Home renovations on a budget

Can we get a “Hello Lockdown Level 4… again”? Tonight, we should find out whether we remain in level 4, but the prospects stay the same – we are looking at spending more time at home for some time to come – might as well make sure the few walls we do stare at, we … Read more

Slathering some oil-like substance onto a surface seems simple, doesn’t it?  It’s not until you take that left turn into the dark, treacherous road that is ‘varnishing’, that you sit back and realise the difficulties that are likely to arise. Relax, it’s not the end of the world. How often do we take on a … Read more

Colour Trends for Autumn/Winter 2021 London Palette With the gold and burgundy Autumn leaves clattering, and the icy serenade of winter pulling in around us – We get up in the morning and we know, the colder seasons are here. If we isolate the constant shivers and goosebumps and just take a moment to look … Read more

We answer the ultimate DIY question – “To paint or not to paint?” (when it is raining). We’ve experienced a bit of a weird summer to date. Never mind the general state of the planet, our weather has swung wildly between super-hot and drenching (cold) spells of rain. Obviously, wetter and cooler weather impacts paint … Read more

With the current weather forecasts, DIY tips will make an easy read. It feels like day 16783 of 2021, but we can finally say we made it to February. Of course, the weather continues to make for an ominous theme as we sashay into the month of “love”. Despite the grey hues of the past … Read more

Refresh and renovate your bathroom – summer ready. Your bathroom doesn’t have to look like John Wick paid it an angry visit to deserve an upgrade. Next to kitchens and living rooms, bathrooms take a hit in terms of “foot traffic”. Now that we are entertaining at home more often and generally spending more time … Read more

How to create more living space in smaller homes. Weather forecasts for the official day of spring do not make for pleasant reading. At the time of writing this article it looked like the hounds of winter will still be firmly breathing down our collective necks come 1 September 2020 – and that’s probably just … Read more