Turning this old brown bookcase into a beautiful gold and green vision was a relatively quick upcycling project. You will need: Small wooden bookcase - this one was second hand Paint of choice - Valspar Emerald Temple in premium satin Polyvine metal leaf size and crystal clear varnish Gold leaf - I get mine from … Continue reading A Touch of Gold – bookcase upcycle
The bathroom is the one room in the house that is pretty much how we want it. Sure, I might not have chosen a bathroom suite of this style and I'd prefer a mixer tap on the sink but I love the bath and the yellow floor and the tiling is in very decent nick. … Continue reading Bathroom Makeover
My father-in-law offered to come and help us paint for a weekend a few weeks after we moved in. To say we bit his hand off makes us sound civilized. We planned on focusing on the bedrooms but realised that since we were sleeping in one and he was staying in the other we could … Continue reading A Fast and Furious Hallway Refresh
After five years of flat and balcony living, we moved house in November to a 1930s end of terrace in south east London with the thing I'd been most missing - a garden. At the time of writing we are in the middle of a global pandemic, confined to our homes and I feel so … Continue reading 1930s House Renovation – House Tour – The ‘Before’
I've recently set up shop as a declutterer. I've so far worked with two clients: my sister on her wardrobe and a good friend in her living room - in particular to organise and sort her children's toys. When you spend a bit of time looking at what you have through someone else's eyes it's … Continue reading Decluttering Thoughts
