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If you need inspiration for your making your house a home, but have a budget to stick to, you’ve come to the right place.

I too want to be as frugal as possible with the money I invest in my home. I’ve remodelled my own fixer-upper and have shared all the dos and don’ts along the way

Browse through my DIY posts and upcyling projects room-by-room to get advice on renovating your home, inspiration for revamping furniture, and discover thrifty ways to decorate on a budget…

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HOME DIY

4 ways to save money in the bedroom

As you probably already know, I’ve been decorating my bedroom on a budget and have been trying to ‘get the look for less’ over the past

HOME DIY

How to make the most of a small bathroom

Whether you’re planning a complete re-model of your bathroom or you’re merely looking to spruce up your existing design, these small bathroom tips will allow

Garden

Our car has a little garage…

When you start going outdoors more during the summer, you start to notice things that need doing around the garden. This is certainly the case

HOME DIY

How to design a bathroom on a budget

Even though it’s the often smallest room in my home I’ve recently discovered that the bathroom can be the most expensive room in the house to remodel,

Garden

Solving spring sniffles

With all this talk of getting the garden ready for summer and high SPF suncare on the blog earlier this week, I’ve turned my attention

Garden

9 ways to get your garden ready for the summer

Now that Spring is in full swing, it won’t be long before we see the grey weather open up to sunnier climes. So, now is the perfect time to get your garden ready for another fingers crossed glorious summer, with these simple steps:

HOME DIY

Chemical-free ideas for spring cleaning

It’s a mucky job – full of unexpected cobwebs and a surprising amount of dust – but it needs doing and it naffs me off every time. I’m talking about the big Spring Clean. Here’s how to do it chemical-free…

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This season’s interior design trends

colour-matching pioneers Pantone have come up with a selection of colours that they think are right for this coming season, and we’ve got the details here, along with some of this season’s other interior trends.

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