Before Decorating, Dust & Thoroughly Clean The Space
Oh yes, you can feel the element of spring in the air. The forecast snow has failed to materialise and the garden is popping with green shoots – bulbs and new growth raring to get going. It is such an important time of the year, more than any other, itRead More →
Professional Decorator Takes Busman’s Holiday
I have a rather lacklustre manner when it comes to keeping my house and castle decorated and up to date with trends. The last time I had my own place decorated was many years ago. Back then it was a case of keeping the roof over my head and theRead More →
Cream, Cream & More Cream Plus A Colour Pop
I visited a house recently that I always think of as very tastefully decorated. The owner keeps it seriousl tidy and shiny as a new pin. It has always resembled a country hotel in that the sofas are all sumptuous, slightly overlarge for the space they occupy, but really plushRead More →
The Order To Paint Your Room
Well who remembers the old sugarsoap and sand paper for all our decorating needs then? I remember Dad used to be down on his hands and knees getting the skirting boards as clean as possible. This was done with a proper old fashioned cleaning cloth that you wrung out inRead More →
Grandpa’s Decorating So Different To Modern Day
There’s nothing quite as fab good as being able to book the services of a professional painter and decorator. I used to deal with the annual decor update myself, as my father and his father did before that. In those days the finish was likely to be very plain andRead More →
Skype House Tour Leads To Painter’s Stopover
I openly admit I am one of those folk who are perfectly content with the decor in my home remaining the same for years – once I get the scheme that suits, it has to pay its way for as long as I can get away with it! This wasRead More →
Interior Design Changes Need Family Agreement
I have an old pal who lives in a 1920s bungalow. It’s not a bungalow now however, over the years they’ve extended up into the loft and then into the old garage, having a new one built further down in the drive. Ocver the years it’s been fascinating to followRead More →
From Quick Lick & Promise to Full Scale Refit
When you’ve lived in a house for quite a few years, it can become difficult to move on and make those changes in interior design and decorating schemes that you see on daytime lifestyle programmes. It’s fascinating to watch how couples enviosn their dream home when they start off withRead More →
All The Extra Tasks To Finish A New Kitchen
As I embark on a massive project – having my twenty year old kitchen replaced, I am now becoming very aware of the many other tasks that will need doing once the shiny gorgeous new cabinets and appliances are in their places. On paper and on the cgi, it’s allRead More →
Feature Fireplace Still Looks The Biz
I am not experienced at doing any decorating and feel out of place in a conversation about paints and the new thinking in finishes. Maybe I’m missing a very essential point in all this! I have ivory silk on my walls throughout the entire house as I had a professionalRead More →