Maintaining and improving one’s home requires people to either invest their money in hired handymen or pick up their tools and take a stab at some DIY work. Canvas8 spoke to 20 Britons to learn which household tasks they’d gladly attempt themselves and which they’d leave to the professionals.

What does it take for you to commit to a big-ticket purchase? The way we shop for larger, more expensive products is substantially different to the way we buy smaller, cheaper items – and as e-commerce further influences our purchasing behaviours, the picture is becoming even more complicated.

More Americans are renting their homes than at any point in the last 50 years, leading many to buy cheap, disposable furniture that can be left behind at the end of a lease. Floyd offers with durable and easy-to-assemble furnishings designed to move with Gen Rent as they house-hop.

The Danish concept of hygge was everywhere in 2016, but 2017 looks set to be defined by ‘lagom’ – a Swedish way of living that revolves around only taking what you need. IKEA is introducing Brits to this idea through Live Lagom, a project that encourages a more sustainable lifestyle at home.