Dining Room
A Flattering Faux – Artificial Potted Plants
Artificial potted plants are the ideal solution for bringing zero maintenance greenery to those dark corners of your house.
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Deep Greens and Blues are the Colours I Choose
Trying to brighten our dark dining room by painting it a light neutral was a mistake. So we took James Taylor’s advice: choose the deep greens and blues!
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50 shades of grey: Choosing colours in a new home
Building a Victorian alcove cupboard (part 2)
With the bottom half complete (see part one), and looking pretty dam good, I’ve been keen to get this job finished. This involves knocking up a set of shelves to sit on top of the cupboard unit. My strategy is to build them as a separate unit, slide them on top, and...
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Building a Victorian alcove cupboard (part 1)
If you live in an old house you’ve probably faced an alcove decision or two – what to do with those tempting spaces either side of a chimney-breast. Here is the first part of our DIY solution for an alcove unit.
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Creating a new larder under the stairs
The Victorians took their food seriously – in larger houses there could be several rooms, each dedicated to a distinct stage of food storage, preparation and clean-up. We kept it to one, transforming a dingy cupboard under the stair into a larder.
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