It only takes a weekend to customise your living room

It only takes a weekend to customise your living room

Many people think that decorating a room in their home will take quite a bit of time and effort. This is true in some situations, such as if you’re completely redecorating it from scratch and giving it a totally new look. However, it’s still possible to freshen up and personalise some rooms in hardly any time at all.

Take your living room, for instance. Lots of people want a tailor-made living room that’s unique and allows their family’s individuality to shine through. Well, you’ll be happy to hear that you can actually customise your living room in just a couple of days. Got a spare weekend coming up soon? Why not use some of these top tips to transform it.

A wall of personal snapshots

Hang some family photos

There’s no better way to put a personal stamp on a room than by using family photos. Why not create a cool gallery wall with them? You just need to frame some of your favourite photos and then hang them on the main wall in your living room. Not only will this turn it into a unique gallery wall, but it will also give your living room a focal point.

Graffiti mural wallpaper in a living room

Create a wall mural

If you already have a few family photos dotted around your living room, you might want an alternative way to create an accent wall. So, why not add a wall mural? If you take a look on the WallpaperInk website, you’ll see that there’s wallpaper designed for just this purpose. Simply covering a wall in this kind of paper will leave a stunning scene that will take your visitors’ breath away when they enter your refreshed living room!

Opening a tin of dark blue paint

Give it a lick of paint

Sometimes, all you need to do to reinvigorate up your living room is to give the walls a lick of paint. In fact, it could be worth painting them completely if you think the shade and colour scheme in the room could do with being updated. Repainting a room doesn’t take long at all, but it can make a huge difference to your living room.

Vintage armchair, footstool and piano

Add some vintage furniture

If you love vintage style and décor, you could incorporate this into your living room by bringing in a piece of statement vintage furniture. Not only will this show off your unique sense of style, but it can also add some sophistication to your living room’s décor. You might want to go for a comfy armchair or an elegant coffee table. No matter what kind of furniture it is, we’re sure it will look great in the room.

Upcycling project using tin cans

Upcycle something

Did you know that you could upcycle something in a weekend? It doesn’t take long at all. For instance, you might want to dismantle the back from a chair and paint it so that it becomes a beautiful corner table. We’re sure you could achieve that in a day!

How will you transform your living room this weekend?

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Get their look: Shipping container home conversion

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If this shipping container home conversion looks familiar, you may have seen it before on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces programme on Channel 4. It’s the Bedford Marina-based home of Max McMurdo – designer, upcycler and entrepreneur.

It may measure a mere 40ft wide, but by using the limited space in a hugely imaginative way, he manages to fit everything you could need into this floating house. There’s a double bedroom, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. It’s completely functional, with more living and storage space than you’d imagine. Go check out the other photos to get a better picture of this amazing space he created!

  1. Rayburn 355SFW solid fuel & wood fired cooker & central heating boiler
  2. SMEG FAB10HLP mini fridge – cream
  3. Vintage Herbert Terry Anglepoise desk lamp
  4. Vintage 1950s footstool
  5. Bob scaffold tube coffee table
  6. Vintage Ercol Jubilee 2-seater sofa

Get their look: Shipping container home conversion | H is for Home

Vintage hospital trolley

Vintage stainless steel hospital trolley | H is for Home

We bought this vintage hospital trolley at auction last week.

Vintage hospital trolley | H is for Home

We thought it had great re-purpose potential. In particular, its suitability to make a fabulous kitchen work station. For starters, it’s made from stainless steel which is hygienic and easy to keep clean. There’s an ideal height work surface for chopping, peeling etc; an under-shelf for storage where you could keep boards, baskets, boxes or jars – and the drawers are perfect for knives or other utensils.

Open drawer showing chef's knives on a vintage hospital trolley | H is for Home

Also, the trolley is on wheels – so easy to move around the kitchen for cleaning behind or positioning in the best light for working.

Wheel on a vintage hospital trolley | H is for Home

It’s manufactured by Reynolds & Branson of Leeds and is very robust. We’d say it dates from the 1950s/60s era. The overall condition is very good with clean, undamaged stainless steel. There’s age-related wear to the wheel area, but we actually like a bit of this type of aged patina in places… and we love the flash of yellow too. If you like it and are able to collect, it’s heading to our antiques centre space this week with a price tag of £135.

Etsy List: On the map

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'On the map' Etsy List curated by H is for Home

Maps have been around for millennia and will continue to be so – sat-navs will never wipe them out!

Antique and vintage maps are so interesting; the way borders flux & change and entire countries come & go. History and geography were two of my favourite subjects at school and that’s just what maps are all about.

We’ve curated this list to share some beautiful old maps and to show some great ways they’ve been upcycled; origami fairy lights to decoupaged picnic sets. We’ve included some brand new maps as well; laser-cut table lamps, educational wall murals for children and even a door mat!

On the map
Curated by H is for Home