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Paint and plants top customer lists as hardware stores report a busy two days
Hardware stores opened yesterday as part of Phase One, with queues outside some shops.
'The future of food is local'. Dave Whelan of the Edible Landscape Project says now is the time for us to make the change
Whelan says we can make a small difference by thinking about our food sources.
Opinion: 'I'm constantly asked if I can thank the handyman for carrying out their work - my work'
Laura de Barra, author of a new book Gaff Goddess, writes about why we need to take the gender out of DIY.
Basic Stitch: I tried to recreate this €4 IKEA stool from my favourite DIYer
Will it pass the arse test?
Basic Stitch: Making your own tassel earrings takes less time than ordering off AliExpress
But is it as easy though?
Basic Stitch: How to make (and shake) your pom poms
Fancy getting crafty?
Here's how to decorate your room to feel more Christmas-y on a budget
With minimal effort, too.
Two creative and affordable ways to make your bedroom cosy for Autumn
Some suggestions that are more than fairylights.
One in four adults are living in an unsuitable home but can't afford to move
Some are planning to extend or convert their home for more space.
Hand grenade 'used during War of Independence' found during renovations
The Mills 36 hand grenade was made safe and disposed of by the Defence Forces.
Look what this Louth man did to his Nissan Micra
We think it’s cute <3
An Irish DIY startup just got the attention of Silicon Valley
BonzaQuote has won a place in a top startup programme.
How to recreate Fat Frog ice pops at home
(Both regular and boozy versions.)
8 of the most basic things people have ever put on their walls
Get away with the quotes.
8 important questions the internet has about masturbation
“Will it make my hands hairy?”
Fears for local jobs as B&Q unveils plans to close or shrink its stores
It’s all part of parent company Kingfisher’s plan to be “unified” across Europe.
DIY in the home: When should you leave it to the professionals?
To find out what you can do around your own home, TheJournal.ie spoke to expert Gerry Fallon.
Ludicrous DIY disaster is the gift that keeps on giving
Just when you thought electrical wiring couldn’t be funny, this happens.
7 storage solutions that'll put some smacht on your makeup collection
Storage solutions for all. Even you, woman with 30+ Mac lipsticks.
Here's how to make some decent (not tacky) Christmas decorations
Get into Blue Peter mode to kit out your home and save some cash this Christmas.
International Repair Café movement is setting up shop in Kilkenny
The initiative, which originated in Amsterdam, is becoming increasingly popular in Ireland.
Dad of the year makes his son the best Halloween costume we've ever seen
No, that is not a real vending machine.
17 simple tips to make the most of your small apartment
Turn your tiny studio into a palace.
13 one-off DIY projects to make your home more awesome
With instructions.
Can you really create a VR experience out of a smartphone and cardboard?
Provided you have a decent smartphone, then yes.
Coolest dad ever builds homemade hovercraft for his kids
Build one for US.
Here's one hard-hit Irish industry finally coming back from the recession - hardware
But growth in Dublin is outstripping growth in rural areas.
Opinion: DIY cocktails – how to grow your own mojito
Today there are many variations on the white rum cocktail, but the original recipe is still a classic summer beverage.
DIY: Google wants you to create a VR headset using cardboard
You will need an Android smartphone too,
13 inspired solutions to highly unusual life problems
Genius or insanity?
Ten houses built in 24 hours? All is possible with 3D printing
A Chinese company printed the houses out of recycled material.
Google's newest project will let you put together smartphones like Lego
Project Ara looks at the possibility of putting together hardware blocks to create a smartphone, instead of getting people to buy a single, fully constructed phone.
Phone thieves accidentally send awkward DIY porn to their victim
As if being robbed wasn’t punishment enough.
This golf shop will buy golf clubs, buy golf clubs, buy golf clubs
WE BUY GOLF CLUBS!
Cork bakery’s DIY pizza rollout has the dough for 32 new jobs
The first in a planned range of DIY products will see the total number of staff in O’Keeffe’s bakery, Ballincollig, rise to 107.
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