I wanted some shelving in The Pad which was narrower than regular shop bought shelving and which had more detail to it too, something I could personalise and which also worked with the room design. Matt the joiner was on site fitting a door and working on the garden gate, so I posed the question... Continue Reading →
Five Bank Holiday Mini-Upcycling Projects
Any home type tips for the Bank Holiday, HuffPost UK & Homesense have asked me as part of our ongoing collaboration? Sit in the garden on a roasting hot May Day, with home prepared deliciousness grilling on coals and sipping a glass of something cold? Ha! Chances are in the UK, the sky will cloud... Continue Reading →
Making a Candlestick Moregeous in Gold, Grey and White
Sunny afternoons at Moregeous Mansions mean the doors thrown open to the garden and perfect drying weather, nope, not for clothes but for painting projects! Some big, some small but all equally loved. Having spent all Saturday doing a chalk paint workshop at Home Is In The North, you'd think I'd be tired of upcycling... Continue Reading →
How to Make a Glam Padded Menu Board
I'm still getting together the full space interior shots for the Splendid Sausage, but I thought I'd share one of the personalised ideas I came up with to make their place different and unique. The menu changes fairly frequently with new combos and toppings, and we didn't want standard floor to ceiling metal hanging system... Continue Reading →
Va va voom into B&Q go Valspar Paints
Whilst dashing in and out of one of the Manchester B&Q's before Christmas on a bonkers renovate-a-house-in-21-days mission, I stopped in my tracks when I saw a large new Valspar display where the Dulux colour cards and mixing desk had previously stood. I'd heard whisperings of a partnership between B&Q and a new paint company... Continue Reading →
Blogging a fab new colour card amidst a modern day tweeting dilemma
Bills, bills, bills, don't they get BORING??!! So, it's lovely when something fabulous arrives in the post and this morning I got a treat with a new Annie Sloan colour card falling on to the door mat, packed full of advice and information. Since discovering this range last year on Half Built House, basically if... Continue Reading →
Trying to be a Lovely Re-Loving Landlord
It gets me very irritated when I read articles on awful landlords, like the article I read this morning about HMO landlords shirking their responsibilities and generally being rubbish at what they've chosen to do. To my mind, if you decide to enter the rental market as a landlord, you shouldn't rent out anything you... Continue Reading →