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Mar222022Aug 2 2022

Renovation Diaries: Bathroom Makeover Plans

When we first came to view the house, we both new straight away that this bathroom had the potential of being a nice big family bathroom with a few little tweaks. The original layout was never going to work for us. This house was built in the 1930’s, people lived differently back then. Houses built… Read More

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Mar252021Aug 3 2026

DIY Tool Essentials: the Ultimate Guide to the favourite tools

As a DIY, craft and interiors enthusiast, there will be no surprise I have accumulated a ton of tools in the past 6 years. If you are just starting out in your DIY journey or you are not sure what tools you may need or how to use them, this post is for you. I… Read More

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Sep12020Sep 1 2020

Patio Area Makeover: Building the Privacy Screen

I have showed you the reveal of our beautiful space already so this post is one of the “how to” posts to show you how we actually created our gorgeous patio area and the privacy screen. We’ve been living in the house now for 4 years and this is the first time we have a… Read More

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Aug32020Aug 3 2020

Patio Area Makeover: The Reveal

The big day is here.. well it is a big day for us as this is the first time in 4 years when we have a proper seating area outside!! I am excited to finally reveal our patio area makeover!!!! If you missed my post where I discussed our garden plans, you can catch up with… Read More

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Jul242020Jul 24 2020

Cricut Maker – Creating a Fun Plant Pot

Disclaimer: I have received the Cricut Maker and the accessories free of charge. However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! This plant pot post contains affiliate links I received the Cricut Maker back in January this year. As you can tell, I have now had… Read More

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Jul172020Aug 3 2026

Modern craft room makeover: Beautiful organisation and storage ideas

Remember my post a few years back when I shared with you my first craft room makeover. We had just moved in our new home and decorated everything on such a tight budget without really knowing what we wanted or liked. I recently decided to have a little (or maybe a bit more than a… Read More

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May252020Aug 3 2026

Before & After: How We Upcycled Old Office Shelves Into Something New

*This post may contain affiliate links. The living room did not really feel like it was “us” and as it is probably the room we spent most of our time in, we wanted it to look and feel amazing.. I loved our big grey sofa, pale pink walls, with the fireplace finished and our log… Read More

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Feb282020Aug 3 2026

Hallway REVEAL: Creating a Modern and Timeless Space

If you are following our home renovation project you will know that this hallway is getting its second makeover in the last three years.  I would like to think of it as “Hallway 2.0 version” just like an app that is getting an update to rule out any bugs, we all change our minds and… Read More

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Dec42019Dec 4 2019

Create a Beautiful Vintage Tea Cup Christmas Decoration in 10 Minutes!

Disclaimer: This post is an advert Gorilla Glue**(see the Disclaimer from Gorilla Glue below). However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! This post contains affiliate links We have all seen beautiful Christmas decorations on Pinterest or in the magazines and thought I don’t have time to… Read More

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Nov152019Nov 15 2019

Create Beautiful Christmas Ornaments in Three Easy Steps

This post contains affiliate links. It is that time of the year already when I take part in the amazing Christmas Ornament exchange organised by the lovely Erlene from My Pinterventures. This year I was paired with Amanda from Prim and Propah. Amanda and I both share the love for traditional Christmas decorations and colours… Read More

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Oct142019Oct 14 2019

DIY – Luxurious Art Deco Inspired Geometric Tile Backsplash

Beautiful DIY geometric deco art inspired backsplash

I was trying to come up with a bold design for the backsplash tiles for the downstairs toilet. I was looking through pinterest for ages but nothing quite grabbed my attention. I then saw these gorgeous ‘Gatsby’ coasters on Audenza website and I was immediately inspired! (this is not an ad for Audenza by the… Read More

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Sep162019Sep 15 2019

Before & After: Our DIY Kitchen Renovation REVEAL

Kitchen island

I honestly don’t even know where to start with this! The good news is that the ‘slowest‘ DIY kitchen renovation of all times is FINALLY finished and here is the result!! I know you have stopped reading and skipped to the ‘AFTER‘ photos, and who can blame you? If I was you, after all this… Read More

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Sep42019Nov 20 2019

Create a Beautiful 3D Tropical Leaf Art from Paper

Disclaimer: This post is an #ad Gorilla Glue . However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! This post contains affiliate links As you know our lives have been taken over by the kitchen renovation, so it was lovely to stop and do a nice craft project for… Read More

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Jun172019Jun 17 2019

Easy & Cheap DIY – Coffee Table Top Made from Pallets

Our old coffee table didn’t really work for the living room anymore. The beauty of upcycling and re-using old furniture is that you can change it again and again if you change your mind or decor! I decided to create a new table top from pallets I had at home. Don’t worry, I didn’t completely… Read More

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Jun32019Jun 3 2019

DIY – Decorative Geometric Wood Tray

Disclaimer: This post is an #ad Gorilla Glue . However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! This post contains affiliate links You know how much I love working with wood to create something unique! As you know our kitchen renovation is in full swing so I decided… Read More

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Apr22019Apr 2 2019

DIY Textured Easter Egg Wreath

Disclaimer: This post is an #ad Gorilla Glue . However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! This post contains affiliate links I love creating seasonal decorations and decided to attempt an Easter wreath this year. I bought these polystyrene eggs and wanted to make them look exquisite… Read More

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You asked and I listened .. here’s everything I br You asked and I listened .. here’s everything I brought back from Latvia from our last trip.. the food is so different I always bring lots of different things back .. this time it looks like I’ve brought mostly chocolate and treats 😜 best thing from my trips from Latvia is of course is memories and the old childhood photos .. 
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It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve co It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve come.. I knew this house was special from the day we stepped our foot in but my head kept overthinking - are we crazy to take on project this big ?? Maybe .. maybe not 🥰 5 years on this house has taught me many lessons and is definitely my happy place .. 
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Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited a Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited as you can see .. 💛 🌞 💛
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Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell you it is bloody hard work. It is not fun living in dust trust me …Having done all the hard work on this house, I can finally look back and think yes I can do all that but you know what I don’t want to 😂 we have still plenty of things to do but I am definitely taking my time and not letting the house take over .. I can do it all but I don’t want to .. well at least not all of the time .. weekends are also for enjoying yourself even if the Billy makeover has taken me nearly two months … 😜 
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It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old carpets when you are renovating … is it Victorian tiles, is it beautiful parquet … ?? not what we ended up with 😂 it took me forever to remove these Lino tiles - I have no idea what was used to stick them down but they were solid 🙈
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Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or when but the paint tin got knocked over and the paint was making its way down the tumble dryer … that’s what you get for dumping everything in this space ..Here I am trying to save as much paint as I can, desperately scooping it back into the tin… it does look like something straight out of an episode of Dexter! 😜😂
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Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪 Who needs a gym if you have a home to renovate … 💪🏼 
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Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the artwork on “my side” of the room and it finally feels finished … even thought it’s not (we are saving for a carpet) swipe to see the before & during .. ♥️ so proud of how this room turned out- most of the furniture is upcycled and we built the wardrobe ourselves too 💪🏼 it’s now finally time to enjoy this cosy room 💤 
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Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we or Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we order almond milk in bulk so this is the perfect storage space 👌🏼 

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Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget fr Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget friendly version 😜 we built this with zero experience and although we love it and saved over 5k I’m in no rush to do it again … 
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September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxi September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxing and a few DIYs.. decided that it is worth celebrating small wins and every day moments that me me happy so sharing my September “wins” with you .. ♥️ tell me one thing that made you smile in September ✨🫶

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