Football’s
not coming home after all but as the winner of the office World Cup sweepstake
I’m not complaining (£38 of lovely cash in my pocket so it’s Vive La France!).
Britain
basks in the almost glory of footie fever and melts like a polar ice cap in temperatures
not seen since 1976. The Tories are
revolting (agreed) over Brexit, Boris Johnson’s filling out his UB40 form and
Trump’s had tea with the Queen. Interest
rates may go up (or not) and the office air conditioning has miraculously
started working again. These are just some of the highlights of 2018’s summer. It’s barmy!
One
thing’s for certain though, the march of progress never stops especially in our
house as having finished sorting out the bathroom, cunning plans are being
drawn up to blitz daughter’s bedroom whilst she’s hiking in Canada. More about that later ….
Meanwhile,
it’s back to the bathroom. In my view,
it’s always those small finishing touches that can be the make or break of any
DIY project. Leave them unfinished and
they’ll bug you forever. Snagging lists definitely
rule the world!
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Ceramic tile trim border to seal the bath edge |
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Slim line unit built to plug the gap |
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Keep clutter tidy with glass shelf |
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Or a stylish chrome corner shelf |
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Add a bit of retro glamour with a few accessories |
Giving
the bathroom a Deco makeover cost us around £700 which we spent on:
- Ceiling
– new coving, crack filling & paint £100
- Cream
metro tiles (Homebase) £77
- Chrome
mosaic tiles (Tile Giant) £17
- Ceramic
bath tile trim (Tile Giant) £18
- Chrome
box tile trim (Ebay) £30
- Tiler
– day rate £200
- Timber
for slim line unit (B&Q) £17
- Paint
for walls & woodwork £50
- Art
Deco fan mirror (Dunelm) £70
- Deco
style cylinder lights (Homebase) £30
- Chrome
towel rail (Homebase) £16
- Chrome
loo roll holder £5
- Chrome
light pull £4
- Chrome
corner shelves (Ebay) £31
- Glass
corner shelf (Ebay) £12
- Retro
style alarm clock (Ebay) £14
- Retro
style glass vase (Charity Shop) £6
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The clean, stylish look of Art Deco |
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Functional but beautiful at the same time |
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Finishing touches are important |
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Contemporary meets Retro |
To get the best bang for your buck when decorating my advice is this - always shop around, buy your stuff via TopCashBack where possible and do as much of the labouring yourself to save on tradespeople.
Keep calm and decorate!
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