The Bubble That Democratised Your Sunday Afternoon
In 1661, a French polymath called Melchisédech Thévenot was fiddling with a curved glass tube, and he noticed something odd.…
Posts by Owen Pritchard
The Quiet Legal Process Happening Every Time You Fix Something Properly
A judge once spent three days deciding in a county court archive whether or not a garden ornament is part…
What Your Walls Are Trying to Tell You (If You Know the Language)
There's a particular feeling every DIYer knows. You step back, admire a neat repair, give yourself a quiet nod –…
The Best Home Inspector You’ve Ever Had Is Probably About Four Years Old
Watch a small child walk into a room and you'll notice they don't really look at it. They touch it.…
Britain Learned to DIY Out of Pure Desperation
In a British loft somewhere, there’s a half-used tube of Polyfilla, a set of tile spacers and a Black &…