A study of 2,000 adults found that up until the end of March, house proud Brits would spend an average of four hours and 44 minutes a month making their residences perfect.
This figure has now rocketed to eight hours and 21 minutes in recent months. But despite their efforts, the study commissioned by Independent Network powered by VEKA, found they are still five years and five months away from getting their homes 'just right'.
It also emerged 14 per cent have a 'vision' of how they want their house to look - including the furnishings they'll buy, what the d cor will be and even how the windows will look.
A spokeswoman for Independent Network, powered by VEKA, said: "The research shows just how much of a priority our homes are at this
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