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Makeovers

Whole-room glow-ups, start to finish. Every makeover has the honest before, the plan, the big moves, what it actually cost, and how to steal the look for your place.

A narrow hallway wallpapered in a red and green diamond trellis pattern, lined with framed prints and posters under a row of hanging ceiling lights

Makeovers

The Hallway That Ate Pattern: A Red Trellis Makeover

My hallway was a dim magnolia tunnel you only walked through to get somewhere better. Now it’s wrapped in red and green trellis wallpaper and it’s the best bit of the house.

5 October 2026 · 3 min read

Overhead view of a bed piled with patchwork bedding of smiling daisies and checkerboard squares, a cow-print cushion and a giant orange bear figure in blue overalls, between red and yellow walls and a blue daisy rug

Makeovers

Daisies, Checks and a Cow-Print Cushion: My Pattern-Clash Bedroom

Grey duvet, grey walls, grey mood. I swapped it all for smiling daisies, checkerboard patchwork and red walls, and I sleep better than ever.

7 September 2026 · 2 min read

A kitchen with dark green cabinets, an orange worktop and splashback, a black-and-white checkerboard floor and a red-topped table holding a bowl of fruit

Makeovers

Racing Green and Tangerine: My Retro Kitchen Glow-Up

I didn’t replace a single cupboard. Paint, a tangerine worktop and a checkerboard floor turned my tired white kitchen into a 1970s dream.

3 August 2026 · 2 min read