Advice on completely renovating an existing home.
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Comments (17)Hi Iona and thank you!!! I'm sure your house is going to look exactly how you'd like it and you'll enjoy it even more knowing how much thought you put into every little thing you've chosen. The jellyfish are mushrooms :)) My hubby and his brother love Susan Derges' photography (me too now!) - the mushrooms were bought at an auction. If you look again at the pics of our hallway, the blue print there is one of her camera-less photos; also the girl with the drops of water that's in front of the plant in the living room; as I said, we are all big fans of her work here :)) My brother-in-law spends most of his days on auction houses websites or browsing exhibitions... usually artnet is a good place to enquire about her photos http://www.artnet.com/artists/susan-derges/2 To be honest, until I met my guy and got sucked into 'the world of originals' (ha!) I was happy buying my prints and posters from online shops and then get the frames from Ikea (like the ones in my den): http://www.zazzle.co.uk/black+and+white+photo+posters http://www.art.co.uk/gallery/id--c23951/black-and-white-photography-art-prints.htm I also look at the Tate shop at least once a month; they get lots of great stuff, as well as some artists' sites, etc: http://shop.tate.org.uk/prints/prints-by-theme/icat/themedprints http://sableandox.co.uk/photography.html I also think these trees on stone would look great in a hall: http://www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk/set-of-three-winter-trees---stone-wall-art-14635-p.asp Thanks again for all your kind words, you've made my day! :) Please share or ask for help, I did and got some great advice (from the US site). Nite-nite!...See MoreFireplace Renovation Advice
Comments (16)I personally like the brick fireplace, but I can see the need for a mantle. If you don't like the brick facing I would maybe clad the two sides and top with a steal, maybe stainless but probably something a little more rustic, this could then appear to hold the mantle which I would do in a reclaimed oak or something to match the shelves in your living room. I would then remake the shelving to the left in the same material, possibly add lighting and a little shallower, I would also add a modern log basket, I agree that shouldn't touch the stone as it goes through the rest of your home, by the way the rest of your home looks great!...See Morerenovating my house need advice plzzz
Comments (1)Hi there, if you could email the plans to me I will be happy to help with some ideas . evolve@studioparkoar.org...See MoreTell us: Do you have any home renovation regrets?
Comments (32)Whilst I recognise there's a few tradespeople on here bemoaning fussy clients I have to say my biggest regrets when renovating my house was not being specific enough with trades! We had an electrician put in an extra light switch in the hall to control both the downstairs and upstairs lighting. He put it in a good 10-15cm lower than the other switch further along the same wall which looked completely ridiculous. Made him move it in line with the other one much to his annoyance. Another similar incident was with a vertical column rad for the kitchen - whilst I was specific enough this time to ask it be centered to the wall it was on, he installed it much higher than needed with about 30cm of pipe sticking out the bottom! It would have looked much better in line with the doorframe adjacent. Had to learn to live with that one. We had engineered wood floors put in upstairs - the fitter used the shortest wall in the smallest room to take a plumbline from. When it came into the hall it was obviously on a complete wonk. By this point I'd gotten a bit better at speaking up and ensuring we actually got what was needed (and paid for!). He had to take it up and re-lay using the hall as the plumbline. Looked so much better but he was extremely annoyed! After all this I learned to use masking tape to direct exactly where pipes/light switches/trim should be fitted so there was no room for 'interpretation'. I also forced myself to speak up more and advocate for what I really wanted. That said I'm a designer by trade so I generally know what I want and how to make it look good but was definitely a bit too shy to contradict trades in the beginning!...See MoreNest Estimating Ltd
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