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Category: DIY Interiors
How to Restore a Victorian Fireplace This is my post on how to restore a Victorian fireplace. If you can’t see the video, please click here. Smokin’ I think my favourite smell in the whole world is chimney smoke. At this time of year I’m in my element when it…
2 CommentsHow to Paint Fabric with Chalk Paint This is my guide for how to paint fabric with chalk paint – in this instance an armchair. If you can’t see the video please click here. If it doesn’t move paint it It has become a joke in my family that I…
16 CommentsHome DIY: How to fit floorboards This is my home DIY guide on how to fit floorboards. If you can’t see the video please click here. Even an idiot can fit floorboards… Some people dream of scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, some of running 26 marathons in 26 days. Well I’ve always…
7 CommentsHow to upcycle pine chairs In this blog I show you how to upcycle pine chairs: WARNING it can take a long time! If you can’t see the video click here. Upcycle pine chairs and other furniture – the sequel This week I decided to stop putting off sorting out…
8 CommentsHow to upcycle for cheapskates For someone like me the fashion to upcycle is a dream come true. I’ve been doing it since I was old enough to hold a paint brush anyway, so the fact my passion now makes me ‘on trend’ as opposed to a cheapskate is quite…
10 CommentsThe magic of mirrors This is my post about how to upcycle mirrors. If you can’t see the video, click here. A lot of people take the Mickey out of me for how many mirrors I have in my house. I do love a good mirror, it’s true, but trust…
6 CommentsKardashian home shoot I’m afraid I’ve misled you already. This guide is actually going to spill over into Kardashian style exteriors as well as interiors – you would possibly think posteriors too being about the Kardashians, but you would be wrong. Last month Architectural Digest featured a home shoot with Khloe…
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