Girl's Guide to DIY

Girl's Guide to DIY

Advice on how to select, buy and use a basic tool kit as well as sound advice on basic house construction and systems.
This book covers everything from drilling a hole to hanging shelves and curtains, from assembling flat-pack furniture to painting, papering and tiling. Includes bathroom and kitchen makeovers.

The Girl's Guide to DIY is the ultimate guide for the modern woman who wants to improve her home without calling in a professional (or getting a man to help her!). Aimed at the novice, it covers all the basics from painting and decorating to using power tools with ease. Filled with tips, techniques and trade secrets, it also gets down to the nitty gritty of DIY skills, and the fun projects for every room are graded from easy-peasy to difficult, with something for every ability and purse.

Projects include:
Draught proofing
Home security
Painting and wallpapering
Removing tiles and laying new ones
Simple plumbing problems
Flooring
New Shelves
Wobbling furniture
How to unpack IKEA items
Revamping your kitchen

Alison Winfield-Chislett studied 3D design, formed a prop-making company and later designed expensive stuff for Tiffany and Asprey.
Jo Behariestablished Home Jane Ltd, an all-female property maintenance company and presents the television series Make, Do & Mend.
Together, they set up a series of workshops to teach people basic DIY skills and in 2011 they opened the Good Life Centre to promote practical skills and self-sufficiency.

Girl's Guide to DIY
New Holland
Authors: Jo Behari and Alison Winfield-Chislett
Price: $24.95