Posts by: Alison
EVENING STANDARD Rates Us
Well if the Evening Standard puts us first on their list of DIY courses we must be doing something right. 18th January edition suggests how to spend your winter evenings. We run classes through out the year- and new ones start every month so NO EXCUSES for why that... Learn moreNever too young
We often get asked how old people have to be to come on our courses. Here’s a young chap getting stuck into sawing a bit of wood. When his work was finished he was asked what he had made. He was confident in his skills. ‘It floats so its... Learn moreGift Vouchers
We are thrilled that so many people are buying Gift vouchers to give at Christmas. When you buy a voucher for any amount we sent you an email with a special code and a PDF file to print out and give. Drop that hint to someone and you can... Learn moreGood business are Good business
From Alison’s hand made soap box- I am thrilled to see Sir Richard Branson has encouraged a shake up of how we do business. ‘Doing good is good business’. He says in his New Book ‘Screw Business as Usual’. The Goodlife Centre wants to help as many people as we can to become... Learn moreJump Start Xmas at the Ideal Home Show
The Goodlife Centre was thrilled to bits to be asked to present mini workshops at the Ideal Home Show at Christmas at Earls Court. we were there every day at 2pm and 4pm. At 3pm we presented ‘Picture perfect’- some festive ideas to cheer up and deck the halls... Learn moreLearn Style with us
Such a lovely article about Rachel Fanconi’s beautiful house in ‘The Independent State of South London’. Rachel attended a ‘Dont hate- decorate’ course recently at The Goodlife Centre and has made some gorgeous adaptions to her lovely home. Learn how to transform a room at one of our popular Decorating... Learn moreBeginning to look a lot like Ideal Home Show
In between workshops this week, The Goodlife centre was transformed into a Christmas grotto preparation for next week’s Ideal Home Show. We will be giving 9 demos in all , so all the bits and pieces have been collected together- including that half made version announced as ‘Here’s one I made earlier on.’ As a... Learn moreMany hands make light work
Sunday’s upholstery class was filled with a great group of ladies who had joined us for a fun relaxing day. It was great to see so many had brought chair seats of their own that they wanted to re upholster. The day started with UN picking all the old... Learn moreThe Goodlife Shop
We are now able to help our enthusiastic pupils get a start on their tool kit.One of the most popular items is a bradawl – a wonderful tool for starting holes for nailing and screwing and makes a crucial addition to a DIY task. We will be adding new... Learn moreFurniture facelifts.
A great group of people came to The Goodlife Centre on Saturday, ready to learn the basics of upholstery. Our first challange was UN Upholstering the waif chair that someone had left outside our offices recently. As it wont be appearing on the Antiques Roadshow, every one said it... Learn more
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