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LONDON -- The British Coatings Federation (BCF), along with the Royal Yachting Association and British Marine, launched a new DIY Safe Antifouling Initiative at the London Boat Show on January [...]

Discretionary spending is one of the first casualties of tougher times, so we expected a drop in responses to our latest survey on interior shops. When you need a new [...]

A few years ago I ran across a newspaper story with the headline 'Survey finds more in U.S. avoid hands-on projects or repairs.' I think about the story from time [...]

Among do-it-yourselfers, 55 percent categorized 'making home improvements on your own' as one way in which they express themselves. Forty-six percent said tile same about 'gardening, raising flowers and plants.' [...]

The American Express Co. conducted a survey among consumers regarding do-it-yourself and renovation projects they have set aside for summer. Thirty eight percent of the respondents, of single families owning their own homes or living in apartments, cited interior decoration as their major project. Almost 40% of them have spending allocations from $500 to $2,000 which are driven first by personal satisfaction followed by repair and maintenance. Almost 75% of those surveyed indicate planned purchases whereas two-thirds have signified their intention of doing their own remodeling., Are consumers prepared to open their wallets and purses to spruce up their homes this summer? If so, how much are they going to spend? And just what activities do [...]