If you have gone away these holidays full of happiness only to come back to a few items missing, you are not alone. Ballarat ranks 5th in the whole of Victoria for the highest criminal offences, including theft, which is … Continued
I have created a FREE Spring Clean Checklist ready to save you from drama! Ever seen those homes where friends seem to have everything clean and nothing out of sight? ( I haven’t personally). If you have, well, they probably … Continued
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
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
Older Furniture Is Better Quality A lot of homes are filled with country, Georgian or Queen Anne vintage style furniture and often these pieces are quickly disregarded when planning a change of style. Sadly, if you bought these twenty years … Continued
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
After seeing some pretty sad and cheap coat racks in stores and very overpriced coat racks online, I bit the bullet and decided to create my own “Industrial Coat Rack”. I had plenty of old timber floor boards from the … Continued
Everyone has a piece of furniture that is not quite fitting into their whole scheme. It’s either damaged, too old, eclectic, boring or plain ugly. I had a bookcase just like this. I made it with my husband about 10 … Continued