Once again, the Christmas season is upon us and once again, I’m running late with my Christmas DIYs. Every year, without fault. I’m like a really rubbish Santa Claus. Luckily, this Advent calendar DIY doesn’t have to be just for December… this would make a brilliant gift for all year round and is so simple […]
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Vintage Display Cabinet Makeover
One of my favourite things to do is to makeover furniture. I find it relaxing and quite therapeutic. Handing the reigns over to someone else is neither relaxing nor therapeutic. Yes, I am a control freak and I’m not afraid to admit it. At least when it comes to interiors… When Brian said that he […]
Lighting DIY with Philips Deco LED
This post is in collaboration with Philips LED. One of the most effective ways to transform a room is with light. The lighting in a space can have a transformative effect, not only on the aesthetics of your surroundings, but also your own mental wellbeing. Good lighting can help to elevate a house, to a […]
Magazine File Makeover: Hidden Bookshelf Storage
Today’s little project was a last minute makeover for the Revamp, Restyle, Reveal challenge and one that I liked so much that I felt that it was worth sharing. As a hoarder, I love being able to use up leftover materials and this project makes use of the little scraps that I never thought I […]
My Top 5 DIY Problems Solved (On a Budget)
This post is in partnership with eBay.co.uk. Regardless of your budget, making any sort of effective change to your home can be daunting. It’s all very well reading a lovely blog post on ‘how to…’ but usually these projects require time and money and the last thing you want to do is waste either, doing […]
IKEA Hack: DIY Table Lamp On A Budget
Today’s DIY is one that has been simmering in my head for a while. I’ve always been a huge fan of 70’s style and especially love the strong shapes and space-age designs that defined the lighting of that era. Mixing in a statement lighting piece is one of the best ways to elevate your decor and […]
IKEA Hack Cabinet From IKEA Storage Organiser
If there’s one thing I am utterly crap at, it’s organising. I don’t mean holidays or parties… I’m talking organising, as in storage. Storage for the mundane stuff that we all need. Letters, passports, sellotape, random foreign currency, instructions for my first ever laptop… it all gets thrown in a drawer together and abandoned until […]
DesignSixtyNine’s Top Five Affordable Home Updates.
I’m a great believer that although the decorating of a room may be ‘finished’, it’s never really finished. The best interiors evolve over time, and as your eye becomes accustomed to your surroundings, you can often spot areas ready for change. Or, if you’re anything like me, you get bored very quickly and actively look for areas […]
DIY Cage Wall Shelf
Do you ever have an exact idea of what you want, only to find that ‘the thing you want’, doesn’t exist? This happens to me all the time and it happened again, when I was finishing off the hallway renovation. Except that I then eventually found similar, but at a price I didn’t want to […]
DIY Beni Ourain Berber Style Bench.
So, my disclaimer to kick off with; I am by no means an upholsterer, and I’m sure there are better ways to approach this project. No matter though, today I’ll be showing you how to potentially save £££’s with a DIY Beni Ourain Berber style bench. Beni Ourain rugs (see below), have been popular in interiors for […]