Yesterday we told you about the first part of our staircase restoration project - stripping and sanding (you can catch up on the first phase here). The first stage of the restoration was definitely the most involved. After weeks of sanding, I can't tell you how much we've been looking forward to painting everything. This is what the staircase looked like when we'd almost completed the stripping and sanding. If you're thinking we're completely mad spending so many hours stripping and ... Read the Post
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Painting Our Gable End
Whenever we used to get visitors that hadn’t previously been to our new house, we would include a description of our house in our directions. We would describe it to them as the “Messy House On The Corner”. This was (partly) due to the gable end over the bay window at the front of the house. As you can see, it was in a bit of a state. All through our friends were happy that they could identify our house easily, we weren’t and it really needed sorting. We decided to get an estimate which came in ... Read the Post
How To Fix A Crack in A Ceiling Yourself
Before you run out to have a cracked ceiling repaired or even replaced, you’ll be happy to know you can fix an even severely cracked ceiling yourself. Repairing cracks in ceilings is easy, but there are a couple of essential steps you shouldn’t skip when fixing a crack in a ceiling so that it doesn’t end up coming back. Just look at the ceiling in our guest bedroom, which looked like something out of a horror movie. But, after a few hours of work and a coat of paint, it’s ready to last ... Read the Post
How To Plan A Home Renovation
Whether you’re DIYing or paying a contractor to turn your house into your dream home, there are lots of things you have to consider when planning a home renovation. There are lots of steps to renovate a house and we’re sharing everything you need to know about how to plan a home renovation so you know what to expect when transforming your home. When planning a home renovation you have to consider things like your goals, your budget, the renovation order, materials & ... 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
Easy DIY Vittsjö Hack with Concrete Top
Finding furniture can sometimes be so difficult, right? It’s either not the right colour, the right size or the right shape and don’t even get me started on how expensive furniture can sometimes be. Luckily, we’ve learned that it’s not only possible to do most of your home improvements yourself but it’s also possible to build your own furniture! We built the DIY ladder shelves in our bathroom, constructed the bench in our dining room and even built our round bar cart ourselves. Our ... Read the Post