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Toolbelt Diva
Toolbelt Diva was a do-it-yourself television program on Discovery Home in the U.S. from 2004–2008.Norma Vally at Doityourself.com, retrieved Mar 1, 2010 Hosted by Norma Vally, this half-hour show encouraged and women to take on home improvement
The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's hom ...
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Do-it-yourself
"Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi-raw materials and parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions, including those drawn from the natural environment (e.g., landscaping)". DIY behavior can be triggered by various motivations previously categorized as marketplace motivations (economic benefits, lack of product availability, lack of product quality, need for customization), and identity enhancement (craftsmanship, empowerment, community seeking, uniqueness). The term "do-it-yourself" has been associated with consumers since at least 1912 primarily in the domain of home improvement and maintenance activities. The phrase "do it yourself" had come into common usage (in standard English) by the 1950s, in reference to the emergence of a trend of people undert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
