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renovating a victorian terrace

bedroom plans

Take a look at my plans, sketches and mood boards for my master bedroom makeover. It’s not a huge room, but I’m giving myself plenty of DIY to do.

FIREPLACE restoration

The first job I wanted to tackle in the new house was the living room fireplace, restoring the original wrought iron hidden under six (count them six) layers of paint.

BED DIY MAKEOVER

As part of the master bedroom makeover, I wanted to reupholster our bed frame. Here’s how I did it with just three tablecloths from H&M Home and a staple gun.

instagram

I’ve had a few of DMs about how we made this panelled wall effect in the office since I last posted it. I realise it’s not that easy to find in my stories, so I’ve popped a tutorial over on the blog that explains it in a little more detail. And talking of blogs.. I’ve been nominated this year for an @amaraibas blog award, which is nice! The category I’m in is ‘Best Creative & Skill Blog’, which is all about blogs that turn to DIY to come up with some creative interiors inspiration, so if you’ve liked any of my recent makeover projects on the blog, on here or on Youtube, I’d really appreciate a vote 😇 I’ll pop a link in my bio if you do fancy voting for me, and I’ll def owe you one 😘 [contains gifted items from previous collaborations all tagged]
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👉🏼 SWIPE FOR THE DETAILS This room gets the best light in the house, so yep I take photos of it endlessly and from every angle 😆 These drawers are the ones we painted in @earthbornpaints Rocky Horse and the door we restored, re-fitted with reeded glass and painted in Donkey Ride. The accessories were sent to us by the lovely @brostecph to finish off the styling, details below if you want to know what any of them are. [Rorik pot stand, Malene tray, Caspa table light, Svala tea light holder, Arild plant pot, Nola stool, all from Broste Copenhagen; framed print from @theposterclub; rug from @modernrugsuk, all gifted as part of a previous collaboration] .
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SWIPE FOR THE BEFORE 👉🏼 Trying to figure out a plan of action for the chimney breast in the dining room this week, which at the moment is just peeling lining paper and a gaping hole where the fireplace should be. Try fit a log burner? Strip back to brick? Just board it over?? I think this is the thing we need to sort first before we start anything else in the room, but I can’t decide what to do 🤔 This before and after is our bedroom, which was a similar set up to what we’ve got in the dining room now, but I'm thinking more exposed brick might be a bit much. What do you guys think?! [wall art: @theposterclub, tiles: @mandarinstoneofficial, clock: @newgateworld, all gifted as part of previous collaborations]
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This is the face of someone who is turning 30 in just over a month - can you tell how happy I am about it? 😅😂 but I’m told your 30s are supposed to be the best years and it does mean I get to have a big party. We’ve spent our Sunday planning for it, which has entailed some actual planning, followed by sitting in the garden ‘testing’ cocktails for the party. Three out of four decided, so if you’ve got any recommendations for the last spot, hook me up with a name/recipe! Hope you’ve all had a lovely Sunday too. 😘
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Anyone else going to be slightly bereft after the final of Love Island tonight? 🤭🤭 But, that’s a whole hour of my life back each day, so I might finally get cracking on the next home project. It was meant to be the garden, but we’ve left it so late in the year now and we’ve developed a very boujie taste in fences that’s going to stretch the budget we’d set aside for it at the moment 💵 💵 so we’ve decided to just give it a tidy up for this year and crack on with the living room instead. We’ve gone back and forth on a colour palette, so I’m going to do a moodboard and put it to you all as a public vote as that always seems to help me decide! We want it to work with the other rooms we’ve decorated so far, so likely lots of warm neutrals, textured finishes and some wildly ambitious DIY project that’s made up as we go along like this desk in the office 😄[Contains previously gifted items, all tagged]
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[AD] It's fair to say that the bathroom in our house has seen better days – it definitely needs a redesign, but it's so much more of a daunting project than the other rooms! This week, I've been planning how I'd like to transform the space using @bandq_uk's new Goodhome bathroom range which, as well as being budget-friendly, is a designed to be simpler to fit and install. So, this is the moodboard I've come up with - geometric effect tiles and warm neutral tones in both Goodhome's accessories and their bathroom paint range.
I've also been testing out B&Q's 'Plan My Bathroom' tool to see how I could make better use of the space I've got with the products. To see the scheme in more detail, head over to my blog, where you'll also find a link to the planner tool for you to try yourself. .
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It’s been a coffee not-optional kind of week, so much to do and not enough hours in the day 😫 anyway, this little side table doubles up as my breakfast/coffee station when guests come to stay. I think I’m destined to run a little b&b in the future, how hard can it be? I’ve watched enough episodes of the Hotel Inspector by now and that counts as experience right? 🤣[Sandvig tableware, Tvls gold cutlery, Gracie napkins and Marvin stoneware vase gifted from @brostecph] .
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#ad The DIY continues with a little project with BLACK+DECKER. I’ve been wanting to make a magazine rack for the wall in the office for a little while, and as BLACK+DECKER have gifted me a 18V Cordless Drill and Mouse Sander, what better time! There’s loads of tutorials to make these on Pinterest, but I’ve sort of just made it up as I go - it’s a really simple one to make, and I’ve popped some of the steps up on my stories. I already had a couple of BLACK+DECKER POWER TOOLS, and the 18V Lithium batteries are compatible across the range, so it works well to keep adding to your DIY toolkit. @blackanddeckerUK #EasyWin
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About me…

Hi, I'm Luke and I'm an interior designer, stylist and writer, currently living in the South East of England. I've recently moved into a new home - a Victorian terrace in need of a little TLC.

Once upon a time, I was a contestant on BBC's The Great Interior Design Challenge, but in the many moons since then, I've been working with brands and residential clients around the world, helping to bring a touch of my individual design philosophy to their spaces.

I'm all about understated, timeless interiors that will age gracefully, using a delicate touch to create the drama and impact demanded in homes of all shapes and sizes.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might find out I'm also a little obsessed with my two Jack Russell crosses - Pearl and Nancy.

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