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You have just finished the search to find your perfect oak door, so now it is time to find the right door hardware for that finishing touch. When it comes to door furniture there are many different items that you can add to internal doors to improve their appearance, so it can be difficult to find the right products to achieve your desired look. In this article, we have put together some door hardware tips that you can use as inspiration when decorating your oak doors.

If you do not know how to seal oak veneer doors, you may be asking yourself “do I need a professional to complete this job”, although you would like to attempt it yourself. Lucky for you we have put together this guide so you can become an expert in sealing oak veneer doors

Many towns and villages have buildings that don’t meet the criteria for statutory listing, but they are of historical significance to the local area. They could be relatively recent 20th-century buildings or even street furniture and everything in between.

Thinking of oiling your new oak doors yourself or would you like to skip the hassle and the doors to arrive pre-finished? The time has come to take the plunge and buy new oak doors. You’ve chosen your favourite style, and you’ve opted for stunning solid oak. But one final decision remains. Should you choose untreated or pre-finished oak doors? Here’s how to tackle that last question, with four simple points for your consideration.

If you want to keep your solid oak doors in stunning condition, oak door treatments are essential. From the moment your door is delivered, you need to know why, when and how to apply treatment to your doors. This essential guide provides everything you need to know.

Veneer is a thin layer of wood, used to sandwich a thicker, more readily available piece of wood such as plywood. Veneer became popular during the Second World War, when certain types of wood - including oak - were in short supply. As an alternative, thin layers of oak were used to give the appearance of solid wood but without the associated cost and raw material requirement.

Helping your local bird population can be as rewarding for you as it is for them! Anyone can help birds, whatever their age - it’s a great way of teaching children about wildlife from a young age. We have compiled a guide of the top things you can do, all year round to help birds.

Despite there being more than 20,000 species of edible plants in the world, less than 20 of these provide around 90% of the plant food we eat. This means that if you ever find yourself stranded in the wilderness, if you know what to look for and what to avoid, you should able to find plenty of nutritious (though not necessarily delicious...) food sources to keep you going until you find civilisation.

To continue our series of posts celebrating National Tree Week, we wanted to share some useful information about tree diseases and why it is so important to manage them. In the UK trees and woodlands provide an ecosystem that’s valuable to the economy, society and wildlife. There are many threats to our tree population and tree diseases are just one of these perils that we can help to manage.

Internal doors are made in several standardised sizes. Most modern doors are 1981mm x 762mm, but there are bigger and smaller doors on the market too. If you live in a property that has unusually sized door openings, you may find it difficult to find the door you want in a size that matches the opening. The best solution is to buy a door that is slightly too large and trim it down to fit.

Putting up a shelf is one of the most basic, but important, DIY jobs. Shelving offers easy and convenient storage space, and allows you to make much more effective use of the wall space in your home.

Sanding a wooden floor is one of those jobs that looks easy, but is actually surprisingly difficult and time consuming. If you want to get a smooth and even finish you will need to use the right equipment and work carefully and efficiently. It can be tempting to simply purchase a sanding machine and rush over the floor as if you were using a vacuum cleaner, but this will ruin the patination on the floor, and could leave you with unsightly gap too. This handy how-to guide will help you to pick the right equipment and achieve the best possible results.

Aside from building houses for birds and butterflies, planting trees and of course making our lovely oak doors, we have a bit of a passion for interior design and DIY. We just love keeping an eye on the latest and greatest creations from some of our favourite bloggers and so we wanted to put together some of the best! We’ve been looking at some amazing DIY wall decorations, most of which you just wouldn’t believe weren’t bought from a swanky home boutique! Take a look at our top picks where you’ll find some comments from their creators as well as links to the tutorials. With just a few materials and a touch of imagination you could soon be hanging an eye-catching new piece of wall décor!

It’s once again time for our annual photo competition which gives you the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes by sending your photographs to us. Simply send us pictures of your  internal doors, external doors,architraves, skirting or accessories such as handles or hinges purchased from UK Oak Doors.

Butterfly houses provide the ideal spot for butterflies to hibernate, and to use as a roosting spot during warmer months. Unfortunately stories of people finding butterflies using the houses are rare, but, even if you’re not lucky enough for a butterfly to take up residence in the house, the box is still a beautiful garden accessory.

Natural nest sites for birds are depleting fast: each time a tree is chopped down or an old building is repaired or demolished a bird loses a potential nesting site. Find out how you can help and give a family of birds a home in our step-by-step guide to making your very own birdhouse. Please feel free to download and print the guide, or to help more birds by sharing it on your own site using the embed code below!

Here at UK Oak Doors we are big fans of all things DIY, design and décor - especially when it comes in blog form! We've compiled a list of our favourite interior design based blogs which include everything from home renovation to crafty interiors projects. So without further ado, here is our top 30 for you to enjoy

The year is almost over!  December should be a month for celebration and relaxation, so put away those paint brushes and give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back.  You will, of course, spend some time putting up the tree and the other decorations, but you can do this at your leisure.  If you've been working hard on renovating your home over the last few months then you should have a house to be proud of, and this is your chance to show it off. Getting the Whole Family Involved Why not share the load this month and get the whole family involved in making Christmas decorations?  Young children can have fun with cardboard, coloured cellophane and paint (making window decorations), while older children may enjoy doing some "adult" DIY by cutting and sanding balsa wood to make ornaments. If you have more than enough Christmas decorations to go around, there are still things that your children can do to get involved with the feeling of Christmas.  Making a festive candy-cane is a quick and easy job (all you need is some candy canes, and some pipe-cleaner or ribbon to tie around the long part of the cane, along with perhaps some mistletoe for a little festive flair), and they make a great table decoration. Candy Canes. Photo: Steve Nakatani Older children that have dextrous fingers, and a lot of patience, could make special embroidered handkerchiefs for family guests.  A white handkerchief with a red initial embroidered on it is a stylish but simple gift, and the knowledge that it's hand-made makes it even more special. Last-Minute Tips for Christmas No matter how organized you are, it's inevitable that something will go wrong during the festive season.  Perhaps guests will arrive a day earlier than expected, leaving you scrambling to clean up the bathroom.  Or, perhaps you'll run out of chilled wine or beer and have to scramble to find something to quench the thirst of your guests. When things go wrong, the important thing to remember is to remember the Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy's core phrase: "Don't panic".  While the empty shampoo bottle and soap box in the bathroom may leave you crimson with embarrassment, there's a good chance that your guests won't even notice.  A temporary delay in the flow of liquid refreshment at your Christmas Eve party might raise a couple of eyebrows, but as long as you keep the party moving, it will be forgotten by the end of the night. If you have some last minute cleaning to do, don't worry about doing it well - grab some boxes, stuff the "stuff" that you need to clean up into them, and put them on top of a wardrobe in your bedroom.  You can sort everything out properly once your guests have gone. Box of toys. Photo: David If you need to cool some wine or beer quickly, put the warm beverages in a bowl, and cover them with ice.  Pour some water over the ice, and then add some salt (make that a LOT of salt) to the mix.  Stir the saltwater mixture and let the drinks sit in it for a few minutes.  Your drinks should go from warm to ice cold in just three or four minutes.  Be sure to rinse the bottle off before serving it

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