

Dark Walls: Embrace your Small Space
Often when presented with small, awkward spaces in the home we turn to our old pal white paint. We lash a few coats of ‘Brilliant White’...


Hanging out with DesignSponge...
DesignSponge is one of those truly perfect websites - one that combines whimsical crafty projects with intimate tours into the lives and hom


All Wrapped up - the Sequel
This DIY session involves dollies, tree branches and cinnamon rolls  - you know, all the essentials.


Let’s make a kitchen – also known as ‘fitting’ a kitchen ... who knew? Part One
One of the more glorious things about buying a doer-upper ... eg. kip, is that everything is so utterly bleak that every room HAS to be ripp


How to ... fit a blind!
Full disclosure here guys ... I'm not the biggest fan of blinds or curtains. I see them as kind of an unnecessary evil and so shoved them...


How to install a light fixture
Before you do anything – turn off the electricity, not to your entire house just where you are putting up the lights. YOU’LL NEED: A...


Friends are important ... especially where Skips are concerned
If you are venturing down the path of renovating a house on a tiny budget – I can tell you one thing, you are going to need some awesome fri


Portobello Part One
This is a blog about my April and the Bear store but it is also about homes, interiors and doing-it-yourself. And so begin the ramblings...