DIY & Decor

Category: DIY Project

  • Reclaimed Parquet Floor

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    Reclaimed Parquet floor laying reclaimed flooring Here are the pictures of the parquet floor as it was left by the floor layers. The floor-laying was almost completed. They worked on it for ten days and did a good job. I don’t understand why they decided to leave after ten days of work! I have found…

  • Spring remodeling

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    If you have a remodeling project, spring time is probably the best time to do it. By now you should have thought about what you need to remodel rather than just redecorate. Remodeling requires the revamping of a space, so it’s normally a more time-consuming and expensive project..   Nevertheless you should also think about…

  • DIY Project Diary

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    Week 31 Well, not much was done during the last week. We had a guest and we couldn’t really do DIY. So I decided to go shopping instead. I bought the material for the feature light in the sitting room – which we actually made this week. It wasn’t easy to find the right material,…

  • DIY Home Remodeling

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    DIY Project Diary – Week 30 My arms are killing me. I spent the last 7 days painting, painting and painting… I covered the walls with a textured paint that is supposed to be used to achieve a Mediterranean rustic look. Instead of painting this with a strong colour, I decided to paint it with…

  • DIY Project

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    DIY Refurbishment diary – Week 29 Well, the parquet tiles weren’t easy at all. It was relatively easy to lay them – but because they came as untreated I decided to stain and varnish them. The first stain was too red. The second was OK, sort of dark brown – but when I varnished it,…

  • DIY Project

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    Diary of a redecorating project – Week 28 I spent the whole week on painting. My arms are killing me. I painted the walls in the hallway, the staircase (two sets!) doors and other woodwork etc. Although I like painting, I got very bored by the end of it…everything needed at least three coats of…

  • Home Remodeling Project

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    Week 27 – finishing first floor The vouchers have arrived from IKEA, so we had to go back to spend the money! Actually, I needed some blinds and the utensil rails and other cabinet accessories. So off we went. Going to IKEA is a whole day’s outing. You can’t just go there for a couple…

  • Home Remodeling Project

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    Week 26 –  Finishing Kitchen At last the doors arrived from IKEA  – but not the solid beech worktop. We called them and they told us that we’d have to wait for another six weeks. This is absurd. We’ve been waiting for it for over three months! I was not prepared to wait for another…

  • DIY Kitchen

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    DIY Project – week 25 Kitchen remodeling This week I finished the painting. I had to use at least three coats of paint of the emulsion that supposedly only needs one coat. The old yellow paint kept showing through, not to mention the marks of the ex-dado-rail. I now think that the whole walls should…

  • Home DIY

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    DIY Home Remodeling Diary Week 24 Last week was productive – at last. No more builders around so it’s really up to us what gets done and what doesn’t. Anyway, we really got on with it. We installed the hood and boxed in the halogen lights  above the work surface. The main work surface hasn’t…