My thrifty garden landscaping project: How to install an outdoor kitchen

July 24, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

If you want to create an outdoor kitchen in your garden, it’s easy to DIY it with just a few pallets, a scaffold board & a ceramic sink. Here’s how I made a handy kitchen cabinet & worktop for my deck from scrap wood…

Plumbing problems + how to find the answers online

January 31, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of the things that worries me most about renovating a home is the plumbing. Even though we’ve fitted a DIY ‘beach hut’ style bathroom in the past, I’ve never before needed to move a bath or toilet into a new position. But with limited space in our bathroom and a very dodgy layout where the sink is halfway […]

Hi-tech touches to modernise your kitchen

September 17, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

If you’re planning a new kitchen – or simply want to renovate your old units with some snazzy new updates – this is the blog post for you. I’ve spent hours trawling Pinterest on your behalf (yes, I am that selfless) to spot some of the latest trends in kitchen design so that you can […]

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside ~ That sinking feeling

November 10, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Sorry for the awful pun in title but I just couldn’t help myself! Today’s blog post is about finishing off the installation of my new bathroom and specifically tackling the sink. After taking delivery of my new bath and mixer taps I realised that some new sink taps were essential to complete the makeover, so […]

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside ~ Fitting the bath

November 2, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’ve been worrying about fitting my new bath for a while now. When I first ordered the new bath I was confident that we could easily do a DIY bath replacement and I was sure that it would look amazing after we’d finished it. But ever since the bath arrived, my confidence began to disappear […]