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This is the bench I wanted to finish off on the evening of our anniversary (which I didn’t). It’s finished now – Old White by Annie Sloan over Provence with hints of the original (badly painted) colour showing through too.…

French Bedside with a removable marble top (without marks or scratches which is rare!) Here’s how I painted it – no undercoat, no sanding down, no prep, just cleaned. Two coats then distressed and treated with Clear and Dark Wax…

This had a large panel missing from the top – which I had to repair with plyboard (although you wouldn’t know it now) The top and the sides I gave 2 coats of Chalk Paint, the front I only gave…

Instead of painting a piece of furniture ‘flat and smooth’ I really like to use a bit of texture to give my pieces a ‘lived in’ feel. Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan is by far the best paint to achieve…

This new Pine Chest Of Drawers had 4 Hearts carved deeply into the surface. I felt it was a bit too much, so filled in 3 but left the one at the back, which is on a detachable up stand.…

Roses Are Red Trees Are Made Of Wood We Picked Our Winner Early Because It Was So Darn Good! OK, so it’s a bit controversial to pick a winner early in a Valentine competition – and it was more than…

          ****** The Dovetails Interior Design Challenge RESULT****** Drum Roll please……… And The Winner is Carol Jenkins, who fought off Sam Harradine after a titanic struggle, thanks also to Susan McNally, Vicky Williams and Dorothy Eaves…

Inspired by a certain programme on BBC2 at the moment we thought we’d see what you lot could do. We sent out 5 identical Ikea plain pine Mirrors to 5 brave contestants to upcycle and work their magic on. And…

Just to let you know that we want to get more interactive with you! – We’ve love to have your input right here on our blog page, maybe you see something you like and want to ask a question or…

With all this miserable weather around, I fancied cheering myself up by painting something cheery and bright. This cupboard was just a plain white box before I started, I used Louis Blue which just doesn’t get used enough in my opinion…