Ad - This post is in collaboration with Gallerix. After months of work, our first room makeover is finally starting to come together. Last week we shared our gorgeous new luxury vinyl plank floor and we’ve just finished the next project in this room - a DIY slatted radiator cover. After all of the messy building work (removing the wallpaper alone took days as we had 6 layers of wallpaper to remove!) the end is in sight. And we have another great addition to the room, too. Did ... Read the Post
How To Lay A Vinyl Plank Floor – Easy DIY Project For Beginners
Ad - This post is sponsored by Bricoflor. We’ve barely unpacked our moving boxes and most of our new home is still in a complete state of disarray but that’s not stopped us from working on our first room makeover. And, for the first time ever, we’ve installed a new luxury vinyl plank floor! Isn’t it gorgeous? I totally admit that I was a bit daunted about laying a whole floor myself. Whilst we’ve tackled hundreds of DIY projects over the years, laying a floor is ... Read the Post
29 Huge Renovation Mistakes & How To Avoid Them
We’ve already been in our new home for 10 months and there’s still a huge amount of home improvement jobs to complete. There’s no getting around the fact that we’ve just taken on a huge renovation project. There’s so much to do that my head is spinning, both with excitement, countless ideas and admittedly a bit of dread at the huge amount of work ahead of us, too. A full-on home renovation can be daunting and it can be difficult to know where to start. We’ve made our fair share of ... Read the Post
How To Create A Home Renovation Budget + The Ultimate Renovation Budget Tracker
We’ve been sharing our renovation journey for the past 10 years and the questions we get asked again and again are how to budget for home improvements and how much we paid for something (including our house). Money is a bit of a weird subject though, isn’t it? It feels like everyone is sharing amazing interiors with gorgeous (and expensive) furniture, renovations seem to happen at lightning speed and weirdly nobody seems to have any kind of budget restraints when decorating ... Read the Post
How To Make A House Energy Efficient + A Free Energy Audit Checklist
It’s easy to see why many people love older properties with their desirable features like high ceilings, period features and generous proportions. Every home we’ve owned has been over 100 years old and we absolutely love the charm and character that older homes have. There is one huge drawback to living in older houses though - they are not energy efficient and tend to be cold, draughty and expensive to heat. Having moved into our new house at the end of September last year, we ... Read the Post
The Perfect Gift For People Who Have Everything (+ A Free Gift For You!)
Ad - This post is in collaboration with My Picture. I don’t know about you but for us, there never seem to be enough hours in the day to get things done, especially around this time of year. Anything that can save time and make life just a bit easier has got to be a good thing and with Christmas just around the corner, we’re sharing the perfect gift for people who have everything with you. Our new super-soft personalised blanket is the perfect gift for grandparents or, ... Read the Post
