This statistic displays the home improvement work consumers expect to carry out in 2015 compared to 2014 in the United Kingdom. Of respondents, 42 percent expected to repaint or re-carpet a room in 2015 compared to 33 percent the year before.
Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?*
Characteristic
2015
2014
Repainting or re-carpeting a room
42%
33%
Adding in a new piece of furniture or decorative item
25%
21%
Renovating a room
20%
14%
Work on the exterior of the property
17%
12%
Landscaping your garden
17%
10%
Building work, e.g. extension, conservatory or porch
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And thinking about last year, which of the following changes to your home did you make in 2014?"
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ICM Research. (June 12, 2015). Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/
ICM Research. "Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?*." Chart. June 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/
ICM Research. (2015). Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/
ICM Research. "Which of The following Changes to Your Home Are You Planning to Make, or Have Already Made, in 2015? And Which Changes Did You Make in 2014?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/
ICM Research, Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which of the following changes to your home are you planning to make, or have already made, in 2015? And which changes did you make in 2014?* [Graph], ICM Research, June 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/481824/united-kingdom-uk-home-improvement-expectations/
