DIY home decor - Your DIY Family
DIY and design ideas for the whole family
The dream is to have a room that is my very own home office. All mine; just like the home office pictured above. Until I can make that dream come true, I’ll continue to work from my kitchen table. But that means I have to be more organised and tidy as it’s not a permanent…
Do you make inspiration boards? I love making inspiration boards for so many things like when decorating a room, or gathering new recipes when I’m in a food rut. But most of all, I like making inspiration boards for when I’m feeling a bit blah and feeling stuck for ideas. It’s at these times that…
It’s that time of year when all I can think of is back to school and back to work. The summer is always a fun, family time but work tends to take a backseat especially if you’re a work from home mum with no childcare, like me. With back to school and back to work…
Why are bathrooms in England so small? Even if you live in a big house, somehow the bathrooms are still small and worse, most houses don’t have enough bathrooms. I dream of having one of those pinterest worthy bathrooms where you can fit in a free standing bath, a sofa and even an elephant if…
Getting a house renovated is never easy but turning a house in to a home takes even more time, effort and thought. After a big renovation, we’ve been trying to turn our house in to a home. We keep doing bits and pieces in each room, but never finishing one room completely. So I decided the…
Arguing with your other half is never fun. But it’s a part of married life, isn’t it? The biggest fallout my hubby Richard and I recently had was on our parquet flooring. The long war of herringbone vs. chevron became ugly! In the end herringbone won (Richard’s choice – boo!) and I considered divorce (just kidding!). But seriously, had…
Have you always wanted an open wardrobe in your bedroom, but didn’t know where to start? I have the answer for you with this open wardrobe diy. And the best part is that you can make it yourself. Yes, really. Just download the free ‘how to’ below and you’ll have a step by step tutorial….
Do you prefer a bath or shower? I’m a shower kind’a gal most days but I do like to indulge in a hot, bubbly bath once in a while. The last time I indulged in a bath, I dropped my brand new book in to the water. After the hissy fit that followed, I figured I needed a…
When in Japan a few years ago, I spotted a Katsu restaurant and decided to go for a meal. We were expecting the usual chicken katsu and maybe a veggie version too. As we sat down, the waiter brought us the menu which I opened and nearly passed out. In there we found a 36 course katsu meal! There was asparagus…
Remember the days before pinterest? The days when we would tear things out of magazines, maybe print some things off, buy images that we liked? Remember those old-fashioned times of 7 short years ago? I love pinterest. It’s my favourite social channel out there. I’m obsessed with pinning but do you know what? Sometimes I want inspiration staring…
Are you green-fingered or brown thumbed? I call myself dead fingered because any plant I touch, dies on me! I bought some succulents a little while ago, convinced that even I couldn’t kill them. Guess what? A mere month later, they are gone, kaput, finished. Anybody got any tips for me? Seriously, I need them. While…
