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I love this breakfast hatch but got fed up with muddy pet paw-prints on the originally white base. So I decided to add mosaic tiles… they ended up uneven as my rather large cat Max laid on them before the adhesive had set!
This project resulted from a leak in my house from shower fittings in the bathroom. Instead of having the pre-existing plasterboard and plastered surface replaced as they were, I decided it would be more practical to have access panels for any future maintenance. I also fitted a water alarm in the base, so any moisture will be detected and the alarm will let me know immediately. So I thought it would be nice to make this a decorative feature - with 3 equidistant panels, painted in different colours, and with chrome screw caps for added effect. Not the easiest painting job ever, but worth the effort in the end – I now prefer it to how it looked before with just a plain wall.
This sumptuous and striking headboard came initially with a vertical slot type fixing which made it almost impossible to line up properly in the wall, so I sourced a French cleat style horizontal fixing instead which worked perfectly.
This dressing table and stool were a flat-pack assembly kit. Fortunately for once all items were supplied with nothing missing, so it didn’t take too long to assemble, though as ever longer than the instructions suggested!
A rather dull fireplace which needed some inspiration. Came up with fuschia pink and black as the client is a wonderful Pink Lady.
A lovely greenhouse filled with overspill from the house – cleared, cleaned, sorted with the help of the client as to what to keep and what to throw away. Only took 3 hours including disposal of waste to tip in client’s vehicle.
Door latches tired and tied into fireplace colours as above.
I fancied something wonderful for my stair banisters – so sourced these beautiful hand-blown finials from Devon.
An idea for corner display of objets d’art. This idea could be used in any room where extra display or storage areas are required, utilising “dead” space. This is just first phase, to follow is metallic marbling paint to create a more interesting finish.
This award originated from a joke I made about winning employee and employer of the year… thought it would be funny to make it an actual award and have it presented to me!
A former office-chair which looked dull and boring. Covered with fabric in Art Deco style, with a back-support to help support the spine whilst sitting in it for long periods of time. This was fabric to match a re-upholstered Ottoman.
So I wanted to help keep the sun out of the lounge in the hot weather, also wanted a pull-across for when the conservatory doors are open to keep the dratted flies out. Plus in winter a little extra warmth. This was ridiculously cheap fabric from a local textile supplier. Used a tension pole and hand-sewed.
I had a little left over material from a curtain project, so used it to cover a cushion in the conservatory, ties all the colours in and only took 15 minutes to do.
Complex embroidery of my beloved Max, now sadly passed away but captured forever set amongst flowers. Picture frame sprayed to pick up the mauve elements in the picture.
A simple vase, glitter ribbon added for bling and some artificial flowers added.
Me helping a tired/cold bee to revive on my hand in early Spring, with a little sugar/water mix for the gorgeous bee. So wonderful to see a bee revive and fly off happily. Nature is a wonderful thing, sometimes it needs a little helping hand.
A transformed Cloakroom for which I undertook Project Management including liaison with builders for plumbing and carpentry, suppliers for sanitary fittings and the flooring company.
This project also included research for appropriate sanitary fittings, flooring, blind and paint colour etc on behalf of the client.
The preparation, painting and tiling was undertaken by myself.
Transformed with just two large tester pots of masonry paint in a lively blue, so minimal cost and maximum impact. Very cheerful to come home to.
A garden gazebo with ply wood underside, needed about 4 coats of paint but well worth it for the amazing finish.
Needed heat gun and stripper for old paint removal, sanding, old rotten panels removed, replaced with new, primed and re-painted. Painted up an old mirror to add a bit of interest and reflect light and plants.
This shed needed an awful lot of work - re-pointed, cemented outside and inside base, waterproof paint applied to outside before masonry paint was put on, insulated the roof and gaps all around top, sealant to top edges, new top barge boads cut and added/painted, liquid damp proof membrane applied to inside edges, door jamb raised and sealed, old trellis removed and new one purchased – primed and painted, artificial flowers added for year-round colour when climber not in leaf/flower. Window re-sealed. Door and window frames primed and re-painted. Still much cheaper than knocking down and starting again!
A decorated room
This shed was in a good state of repair but needed painting/preserving. Beach hut type effect produced at very low cost and only two pots of paint required.
A bright yellow shed which sadly had rotted through. Spent timbers stripped, treated, re-clad, and then garden storage box/area re-clad in the same material for continuity.
A lovely set of patio furniture that had started to rust and looked pretty awful. Wire-brushed, Hammerite black paint applied, metallic acrylic paints applied for grape bunches and leaves on chairs – surrounds of table still to be finished, won’t be long now till its complete. Waaaay cheaper than chucking the old and buying a new set!
A lovely family piece that was tired and in need of love. Sanded, re-painted, re-upholstered in lovely Art Deco material including new wadding for the cushion top.
Probably a 1940’s or 1950’s piece. Wood is lovely but in a small room the dark oak colour just closes everything down. Sanded and re-painted. Washable wallpaper added to top centre section to that any make-up spillages can be easily wiped over. A little bit of bling with the sparkly blue/green diamantes glued on. The mirror is aged and difficult to repair, but I feel a few of the discoloured patches of the mirror just add interest and represent the piece’s age and history.
This conservatory furniture looked old and tired after 8 years of being faded in sunlight. All re-upholstered (amazingly cheap fabric store in Luton!) plus base panels painted up in turquoise and proper shelves added to tables, covered in contrasting material.
An old Argos cheapy unit with a scratched top. Sanded. Re-painted. Varnished. Wallpaper added to top with clear fablon on top to make it waterproof for night-time water or tea spillages. New knobs from ebay cheap as anything.
An old late 1950’s fireplace, this was originally in brass and brown and just sat on the wall like a strange alien object. So I made a frame out of skirting boards and dado rail for next-to-nothing. Tiled the base. Originally the tiles were terracotta to match my colour scheme of the moment. Since I changed my scheme I marble-painted the tiles for the turquoise/black effect. The fire itself I used enamel paints to make it mainly black and silver. Mouldings on the sides I purchased and then painted up with metallic paints. So quite a transformation for not much money.
