Last week I shared my #HouseGoals for 2018 with you and today, I thought I'd do the same for my #GardenGoals...When we moved in, our garden was just a big square of mud as it was a new build house and we decided to have a go at laying our own turf rather than pay the builders extortionate cost. This is what it looked like for a good five months after we moved in as we were waiting for Spring to come around before we got started.We Googled how to lay the turf, hired everything we needed and eventually ended up with a semi-flat lawn which was closely followed by actual … [Read more...]
How to fake a tidy house when you have last minute visitors….
There's nothing I like more than a tidy house, especially when I'm expecting visitors because no matter how much they might say that they're visiting me and not my house, I still like it to be looking it's best.The problem is that I have a husband, two (messy) teenagers and two dogs so it's not unusual to come home from work at the end of the day to find the house looking as though we've been burgled! ;-)I have plenty of ways that I keep on top of the housework including making sure that the kids have their own jobs to do on a daily and weekly basis and having a regular super fast … [Read more...]
How (not to) organise a photo wall or photo shelf….
We've had an amazing year for travel this year as a family and I really wanted to print out some of our photos to showcase some of our adventures. Jen suggested a photo shelf on the back wall of my kitchen would be nice so off I popped to IKEA to pick up a couple of them and some photo frames to use on the shelf.I love, love, love how it looks now but I'll be honest, it did take me a week and a couple of attempts to get it right! I thought you might like to see the step by step process in case you want to make your own photo shelf or wall....(Top tip - before following these … [Read more...]
Using milk paints to upcycle furniture….
Today I'm going to share how you can upcycle a table using milk paints, something I learned at a class I went along to recently as part of my mission to create every day and spend a little more time on me!I love the idea of using milk paints, which is something I hadn't even heard of until I went to the Festival of Thrift last month but now that I've tried it, I'll definitely be using it again! Basically, milk paint is a non-toxic paint which contains no additives or distillates that can cause any harm to people, pets or the environment. It's made from iron oxide pigment, milk casein … [Read more...]
How I updated my kitchen on a £10 budget….
Could your kitchen do with a bit of a refresh? I've just given my kitchen a super quick, super cheap budget makeover and I'm so pleased with it!We've got a few things that we want doing around the house over the next few months and to be honest, the kitchen wasn't even on my makeover radar until lovely Mr Frugal got out the paint one Friday night a few weeks ago and painted it a lovely clean white for me. We haven't painted it since we moved in so it was in desperate need of a refresh and seeing it look all white and lovely makes me very happy!We do have bigger plans for the … [Read more...]
I want to share my Practical #HomesenseFinds with you….
This month I've been working with the lovely guys from Homesense (part of the TK Maxx family) to share some of the amazing things I've bought there with you all. Catch up with what you've missed from me and the other bloggers involved by searching #HomesenseFinds on all your favourite social media channels.I know I said this in my last post but just as a reminder, in case you've never been in to your local Homesense, it's one of those places where there are different things in stock every time you go in. They sell everything from one off quirky pieces to everyday essentials - all at … [Read more...]
