I don’t know about you, but we’ve definitely made our fair share of mistakes during our home improvement adventures, and one of our biggest ones was skimping on buying new tools. Let’s face it: when you have what feels like hundreds of different jobs around the house to tackle, and you know they'll all be expensive, the last thing you really want to be doing is spending more money on tools you might not need. We’re definitely big fans of borrowing tools from friends and neighbours or ... Read the Post
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When Things Don’t Run Smoothly But Still Get Done!
Sometimes it’s the easiest projects turn out to be the ones that end up causing you the biggest headaches and our hallway update is definitely turning into one of those projects. Really it’s (or should be) a simple makeover. Most of the hard work like sanding the floor, sorting the electrics and heating and restoring the staircase have already been completed, so all that’s left is a bit of plastering and some simple painting. Easy, right? We’ll nope. Usually, painting is the ... Read the Post
9 Home Improvement Mistakes We’ve Made
Things in Blogland may always look rosy and perfect, but reality can often be very different. We’ve definitely learned a lot over the last 5 years of improving our home and all in all we’ve been fortunate to not have made any huge home improvement mistakes or had any major disasters. Whilst we’ve not had anything go drastically wrong, we have of course made our fair share of home improvement mistakes. 1. Don’t believe everything you read in magazines and on Pinterest The wall we ... Read the Post
5 Projects in 5 Hours
For some people it’s leaving empty coffee cups everywhere, never opening the bedroom curtains or leaving their slippers in the middle of the hallway (yes Jan, I’m talking to you) but for me it’s starting projects without actually finishing them. In case you've not already guessed, I’m talking about bad habits. I know it’s less than ideal, but the allure of an exciting new (or in our case super messy) project is sometimes just too tempting to resist. And let's face it, our house has more ... Read the Post
The Prettiest Way To Hide A Radiator – Our New Bespoke Radiator Cover
[Ad - This post is in collaboration with Jali] We’re loving the transformation that’s currently happening in our dining room. In just a matter of days it’s gone from a neutral (and let’s face it rather bland) room to a much more cozy and inviting space. Since knocking down the load bearing wall between the kitchen and dining room it’s the area of the house where we spend most of our time and now we love it even more. There are obviously still a lot of things to still finish off, not least ... Read the Post
How To Install An Architrave Around A Window Or Door
We recently confessed to often not completely finishing projects, so not only are we challenging ourselves (and you!) to finish 3 projects that we’ve already started (why not join in?!). We’re also trying to make more of an effort to finish some of the last few remaining DIY jobs in some of our rooms. And, we're starting with installing an architrave around the window in our master bedroom. We’re trying to reinstate as many original period features in our home as possible. ... Read the Post