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 Upcycle ‘Brown’ Furniture: Tips on Painting & Replacing Mouldings
Just like Rocky a few short months ago, this ginger tinged sideboard adopted when we bought Moregeous HQ several years ago was sorely in need of some tlc. He'd been stored in an outside shed, ending up not only scratched and damp damaged, but also bereft of several of his decorative insert beads. I think... 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 →
A Very Clever & Affordable Veg Bed, Made From Hollow Concrete Blocks
How about this for another cracking garden idea, seen on one of the Manchester Open Gardens days we visited earlier this month. We'd 'done' the Heatons and Didsbury in previous years, but not the Levenshulme / Burgage ones, hence M19's turn. Growing your own veg and herbs is a surefire way to stay sane in... Continue Reading →
How To Upcycle An Existing Kitchen
Working on glamorous TV ads and expensive houses is fabulous (and I adore that side of my job, obv), but sometimes as a designer / builder I get asked to help out on projects whose budgets are not quite so adventurous. Can it be said that these types of projects usually aim for the Pennine... Continue Reading →
Answering Your Bathroom DIY Questions : Part 1
https://youtu.be/1vy3iApGLz0 This year so far seems to have been all about bathrooms for Team Moregeous. First of all we popped down to KBB to search out all the hottest new trends and affordable tricks to make your bathing space the very best it can be..... then we started getting to grips with finishing off our... Continue Reading →
Inspo: Turn On A Brilliant 2018 Tap Choice
I don't know why I do it to myself, really I don't. At the time of the last KBB in 2016 we were in the middle of our build and hadn't yet started the renovation of the main house, but I was confident, ok, hopeful, that by the time the bi-annual show came around next... Continue Reading →