Last week I posted about our upcoming bathroom renovation and the shiny new fittings that spurred it all on (here). This week, I would like to tell you all why I was looking at shiny new bathroom fittings. By that, I mean the real reason. I figure that I’d rather be an open book with […]
Tag: diy
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 […]
Stair and Hallway Makeover Reveal With An Epic Gallery Wall
Well, it honestly felt like this day would never come. After what has been literally months of work, I am so pleased to finally (FINALLY!!) say that the stair and hallway makeover reveal is ready to go! This project was a mammoth task from the very beginning. For those of you who have been following […]
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 […]
Stair and Hallway Renovation; Preparation, Part 2.
Welcome back to part 2 of the stair and hallway renovation! For part 1, click here. Earlier in the week, in part 1, I left you all on a cliffhanger… Did I manage to get the entire balustrade stripped? Was it worth the effort? Was it worth the 228 hours of manual labour? (seriously!!) Well, although I am nowhere near […]
Stair and Hallway Renovation; Preparation, Part One
Let me start by saying, there will be very little glamour in today’s post. There will be no pretty renderings and no big reveals. Today, it is all about the dirty work. Just when you think you’ve undertaken the messiest of jobs, along comes one that blows everything else out the water. Today, I’ll be […]
How Do I; DIY Marquee Light Up Anchor
This DIY marquee light is actually a project I completed quite a while back, when I had a completely different direction for where I wanted the style of the master bedroom to go. The trend for light up marquee lettering was well underway, but to get anything of a decent size, you had to pay […]
Living Room Reveal Part 1… What took you so long?
The Living Room Reveal Took So Long ‘Cos… To start with, it was the ceiling. After painting the bedroom ceiling dark (here), and loving it, Brian suggested doing the living room one too. I didn’t need too much convincing, since I’m a huge fan of the Abigail Ahern style of painting everything out in one […]
Ikea Billy Bookcase Built-In Hack
Planning. The finishing touches have just been added to our custom shelving unit and it’s been styled to within an inch of it’s life. Fancying seeing how you can pimp up a cheapo set of bookshelves, into a thing of style and substance? Then prepare yourself for the Billy Bookcase Built-In Bonanza! If you haven’t already […]