DIY distressed up-cycled toy box!

Last week, I said that I was going to embark on a journey to complete one of my DIY projects and I am chuffed to say, it turned out pretty well. It is a very solid, up-cycled solid pine toy … Continued

DIY Distressed Furniture – The Best Paints and Guides for your project!

So you have decided to up-cycle, DIY, renovate, transform and fix up your old piece of furniture, right? But what paint do you use? Where do you find new hardware? You lucky sod! I will tell you my favourites! Undercoat … Continued

Green colour schemes – How to use green in your home

Some designers and stylists always fit a little bit of green into a room no matter what and it often comes in the shape of a real life plant if not in the decor itself. It has been suggested that green … Continued

New Timothy Oulton range at Coco Republic

Exceedingly beautiful, the new range from Timothy Oulton is also breathtakingly masculine and dapper. Just look at the wonderful Art Line Horse Skeleton artwork for instance. Reproduced from an early 18th century lithograph, printed on archival paper and framed in … Continued

The Block Triple Threat Room Reveals – Kitchens!

Apart from having an over exposed white balance in the photo’s again…grr, kitchen week was pretty eventful on The Block. Despite the hoo-haa on the big screen from Tim and Anastasia, all rooms were finished and looked quite the part. … Continued

Supplier Secret ! Fabric and Wallpaper wholesalers to retail!

The Elephant Room is a leading online store where you can find big name fabric houses like Warwick, Mokum, Harlequin, Sanderson, Florence Broadhurst plus more and buy per metre without the loophole of going through an upholsterer who may have higher prices. … Continued

The Block Triple Threat Room Reveals – Master Bedroom

  Winners : Josh and Charlotte (technically) What a drama this was! Josh and Charlotte with a perfect score of 30/30, only to be disqualified for not using their hideous competition bed head! Oh well. I don’t know how they … Continued

The Block Triple Threat Room Reveals – Ensuite!

I’m a huge fan large master ensuites and not the pokey little boxes you can get with volume builders. Ugh! I have no idea why they make them sooo small and I’ve seen some shockingly small ensuites! So, I loved … Continued