One of our favourite rooms in our home is our little office. It’s where I do most blog related work, but the thing I love most is that it allows me to peek down the street and have a nosy at what’s going on in the world around me. And there’s one shock horror thing that I’ve been observing with dread over the last months - everyone seems to be having cavity wall insulation pumped into their houses. There have been at least 7 houses in the last week alone! But isn't it a good thing to be ... Read the Post
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More Chairs!
Ever since buying and painting our dining chairs from our local antique centre, we've been on the look out for more. But - we’ve not been looking for just any chairs, we’ve been looking for 4 more that are exactly the same as the ones we have. Yes, this was probably an impossible - or at very least very optimistic - task and let’s face it, finding four old chairs that match the other old chairs that you already have doesn’t sound too promising, but we’ve done it! Amazing, right?! ... Read the Post
To DIY Or Not To DIY
We love DIY. Ever since we bought our home (5 years ago now!) doing DIY has turned more into a way of life than just a necessity. When we first started looking at buying a house, we quickly realised that we would have to compromise in order to get a home in the area we wanted to be in. Both location and size were important to us, so inevitably we had to compromise on the finish and overall condition of our house. We soon realised that for us, DIY would be an inevitable part of home ... Read the Post
How To Restore Wooden Furniture
As you know, we love grabbing a bargain and there's nothing better than finding a great piece of furniture or fabulous piece of art at a knock down price. The only problem with picking up pieces at these kinds of places, is that they're usually not in the best of condition. They're always dirty, they're usually scratched or dented and in general are in need of a bit of TLC. You've probably already seen the little cupboard in our guest bedroom that we found at our local antique/ reclamation ... Read the Post
How To Wax A Door
Ever since having our doors dipped a few weeks ago, we've been trying to decide on what to do with them now. We'd always planned on painting all woodwork in the house white, but after seeing the amazing transformation from yucky and chipped paint to clean and natural wood, we've been struggling to decide on what to do. Having already stripped, sanded and more importantly repainted our bathroom and living room doors, keeping them natural would probably mean having to strip those two ... Read the Post
How To Paint Wooden Chairs
We're always on the lookout for new furniture and home accessories. Round here, most spare cash tends to be spent on home improvement projects, so you can imagine how happy we were when we managed to find these lovely chairs during one of our regular browsing sessions at our local antique centre. Now admittedly, the slightly yellowish colour of the beech chairs is not quite to our taste, but that doesn't matter too much, as we're painting them. The first step before painting any ... Read the Post