46 Do it yourself

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.

No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.

Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.

Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.

Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.