How much do we spend on decorating our homes in the UK?

How much do we spend on decorating our homes in the UK?

Fuelled by an almost incomprehensible number of DIY shows on TV, we have been pretty obsessed with home improvement in the UK for quite some time.

But how does our obsession stack up against our European neighbours? Estate agent, Nested shares the findings of its latest research.
January and the start of a new year is the ideal time to redecorate the home and give it a new lease of life, and the British population doesn’t usually like to leave it too long between fresh licks of paint. On average, Britons will redecorate their living room once every 25 months and their bedrooms once every 29 months. The bathroom usually gets an aesthetic boost every 33 months, while the dining room and hallways are taken care of once every 37 months and 45 months respectively. To continue reading, please Click Here


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