Posted in April 2008

My Damp Patch

Source: Green Fingers
Monday 21st April 2008, 5:39pm

Might as well rename this to My Damp Patch - its sopping wet and I'm not getting the job done

Another appalling weekend of weather and the patch was once again neglected for the home. To coin the Paul Whitehouse Character - this weekend I've been mostly looking at home fabrics.

Fun with Home Furnishings II - Bedding and Blinds

The mission was to spruce up the boudoir with new bedding and some better blinds.

How grim can life be when following a trip to the South West's finest shopping venue TRAGO MILLS CAMPUS I'm sat at the PC browsing pages about interior design getting to grips with colour wheels - trying to make some sense out of choosing fabric textures and colours for the bedroom. As one site informed:

"We spend a huge amount of time in our beds, and therefore it is essential that you have bedroom that has a calming influence, to enable you to get a good night's sleep."

Well first and foremost blow the colour I need to feel warm - so a luxurious non allegenic duvet and fine cotton duvet cover is top of the list . i was intrigued by the suggestion that I could share my bed with Kylie - what better then than to slip between the sheets with Kylie endorsed bedding from the "Kylie at Home" collection

Kylie at Home Bedding Duvet Covers

Considering the rain piddling down outside it seemed apt that a search for "Kylie sheets" returned various results for incontinence products - but there was a reasonable selection of Kylies latest bedroom offerings at Austins, Newton Abbot.

Is it just me or do loads of people hit the shops to have a good look and jot down prices only to return home and see how much cheaper you can find them on the net?

Compare prices online - find bedding cheaper than high street shops.

Search result - T*attys Fabrics

Eventually I found an on line fabrics shop site which seemed to be the answer to all my home furnishing needs T*attys - (not sure what the association with nappies is). I found the set I'd seen in the shops and got a king size duvet cover, pillow cases and two sheets for clicked add to basket and wait for delivery.

As for the blinds......now thats another story.

Keep your spade shining, till next time.

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Artful Bodger

Source: Green Fingers
Wednesday 9th April 2008, 5:26pm

That grim reminder on the evening weather - "gardeners beware" - time for a spot of home improvement - fitting a curtain pole.

Well this blasted cold spell continues to make it pointless in sewing seeds let alone planting anything out - Coldest night EVER in Penzance i heard!

Whats an active chap to do?

Household chores grrrrr there's always something.

The cold snap was a timely reminder that I was supposed to have fitted new draught excluding curtains to the back door. The new curtains were made of really heavy fabric and like all things DIY this means an additional job was required.

Fitting a Stronger Curtain Pole

Well I may be handy with a spade and some might even say pretty skilled with a set of shears but I ofetn fail when it comes to DIY - especially those jobs that are prominent and shout "BODGE" every time you look at them.

With the colossal weight of the curtain fabric I needed to fix a strong pole for them to hang off.

This video how to fit a curtain pole was excellent and after a couple of viewings i felt I could approach the job with a bit more confidence.

Well Hung - the curtain fabric that is "tuts"

Following the sage advice measure twice cut once i carefully followed the steps in the video and joy - the darn thing not only supports the heavy drapes but looks level and centred too.

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