The moment we ripped down our old, bowing and dangerous bedroom ceiling, I knew that lighting was going to be an issue adding more cost to an already expanding budget. When a vaulted ceiling is created, one of the considerations to take into account in the more imposing open space above head height is the... Continue Reading →
Treasure Tingle: Upcycling A (Very Orange) Pine Dining Table
You know us here, we love a bargain and there's literally nowhere better to bag a bargain than your local charity shop. Are you a fan of digging through the fusty to find treasure? I can't get enough of it. Honestly, if I did 't have to work for a living, that's totally what I'd... Continue Reading →
How To Make A Cold Bathroom Ceiling Warm, To Help Banish Black Mould
Not the most glamorous of images I do realise, but you know me, getting stuck into the practical stuff is what we're all about! If you desire encaustic tiles and brass taps, head over to pretty Pinterest forthwith. But, if you have a problem with repeated black mould on a bathroom ceiling or wall, then I... Continue Reading →
How to Bend The Trend – Design Details In The Moregeous Dining Room
You know me, I'm all for a good trend but for anything 'on trend' to work, it has to fit with the person and the house, rather than simply be inserted as a one size fits all solution. When we started our renovation 44yrs ago, or was it 45, I forget, I decided our interior... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Monday Moments
Ola again on a Moregeous Monday! I said last week might be worth missing so high five to those of you who gave it the advised swerve as here at least, it didn't actually exist. Like other normal folk we've actually been doing some summer stuff which isn't even DIY!!! Can you believe it?! Nope,... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Monday Moments
In an alternative universe somewhere, or maybe just in a Russian oligarch's daughter's world, there's a chef under strict instruction to always coordinate stunning food with designer tableware. Such was my delight at the realisation my 'new' rose pink vintage bowls were in fact not rose pink at all but prawn pink, that it made... Continue Reading →