Today (Friday 2 October) is the day when the first ever national home improvement show opens at Earls Court. (Picture of the entrance)

The biggest names in home improvement (George, Julia, Michael, and Matt amongst others) have already arrived this morning and are having a quiet coffee before the door swing open at 10am.

There is a sense of excitement around the show to see whether the Guinness Book of Records can be broken for the largest upholstered sofa chair when it is unveiled later today with our adjudicator from Guinness here to approve.

A sneak preview to the theatre of light has revealed some very interesting concepts which would work in many homes without costing a fortune.

Check back on the front page of the website later today when there will be a video highlighting the days activities.