It’s been a mad few weeks around here, but we’re getting close to completing our bedroom makeover. It’s already gone through a huge change over the last few weeks. Our previously yucky floors have been sanded, and we’ve not only painted the walls but have also painted the doors, radiators and skirting (more on that soon)! After painting everywhere a dark colour, one thing that really stood out - and not in a good way - were the bright white sockets and light switches, so I decided to ... Read the Post
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Go Bold! (We Did!) + Tips On Choosing Bold Paint Colours In Your Home
[Ad - This post is in collaboration with Dulux.] We’re so excited to be sharing our newest home update with you today! Some of you may think that we’ve gone completely mad, but we think it’s amazing and still can’t quite believe that we were daring enough to do it. After sharing yesterday's post on how to introduce colour into your home when your decorating style is usually more neutral, we decided to listen to our own advice for a change. We thought it would be fun to go all out and ... Read the Post
The Best Way To Paint New Plaster
Now we’ve completed plastering our fourth bedroom, we’re super excited to be able to move on to the more fun part of getting this room finished and we’re starting with painting everything including painting our newly plastered walls. The room has already come a long and definitely doesn’t look like this anymore but there’s still a lot to do to get it finished. First up on our long list of jobs to complete is priming the new plaster walls for painting. As much as we’d love to start ... Read the Post
How To Get A Professional Finish When Painting
The difference that a coat of new paint can make never ceases to surprise us. It’s one of the quickest and easiest DIY jobs that you can tackle, but in order to achieve a professional and flawless finish, there are a few things that you should consider. As we get asked a lot of questions about how to paint things, we thought it would be a good idea to share a painting FAQ with you and today we're starting with the basic prep work and tools needed. Before you start Where do I ... Read the Post
DIY Guide – How To Sand Wooden Floors and Floorboards
Some of the most frequent questions we get asked are about how to sand wooden floors. We’ve definitely sanded more than our fair share of floors and floorboards and know just how daunting the task ahead can feel. Sanding your floors and floorboards is a lot easier than you probably expect and it’s totally possible to achieve a professional result even as a DIYer! There are a couple of floor sanding questions that come up again and again, so we’ve put together this (very long) list of ... Read the Post
How To Fill The Gap Between Your Floor & Skirting Boards
While we're still busy insulating our cellar ceiling/ ground floor, we thought it's probably about time to share some of our other insulating and house warming efforts with you. While insulating our floors should hopefully help keep our rooms nice and cosy and save on our energy bills, there's not much point in installing a load of insulation under the floors if we leave huge gaps between the skirting and floorboards in the rooms above. Luckily sealing the gap is a much quicker and ... Read the Post