The house across the road from where I grew up had good bones. Victorian exterior, decent proportions, solid brick. But whoever painted it in the 1980s chose a shade of gray that had no warmth in it at all cool, flat, almost industrial and it made the whole facade look like it was apologising for … Read more
The most expensive home repair I ever watched someone deal with was a gutter. Not the gutter itself a blocked one, left for two winters, that sent water behind the fascia, into the wall cavity, and eventually into the floor joists. The repair bill was fourteen thousand dollars. The gutter cleaning that would have prevented … Read more
Most home improvement advice online falls into one of two traps. Either it’s so basic it tells you things you already know, or it’s so technical it assumes you have a contractor’s background and a full workshop in your garage. After years of working through my own home maintenance schedule, making expensive mistakes from deferred … Read more
I’ve walked into rooms that had everything the right sofa, the right rug, the walls painted exactly the colour the designer recommended and still felt like something was off. Not wrong exactly. Just unfinished. Like the room was waiting for something nobody could name. That feeling has a cause, and once you know what it … Read more
There comes a point during any home decoration when things seem to be falling into place, and then you put up the curtains and suddenly everything works perfectly. The perfect curtains for your lounge room will do one thing above all else. They will frame the roomThey will ensure the ceiling aligns properly with the … Read more
It appears that there is an aspect of choice regarding picking curtains for your house. I have been through this myself, and I know what it feels like to pick the wrong curtains for your living room. My living room felt really off until I decided to change my old curtains with new ones which … Read more
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