We've had our first real snow of the year today and even that was only around for long enough for a quick snowball fight before the sun came out and started to melt it!We made the most of it though and had a family snowball fight in the front garden while the dog looked through the window at us in disgust because he hates the snow. ;-)Even after just a few minutes outside in the cold, it was lovely to come in to our warm and cosy living room and snuggle up under the blankets and it got me thinking of other ways that we've made our house into a cosy and welcoming home.Here's just a … [Read more...]
Converting the garage {Part One}….
When we bought our current house, we deliberately chose a slightly smaller house than we could have afforded (I know - the complete opposite to what the experts tell you to do) because we wanted to have more money each month for family fun.I know that isn't the best thing to do but we moved house not long after my Mam and my brother died and at the time all I that was getting me through the days was my family and having seen just how short life can be, I wanted to make sure that we made the most of every single day.I was also convinced that my old home was unlucky as we didn't have the … [Read more...]
A quick decorating refresh before Christmas….
Every January I make at least one New Year's Resolution that involves the house and last year was no exception. I promised myself that I would get the hall, stairs and landing painted (not an easy job with such a high ceiling) and that I would do the downstairs bathroom out as we've never bothered since we moved in really.Fast forward, 11 and a half months and here I am sat here wondering where the time has gone with the same grubby hallway and the same boring bathroom.Both rooms are painted in the same boring magnolia paint that the builder used when they first decorated the house and … [Read more...]
My secret to a super tidy home….
I'm 99% certain that the majority of you will agree with me when I say that I HATE cleaning. I do as little as I can to keep the house clean and relatively tidy but often put off jobs that need doing because there's something more interesting to do (watching paint dry and waiting for a pot to boil spring to mind here ;-)).But I've got a new secret weapon that helps me to keep the house looking spick and span without even needing to lift a finger and I guarantee that you won't guess what it is....Actually, it's not a what but a who....She's like my little cleaning fairy and I … [Read more...]
What do you do with all the works of art your children make?
Are you the sort of mother who keeps every work of art that your child brings home or do you wait until they're not looking and throw most of it in the bin?What about if I told you that you could keep EVERY single piece of art that your children made without having boxes full of it around the house?Keep reading....I used to keep everything that they made and displayed it all proudly on the back wall of my kitchen, like a little art gallery. It was always the first thing that anyone visiting my kitchen would be drawn to and everyone always commented on what a lovely idea it was - it … [Read more...]
Inspirational homemade wall art….
Over the last few weeks we've been gradually giving Miss Frugal's room a bit of a makeover and we're both really pleased with the finished result - she's over the moon because it looks exactly like she wanted it to and I'm pleased because we did it on a really small budget.To keep the costs down, we've tried to use things from around the house or make them ourselves and our favourite homemade project was the inspirational wall art picture that we made.We used a picture that I bought for a couple of pounds ages ago and painted it using a light green tester pot of paint. You could use … [Read more...]
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