STYLING: LIVING ROOM.

So to recap the living room started like this… Everything was stripped out and replaced other than the fireplace and ceiling, which were just freshened up. And then I got styling… The grandmother clock was a gift from my parents for Christmas and I absolutely love it! The A letter and yellow vase were £5 each from…

RENOVATION: LIVING ROOM.

  The room had horrible worn carpet, damp wood chip walls in an uninspiring magnolia colour. (FYI: the furniture in the pictures are the previous owners) Just like the master bedroom, the living room needed all walls and ceiling plastering, new floor, new windows and a new lease of life. So we started by stripping the wallpaper,…

UPCYCLE: KITCHEN TABLE.

I finally managed to find the perfect sized, perfect style kitchen table! And at a cost of £25(!!!!!!) I was over the moon. God bless eBay! All I needed to do now was sand the top down and get my chalk paint and wax out. I used Annie Sloan Country Grey again to paint it…

PLANNING: THE KITCHEN

So the kitchen has been designed. We will be taking a wall out as there is a room at the back of the kitchen that doesn’t really do much (too big to be a utility soa waste of space), bricking a door up and making a window into patio doors. The hopes are to have…

UPCYCLE: CONSOLE TABLE

I had this console table bought for me, I believe it was around £50. I absolutely love the shape of it. It was one of those pieces that could have been beautiful without any painting or uplcycling. I love when furniture shows its age. Unfortunately though, the wood on top was bubbling a flaking. I…

RENOVATION: MASTER BEDROOM.

The master bedroom spreads across the whole width of the house making it a very large, open room. Work required was new windows, ceiling and walls plastering, flooring and furnishing. We were very keen to retain the picture rails, wide skirting boards and fireplace to keep the character of the room.   The first hurdle…

BLOG: THRIFTY.

I like to be thrifty when redesigning a space. I see it as a challenge to transform something with minimal cost involved. It helps that my boyfriend is a builder and can do a lot of things himself and always knows somebody for everything else. But when it comes to interiors I would rather upcycle…

UPCYCLE: THE ATTIC FURNITURE.

Below are the before and afters of the upcycled furniture used in the attic room – Cabinets given to me by my sister. Scandinavian Pink Annie Sloan Chalk Paint used, distressed and dark waxed. Chair bought from carboot for £5. Sanded down, painted with Provence and Old White Annie Sloan Chalk Paints mixed together and…

RENOVATION: THE ATTIC.

The attic room is now complete. It took a while to do but  as it was out of the way and not a room that we used regularly the disruption was minimal. We started by ripping out a small wall and cupboard. We then took up the carpet to see the condition of the floorboard…

RENOVATION: THE ROOF.

The first thing we have had done on the house is the roof! It had the original tile roof which was old and ineffective, it was letting water into the top room. Now the roof is done and the building is water tight, it’s time for the fun bit; making the inside look nice!

THE HOUSE.

Welcome to our home! It was built around 100 years ago and has a lot of original features in it still. The front of the house is deceiving, its bigger than it looks!   One of my favourite features of the house is the original tile flooring, which will definitely be staying!   The house…