Instead of plain wooden furniture, it can be a good idea to dress up your furniture with some prints. If you want to transfer prints to your wooden furniture, you can do the following: Materials: Water decal paper sheets (the transparent ones that are suitable for inkjet printables) Polyurethane in ...

After visualising the colours of your kitchen, I have managed to find for you a kitchen colour combination that may best suit your kitchen theme. Not sure whether this is what you are looking for. Go to the link below to view the kitchen image: http://geek.greenvalleyrvcamp.com/creating-a-trendy-whi...

There are so many factors you have to take into consideration before choosing the right doors for your house. Below are some useful tips you can use when choosing doors for your house: Exterior doors It is important for you to choose exterior doors that can withstand harsh weather conditions. If you...

There are two common mistakes when applying wood finishes. One of the reason the top of your table warped could be because you have applied too many coats of finish. Another reason could be because your furniture was wet or damp and not fully dried up before you applied the finish to it.

I notice a lot of light colours in your kitchen colour selections. If you want a greater colour contrast, you can choose a darker wood colour for your kitchen cabinets, something like in this image: http://belleclara.com/light-cabinets.html/light-cabinets-best-cabinets-at-kitchen-wall-color-ideas-wi...

With property prices on the rise, it is becoming even harder to obtain a landed property with a garden. So, it is becoming a trend for people to transform their tiny balconies into outdoor dining areas. Below are some interesting ideas you can use when considering to transform your balcony into an o...

Transforming your small bathrooms to the look and feel you want is not rocket science. All you need is some creativity and a little budget. It won’t cost much to create a bathroom of your dreams with the little space that you have if you know what to get and where to look. Below are my tips on revam...

There are many ways we can get added dimension to our rooms. One such way is by creating textured walls. Below are some ideas you can use to create textured walls for your next DIY or home renovation project:- Drywall compound for uneven wall texture Paint a thick coat of drywall joint compound on y...

Try fitting classic kitchen cabinet handles to your flat panel cabinets. They give your kitchen a more country theme. Match them with your overall kitchen colour scheme. They will make your kitchen look less modern. Here are some classic kitchen cabinet handles I’ve found online: http://www.restorat...

A silver wave kitchen cabinet handle can make your kitchen cabinets look more modern. Textured cream coloured kitchen tiles may also go well with your kitchen cabinet colour scheme. I like your front pendant lights idea. I love your renovation ideas so far. You are doing a great job. Good luck with ...

Getting cracks in wooden furniture are very common especially with old wooden furniture. If you notice a crack in your precious wooden furniture and would like to fix the crack, do not fret. You can do the following:- • For very small holes in your wooden furniture, you can use a wood coloured putty...

It’s quite common to walk past an old wooden furniture at a thrift shop without a second glance. However, little do we know that the same old wooden furniture is a hidden treasure that can be turned into something valuable for our homes. Below are some useful tips when restoring old wooden furniture...

I’d definitely go with the semi-recessed (“forward bowl”) rather than the counter top bowls. I personally feel that when you use the counter top bowls a lot, water will start to collect around the sides of bowls. So you will probably end up with mouldy bathroom vanity tops if you don’t wipe them fre...

To create great colour contrast, you can paint your window and garage door frames white in colour. Then you can paint your house exterior light cream in colour. I have seen some houses with similar garage door, roof and door colour as yours that are painted in light grey. They look nice too, but I’m...

It won’t be as durable as getting new tiles. If you can afford new tiles, change your tiles instead.

Transforming your home gardens by installing new fencing can be very exciting. There are so many home fencing options that you can choose from nowadays. I am particularly interested in these fencing styles that are available in the market:- Brick fencing Brick fencing transform your homes to look mo...

My bathroom window uses frosted glass and it works fine to me. However, I do admit that opaque glass would make your bathroom look more elegant than frosted glass.

Yes, I have thought of installing a commercial oven and cooktop in my home kitchen before. This is simply because I like to have friends over for a meal often and I found that the normal home ovens and cooktops do not cater to cooking so much food at the same time. But I never got around to installi...

There are so many different bathroom trends available nowadays. I have been interested in looking at the different bathroom trends for quite some time now. I always thought that the beauty of the bathroom depends on its size. Apparently not anymore! I have listed some of my favourite latest bathroom...