come diy with me

got a sneak preview at our new place this week. the agents let us in (pretty good of them considering they get nothing back now its a done deal ~ so ta SHH clarkston) and i was v excited, running around and admiring stuff. also tempered this with running around and freakin at the dodgy wallpaper / carpets / paintwork / electrics...you name it.

so anyway, thought i should start 'come diy with me'. it would follow the simple rules of the programme, with a twist. basically you get four people who do or don't know each other, but each claim to have an interest in diy. then i get them to come round to mine and work their magic.

some photos to paint the picture...

like the idea of this blue suite, but the reality is a bit difficult to pull off (especially when the toilet has already been changed to white). so have been to the salvage yard (glasgow architectural salvage - fully recommended, very helpful and they have a good range) and got an edwardian white sink, called trevor. still searcing on the perfect bath to match.

aahhh the kitchen. again, would love to keep these cupboard fronts- the colour is amazing- but the reality is they're creamcrackered. this is the room that will take the most work. we're going to knock out the wall (still working on that) and basically refurb, but keep the traditional larder and wall cupboards. has made planning the layout of the kitchen very tricky but we're getting there. couple of items to note, stop tap coming out of the wall. plugs in the window frame. lush lino.
nb. also check out the tiles and play spot the difference with the above photo...

just dodgy paint in the one...what's that? oh yeah~the amazing 70's carpet. love it. will find a special place for it (no this is not a euphemism for the skip).

bedroom #2 wallpaper. 70's revenge.