Junk to Funk: Lucky Horse Shoe & Other Finds

Aug 16, 2010 | My Home

As I have said before, the previous owners left us with an awful lot of rubbish when they moved out.  However, as the saying goes, one man’s junk is another (wo)man’s treasure so I have managed to salvage a few bits and pieces to add to my...

Me Me Me Me

Aug 12, 2010 | Blogging

No, I’m not singing.  Dear god, no one wants to hear that.  No, I was just pointing out the new shiny page links above.  I’ve posted a new About Me page and another, About My Style, which points you to the post that best describes what I...

Cheap & Easy Before & After: How to Paint Chevron Stripes

Aug 11, 2010 | Dressing Room | 6 comments

You may remember from this post that I decided to dress up the two Ikea Rast bedside tables that I’ve been using to store my shoes.  It’s a temporary measure really until I have some proper storage but I knew that I could always use the tables for...

Living Room La Vida Loca Part Dos: Replacing & Refinishing the Floorboards

Aug 10, 2010 | Living Room | 6 comments

The floors in the living room were in some serious dire need of help when we moved in.  It was one of the things that made us gasp when we turned that key for the very first time, that made us question if we had done the right thing in buying this house. See, the...

Easy Kitchen Update: New (Old) Plant Pots

Aug 8, 2010 | Kitchen

When we moved into our house, there was a lot of rubbish left behind by the previous owners.  Yes, thank you very much because we have actually were hoping for a rusted baby swing in the back garden and probably about 30 rusted, broken and completely useless...

Dining Room Doors: The Big Reveal

Aug 5, 2010 | Dining Room

Finally finally finally we’ve completed the dining room doors.  Ok, so it’s not really a ‘Big’ reveal, more of a medium sized one but we’re finally here. You may remember from this post that when we moved in, the doors in my dining room...