Have you ever wondered how to paint your dining room table? If you have then you're absolutely in the right place and even if you haven't, I still think you should read on and I'll tell you why I think you might want to consider painting yours!We bought our dining room table second hand from a friend who was selling it back in 2016 when we paid £40 for it - a total bargain considering what a well-built table it is. I love the design of the table and when we bought it, I really loved its shabby chic style with the dark wood top and the off white distressed effect on the legs … [Read more...]
10 Spring Cleaning Top Tips (with a free printable Spring Cleaning checklist)….
Now that we're officially into Spring here in the UK, there's a nagging little voice inside me that's telling me that it's time for my annual Spring clean!I have a two proper thorough deep cleans every year - the first is around this time of year in Spring when the sun starts to shine on a regular basis and the second is usually at some point in November in time for the Christmas decorations going up in December.Obviously I do clean regularly in between but these are proper deep cleans where I set aside a weekend, enlist help from everyone in my family and go through the house … [Read more...]
How to up your #Shelfie game….
If you follow me on Instagram then you'll probably already know how much I love a good bunch of bargain flowers and at least once a week I stalk the reduced section of our local supermarkets to see if I can find a good deal. If you time it right, you can get some gorgeous flowers that will look fab for a good week for just a pound or two.I often see some great reductions on houseplants too but I've always avoided them in the past because I don't have the best record with managing to keep houseplants alive! But last year, I couldn't resist this little guy for £1.50 so I popped him in my … [Read more...]
How YouTube can save you money….
I used to think YouTube was just for the kids to learn how to build things in Minecraft but when I was off work poorly a while ago, I realised that was most definitely not the case!I couldn't even begin to imagine how many videos are available to watch on YouTube but I do know that whatever your interests are - there's going to be something on there for you.I started watching YouTube when I was off work because I was lonely through the day when everyone was at work and school andI'm not a big TV watcher so we don't have a TV in our bedroom. I started watching lots of photography … [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...]
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