Looks great - nice to see your igonred most of the anne twacky ideas ! But would suggest get way bigger pictures. I get mine from charity shops, car boot sales etc and paint the frames or replace the picture. You can knock up an abstract in two mins. Use any left over emulsion paint or buy matchpots to paint out the existing picture which gives you your background and paint a blob of colour anywhere on the canvas ( or whatever it's made of. ). If you are going to paint the frame matt is nice and I use clay based paint. I KNOW its expensive but it goes a looooong way and looks and feels mega. You may find some nice abstract stuff as well. For example I got a unframed canvas ( feels like canvas ) with nine squares on it all a different colour with contrasting, lit, light bulbs in each square. It was It was about 90 cm x 120 cm and I turned it around the wrong way. i.e so the bulbs looked to be sticking out rather than standing up. Very loud and brrrrright. Cost £12.00. I also go to local auctions. I cannot tell you the amount of things I have obtained from them for next to nothing. General household sales are the best for bargains. e.g. cabin trunk for £12.00, metal top hat box £8.00 both now painted. Few years back, I furnished a two bed flat with two receptions, kitchen and bathroom for £200. I like old furniture and I can also paint ! Therefore, it is my suggestion that you go for really nice wood or nice shape. Unfortunately, you don't usually get both together. I got a demi lune table really solid from a car boot sale for £4.00 also painted and looks good under the window. Mirrors car boots, auctions, charity shops and although there are not so many these days, jummies ! ( jumble sales ). Strange. I sense a big yawn coming on so I hope I did not bore you too much but your place has so much scope and did I mention Brick Lane Market, Portobello Market ? and every other London market. Also in Spain I got large white with blue roses on massive curtain for 10 euros way before the big rose thing became trendy. France is good for street markets. Good luck. Goodbye.

i live in scotland too like JML garden room & tiredoldwoman. love mine. it's purple & velvety fuzzy like embzop's. you can stick in the washing machine & it takes no time to dry outdoors or in. i also have a light cotton kimono style house coat for in the summer. as i sleep in the buff it's nice to just shove that on when i get up & am wandering down to get breakfast. ps. i put it on after my shower but i dry myself with a towel beforehand.

Hi Katrina, You may find it useful to look at the below. For decking: If you're on a budget: Tanilised Pine decking The mid-range option: Hardwoods such as Garapa or Balau The high-end option: IPE almost Indestructible but very expensive. You could also look at man-made or composite decking I have heard good things about Wallbarns composite decking, although I have never used it myself. They are also a good contact if you are looking to make a Green roof. I normally advise people to go for Balau as It is very hard wearing and not extortionately expensive. Last time I bought it I got a good price from E Roberts but that was over a year ago. For Cladding: If you are going for timber I would look at Cedar or larch. If you have a bit more to spend look at Green oak or sweet chestnut. I have not cladded anything for years and I know there are various new types of treated cladding boards which may be more cost effective. Try looking up Thermowood. Hope this helps. Ed

Hi there, I would suggest going for a contrasting tile rather than matching it. Otherwise it will look obvious that you didn't have enough money to re-do the whole flooring. If you are going to add new tiles, go for the same in a contrasting colour perhaps darkish grey? Or the same colour of the island units if they are a different colour. Kelly Hoppen is known for changing the flooring from one colour/texture to another in the same room. I would take this opportunity to make it into a design feature! Thanks Rukmini Patel Interior Design