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Jay Blades' Home Fix (2020)
Furniture restorer Jay Blades helps us to become more self-sufficient and to rekindle our love for easy-to-follow DIY. He looks back through the archives to rediscover the very best home and garden advice from some of the nation’s favourite experts, and he shares his own hacks, tips and tricks to get everyone inspired to have a go and make something special.
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Mon, May 25, 2020
Country: GB
Language: En
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Language: En
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Dominic Chinea
Self - Presenter
Jay Blades
Self - Presenter
Season 2:
Jay Blades returns, this time joined by Dom Chinea, inspiring the nation to improve their homes and gardens with DIY tips and tricks that won't break the bank. They share their own DIY home hacks, delve into the BBC archives for advice from the nation’s favourite experts and go head-to-head on a DIY build. This time, Jay and Dom create their own versions of free-standing shelves using scaffolding poles and an old set of drawers. Toby Buckland builds a garden structure especially for herbs, Daniel Heath gives an old dressing table a retro look, and we learn how to build an ottoman from scratch. Dom shows us how to gild a vase in gold leaf, whilst Jay creates a storage solution out of bed slats.
In today’s archive, Monty Don makes use of a surprisingly everyday item as an alternative to plant pots, we get a step-by-step guide to tiling a concrete floor, and Paul Martin learns how to craft a silver ring for himself. Dom shows us how to make a handy hanging shelf, while Jay demonstrates a clever solution to sort out your messy drawers. Then it’s all about bedroom furniture when the boys go head to head in the main build.
Today, Alan Titchmarsh returfs a lawn, Joe Swift and Carol Klein reveal their favourite tools for gardening, and Sarah Moore enlists Daniel Heath to create a bespoke dining table using reclaimed gym flooring. Back in the workshop, Jay and Dom’s imaginations are put to the test when they make different versions of kids’ furniture. In today's Top Tips, Dom uses fringing to revamp an old lampshade, and Jay makes a simple key holder.
In a trip down memory lane, an old trunk is turned into a stylish cocktail cabinet, Diarmuid Gavin creates a relaxing garden retreat complete with firepit, and a 50p charity shop cup makes an extraordinary return at auction. In Top Tips, Jay repurposes a planter from a chandelier, whilst Dom personalises a doormat. They then go up against each other building coffee tables out of the most unusual items.
In today’s dip into the archives; Monty Don gives us the lowdown on the best hedge-trimming tools, a dated armchair is given an outrageous upcycle, and Alan Titchmarsh shares his secrets on how to build a pond. In the Top Tips, Dom shows us a crafty make to hang bathroom towels on, while Jay builds an underbed storage solution. In the big builds, Jay and Dom construct drinks bars for both big and small gardens.
In today’s archive, Sarah Moore gives some old box files a vibrant makeover, we get insider tips on the tools used by antique experts, and Danny Clarke reshapes a garden by carving out eye-catching flower beds. In the workshop, Jay goes back to basics, giving us the lowdown on Rawlplugs, and Dom gets creative making glittery door knobs out of resin. For the big build, it's wood versus metal, as Jay and Dom make clothes rails out of timber and copper piping.
Today’s delve into the archives sees Charlie Dimmock create a back-to-nature den for kids, Sarah Moore turn a rusty table frame into two elegant console tables, and in the garden, Joe Swift give advice on the right plants for those troublesome shady patches. Jay gets crafty constructing a quirky hanging rail from bamboo, whilst Dom finds a new use for curtain rings when he makes a tea towel holder. Today's big build is all about seating: Jay turns two uninspiring dining chairs into a funky new bench, and Dom fashions a stool out of the most unusual of seating materials - concrete.
In today’s trip back into the archives, the Rich brothers create a slate outdoor table complete with drinks holder, Euan ‘AJ’ Rose takes us through the steps of laying a garden path, and the Flog It! team share their tips on buying animal-related antiques. Dom makes a surprisingly simple but stylish herringbone-patterned tray, whilst Jay gives a nod to the 80s as he revitalises a dull paving slab with stencils. For the big build, they go head-to-head creating garden features. Dom builds a hotel designed for insects, and a Jay constructs a bird bath from old crockery.
In the archives today, Nick Bailey optimises a narrow garden space, the Flog It! team share their secrets on how to nab a bargain at a car boot sale, and a dowdy kitchen gets a new lease of life with a cupboard door makeover. Jay makes a simple magazine rack, and Dom fashions a contemporary coffee filter from copper piping. Jay and Dom tackle the humble household door in this show’s big build, with Jay makes a sliding door from scratch whilst Dom upgrades a used door with extra panelling and a grand gold finish.
In today’s archive, Rachel de Thame digs up an unwanted garden tree, we reveal how metal and wood can be used together harmoniously in furniture-making, and gardener Gay Search shows us a clever way to turn an unappealing side return into an attractive outdoor space. Jay makes a useful magnetic tool organiser, whilst Dom creates a planter complete with decorative house numbers. For the big build they go up against each other to make the most coveted of household features – the kitchen island.
