-open many of us are desperate to recreate professional treatments at home – including DIY alternatives to waxing.  Sugaring is the latest beauty trend to sweep social media, a natural alternative to waxing which involves making your own hair removal mixture by boiling sugar, lemon juice and water.    The method … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: There’s just no stopping DIY Nick and his builders

DIY SOS: The Big Build  Rating: Jay And Dom’s Home Fix Rating: Every time, it happens. The builders start work. The electrics go off, a floor comes up, maybe part of a roof disappears. After a couple of days, one of them yells, ‘Chriiiis!? Your eight-by-four lower brickwork ratcheting is gonna need some extra liner … Read more

DIY SOS: The Big Build viewers aren’t convinced by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s VERY bold design

A family-of-seven with two seriously sick children had their house transformed on tonight’s episode of DIY SOS: The Big Build. Jan and Lucy live in Barnstaple, North Devon, with six-year-old triplet daughters Lola, Daisy and Amber and sons Kenneth, five, and Hadley, two.  Daisy and Amber, who are identical twins, both suffer from a severe form … Read more

Grimes goes DIY as she gives baby X Æ A-XII a haircut herself

Grimes gets back to her DIY roots as partner of world’s richest man Elon Musk gives their baby X Æ A-XII a Viking-inspired haircut in the bathtub By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 18:20 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 18:21 GMT, 28 January 2021 Her partner Elon Musk was recently dubbed the richest man … Read more

DIY master Craig Phillips explains what paint to use on your shed

What would you do if you were a DIY master and wanted to make your shed a good-looking garden feature?  Property makeover expert, Craig Phillips, who was the first ever winner of Big Brother, explains which type of paint he would use on sheds, outbuildings and garden offices – and gives some tips on getting … Read more

TV chef Rick Stein is selling DIY ‘luxury breakfast’ for £72.50

Would YOU spend £72.50 for breakfast at home? TV chef Rick Stein launches ‘luxury’ kit for two including bacon, sausages, smoked salmon and champagne Rick Stein is selling a £72.50 ‘luxury breakfast box’ consisting of DIY fry up Ingredients include smoked salmon, sausages, bacon, eggs and fruit juice Chef, 73, is also flogging a £35 … Read more

Geri Horner shared throwback snap of her hairstyle as a toddler after cutting herself a ‘DIY fringe’

Geri Horner reveals she’s been forced to cut her own ‘DIY fringe’ in lockdown as she hilariously compares the results with a snap of herself aged 3 By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 16:05 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 16:05 GMT, 26 January 2021 Geri Horner revealed she’s been forced to cut her own … Read more

Neighbours launch DIY SOS-style plan to help family whose home exploded

Neighbours have launched a DIY SOS-style plan to help a family whose semi-detached home in Cornwall was reduced to rubble when all three of its exterior walls were blown off in a gas explosion heard over a mile away. Miraculously, none of the three people inside the home in the seaside resort of Bude suffered … Read more

Are you proud of your lockdown DIY? Then read these stories of taking on an utter wreck

For many, weeks in lockdown spent staring at the same ceiling cracks and dated decor is enough to spark a desire to carry out home improvements.  Few, however, will go as far as Emma Meese who this month revealed she bought an abandoned ‘crack den’ in Cardiff last inhabited by squatters and transformed it into … Read more

Ulrika Jonsson gives herself a DIY makeover at home as she shares candid bathroom selfies

A slew of celebrities, including Jessie J, have been cutting their own hair during the coronavirus pandemic. And Ulrika Jonsson appeared to try her own hand at a DIY home makeover on Wednesday night. In a collection of candid before and after bathroom selfies, the presenter, 53, joked: ‘Pretty sure the (wo)manual says DON’T CUT YOUR OWN … Read more