Have you ever gone all enthusiastic about renovating your home? Keen to change colours and look, you made a flying visit to Bauhaus. Then, after getting down to business and repainted your living room, you only realise afterwards that your DIY efforts did not bring quite the expected result. But you need not despair! Today, you will learn all that there is to know about professional interior painting. Below are the most important decorating tips and tricks. 1. Be wise and choose the right colours. Our homes often reflect our personalities and outlooks. And so, you are this free-spirited, grega ..read more

Renovating the bathroom seems like quite the hassle, as it’s usually one of the most costly and large-scale projects in any household. If you’d like to add some new features to your tired bathroom but don’t want to make a dent in your budget hiring handymen and spending too much on costly tiles and plumbing fixtures, here’s a list of some easy-breezy DIY projects that will invigorate your bathroom and let you indulge in a five-star-hotel style without the stress and complications of a long-haul. 1 Put Accents on the Shelves Rustic and vintage is the fad that has been sweeping all DIY projects ..read more

Numerous concierge services are offered in Lausanne and Geneva areas. Today, concierge services have an ever-increasing demand, due to our busy work lives and desire to spend our free time with family, friends and pursuing our hobbies. The need for concierge services is greatest within the expat community due to language, still being in the process of building up a network and the lack of knowledge of the area and services available. The top 3 concierge services which offer services in the Lake Geneva area of Lausanne, Geneva, Montreux, Vevey and Nyon are: Leave it to me Ecotime-factory La Bo ..read more

Some great events coming up in Geneva, see www.knowitall.ch/ for a complete list of what is going on in Geneva.  We especially like this event with a super reproduction of what Geneva may look like in 2030. What will Geneva look like in 2030? How will we get about town? What will be the new and upcoming places to live? These and many more questions relating to future urban development within Geneva will be answered at this year’s special edition of Les Automnales, taking place from 11 to 20 November at Geneva Palexpo. With the canton and city of Geneva invited as this year’s guest of honor, th ..read more

Mr Fix It is enjoying this extended summer and wishes for an Indian summer to follow.  One of our top services this year has been interior painting of apartments, especially when our clients move homes.  These days, the full team is busy discussing home improvement projects with our clients and planning a wide range of interior, exterior and gardening projects.  We have chosen a selection of our recent blogs and tips to remind you of some home projects you could start to plan and book with Mr Fix It.   Interior Painting Guidelines: Geneva & Lausanne Painting the interiors around the house ..read more

Tree pruning is a typical gardening skill used to improve tree growth and shape by trimming branches and leaves. When starting your gardening efforts, it is key to have the outcome or shape in mind. Expert gardeners suggest to follow these easy steps:   Aesthetics – Great garden care can create a beautiful design. Landscape gardeners suggest that pruning should maintain the overall shape and size of the tree. Proper pruning means that trimmed areas should not be obvious. Additionally, pruning can remove unwanted branches, suckers or other fruiting structures that intervene with a trees natura ..read more

Living in a small home, common in the Lausanne and Geneva areas, is not as strenuous as one might think. With a few smart interior design ideas, even a tiny home can become one you have always dreamed of. Take advantage of the following tips to make the most of your compact living space: Pull-out or fold-able furniture will help to free up precious space. Having a pull-out bed, or a fold-able table and chairs will allow you to have everything you need, without constantly cluttering up your home. http://www.ikea.com/ch/fr/ Small home owners need to make use of every nook and cranny. Keep inte ..read more

Interior Painting Guidelines: Geneva & Lausanne Painting the interiors around the house or your office means some prep work will be required in the process. Ceiling spaces can be a bit more challenging, but you can still do it fairly easily. Interior decorating can sometimes depend on a good painting job done around your home just as much as other smaller elements. The following preparations will help get you off to a great start: Begin your work by checking the walls and making sure you clean them up as part of your preparations for the coming painting project. With dust and grime often ..read more

The need to have your garden ready for all seasons as it grows is an ever present one around Geneva and Lausanne, something you can never truly avoid no matter how ready you think you may be. The tips ahead will give you the pointers you may need to make use of gardening services during spring time and to even take care of all of it yourself:   Spring time is when you need to start working on ordering summer-flowering bulbs and seeds as they will be blossoming and growing in the hotter months ahead of you. A good example of that can be lilies, buttercups, gladiolas and many other similar plan ..read more

Painting the exterior of your home can be pretty hard in Switzerland, even when the conditions you have are right.  The job will require you to put in a good investment of time, materials and painting tools, something that will take a good bit of effort, but you can pull it off the right way. With the right repainting of your exterior walls the appeal and value of your home will raise as well. You can benefit from it, but you will have to plan for it as time goes by.  Start with cleaning the exterior of your home as this is the foundation for a successful job.  You may need help for the job, s ..read more