You know when time slips away from you...I am feeling full of guilt as I have not posted for ages, and I apologise to those of you who nudge for an update. 24 HOUR MAKEOVER I have been really busy of late, my daughter has moved to London to study music at a Conservatoire and … Continue reading Student flat 24 hour makeover
A couple of weeks ago I was up really early doing an MOT on the car, and I had to wait a while for them to do it, so I went for a walk around my town. There is a furniture junk shop, which occasionally has some OK bits in it, and I meandered in … Continue reading Chinese Chippendale Chair Makeover
This is a really quick way to update a fireplace without having to rip out an existing one. This fireplace surround will eventually be replaced, but until then it is a fast makeover to make it less hideous! Some tiles and paint can transform it into a much better looking feature. I wanted to … Continue reading Tiling A Fireplace
It's raining, in August as usual, and I am sitting looking through a window at a waterlogged garden. So I have a quick moment of calm to post about the cupboards that I mentioned recently were being built. They were fitted in a day, have a load of space inside and then it was my … Continue reading Wallpapering Wardrobes
Long time since the last post, but I have been working so hard that I just did not have time to write anything. My hands look like a 90 year olds - all wrinkled and chapped from grafting, but the house is moving along now. WEEKS 3-6 Since the last post lots has happened at … Continue reading Renovating a House – Part 2
EASY DIY BOTANICAL PRINTS WITH A TWIST This is a simple way to create your own botanical prints with a contemporary twist. This weekend I picked up two very nice simple black chunky frames on offer for 2 for £10 at Homebase, with mounts inside already cut to fit A4 prints. I then made the … Continue reading MODERN BOTANICAL DIY PRINTS
Scented candles are incredibly popular at the moment, but can also be very expensive for long-lasted, heavily scented soy versions. I love ones by True Grace, Diptyque, Tom Dixon, Kenneth Turner and the Cowshed -but they come at a hefty price tag, especially as I burn them constantly. So I decided to make my own … Continue reading How to make your own scented soy candles
Today I have been looking back at last years blogging, sometimes done a bit intermittently I must admit, and noticed that the most popular posts always seem to be the DIY ones, so here is a round up of the ones that still get the most hits, and I only hope that as a result … Continue reading Most Hit Posts of 2016
ROLL OVER BANKSY... AND APOLOGIES TO DAVE... I have been preparing for a gallery wall, and wanted to make some of my own artwork for it as well as using existing pieces. I had started to hunt around for original prints, and found some images I really liked, but the artists' works are REALLY expensive, … Continue reading How to make your own Street Art
Well, sort of vintage bottles.... they will look it when you are finished. I was given a collection of clear glass bottles with corks, (without labels), and was wondering what to do with them. Perusing online, I found some great old labels which were a whizz to download, print out and use on the bottles. … Continue reading Vintage Bottles – Labels Freebie
