Many of you that follow on stories have asked me which wallpaper and paint we used so I thought I would pop it on the blog for you. A leaking loo with a concealed cistern (we learned our lesson) and torn wallpaper meant that our downstairs loo was in desperate need of a little makeover. I really wanted to do something dramatic and dark as it seemed the perfect space to be a little daring. I searched through hundreds of different wallpapers on Wallpaperdirect and finally settled on this one. I had been thinking about painting the understair cupboards, door and ceilings a dark blue and a quick poll on instagram confirmed my decision. I am so pleased we did, because it really does look and feel much bigger. It’s also everyone’s new favourite room in the house. Amazing how such a small space can have such a big impact. To get the right colour paint, I took the roll of wallpaper to our local paint shop where they scanned it and produced the best colour match. The paint Colour number is 10139, 30BB09126. I am afraid it doesn’t have a name on the tin. It’s a really hard space […]
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We asked our interior designers which were their favourite rooms to design & the downstairs cloakroom made the shortlist! Here are 8 loos to inspire you.
Starting as I mean to go on with the first renovation project of the year already done. Actually it was started last year and it was a rather accidental refurbishment if I'm honest. When we moved in we painted tiny (and I mean tiny - I've got friends who can't…
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Many of you that follow on stories have asked me which wallpaper and paint we used so I thought I would pop it on the blog for you. A leaking loo with a concealed cistern (we learned our lesson) and torn wallpaper meant that our downstairs loo was in desperate need of a little makeover. I really wanted to do something dramatic and dark as it seemed the perfect space to be a little daring. I searched through hundreds of different wallpapers on Wallpaperdirect and finally settled on this one. I had been thinking about painting the understair cupboards, door and ceilings a dark blue and a quick poll on instagram confirmed my decision. I am so pleased we did, because it really does look and feel much bigger. It’s also everyone’s new favourite room in the house. Amazing how such a small space can have such a big impact. To get the right colour paint, I took the roll of wallpaper to our local paint shop where they scanned it and produced the best colour match. The paint Colour number is 10139, 30BB09126. I am afraid it doesn’t have a name on the tin. It’s a really hard space […]
It’s powder bathroom reveal day! Wahoo! I always get so excited to show you a new completed project. I really appreciate you following along with the progress these last few weeks. If you missed it, you can see the plans HERE and the progress HERE and HERE. My head has been all over the placeread more
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I have two questions for you. First, are you lucky enough to have a lower level offering extra multi-functional living space? Second, are you making the most of it to impress buyers? Probably not, home experts say. If you’re not thoughtful about your basement layout and its uses, it won’t actually add much value to your property. Here are six common mistakes you may be making when it comes to making the most of basements, and what to do instead.
I have a confession to make. It's a pretty bad one. Yes, I am an award-winning DIY'er, but until just before Christmas I had never put up wallpaper myself. Ever. Putting up wallpaper just seemed like one of those things that was a major headache - air bubbles, matching the pattern, having enough pap
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This post is sponsored by Lowe's but as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Ahhhh we made it!! It's the final week of the One Room Challenge hosted by Calling it Home and we successfully renovated our master en suite in 6 weeks and turned it into the modern vintage bathroom of our
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