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10 Top Tips for decorating and styling your home on a budget Painting is an obvious choice as a lick of paint can transform a room or space without splashing too much cash here are some extra ways of saving the pennies when painting… 1. Paint – Match the colour not the price I love…
An honest product review of Unibond’s sealant re-new that can be applied OVER old & failing sealant. Why would you need sealant re-new? We’ve all been there; one minute, your sealant is white and shiny bright, and the next, it’s slimy and harbouring all kinds of grossness! I’m all for affordable & achievable DIY hacks,…
Ventilation issues causing loft condensation? Find out if roof tile vents are the answer you’ve been searching for. Roof tile vents, arghhh! This week, was one of those weeks when you spend a load of money on important (but boring) house stuff. Those home maintenance jobs that you can’t really enjoy as such when they…
Leftover tiles? You need to make this super stylish marble side table Last year, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a stack of gorgeous marble tile offcuts after a very kind insta friend (& local interiors queen) had some leftovers from an epic kitchen reno. The tiles were from Mandarin Stone (a…
The key to success is a two-pronged attack: trapping the heat you already have and finding alternative heat sources… Looking for ways to stay warm without putting the heating on? If you’re one of the millions rationing their heating use to combat rising bills, these handy hints might come in useful. Some are common sense,…
These quick bonding pads will have your loose rawl plugs fixed tight in no time, just follow these easy steps for Wet ‘n’ fix. *contains affiliate links Loose rawl plugs / wall plugs can be a real menace. We’ve all been there… (think pesky curtain pole, dodgy loo roll holder or wonky coat hooks) where…
Check these plastering products out for your next DIY Before we jump into the plastering products that I recommend for the job, it’s worth clarifying exactly what ‘the job’ is. All the examples I cover in blog posts and on my main skimming page are skimming older walls that needed a bit of TLC, either…
Plastering: Top Tips for a DIY skim coat (even over artex) Over the past year or two, I’ve spent a lot of time perfecting my DIY skimming skills. Some of this was due to the walls in our house needing a bit of TLC and some was down to needing to tackle the artex ceilings…
Because getting the wall prep right is important for perfect DIY plastering After my budget DIY project to smooth over a textured artex ceiling went viral, I get a lot of questions about DIY plastering to smooth over damaged/imperfect walls, so I thought it would be helpful to show you the steps I go through…
The joins you NEED to know for tackling corners are all in this skirting board tutorial Background to this skirting board tutorial…If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I recently started a big bedroom makeover on a budget and one of the first things to go were the manky old skirting boards. I’m…
DIY contour gauge: A handy hack to help with tiling, hanging wallpaper, laying carpet, or fitting stick-on tiles. Making a template saves a lot of time and energy when you need to cut around things in a DIY project. By things, I mean anything from door architrave to toilets, baths to skirting boards. If you…
Not sure whether to whip your top cupboards off the wall & replace them with trendy open shelving? Read this to help you decide… Removing kitchen cabinets in a kitchen makeover on a budget can be controversial & isn’t always a good idea, but one thing’s for sure: you can’t open a magazine (or Instagram)…