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Your Home needs you! We love to hear what you’ve been up to, so send us your letters, tips, projects and photos. This month’s prizes are provided by Mermaid Gin.
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DRESSING ROOM DREAMS My partner and I recently purchased our first home and we’re in the process of decorating the house to our taste. I’ve adopted one of the spare bedrooms and turned it into a dressing room for myself. We painted the walls white and replaced the old brown carpet with some oakeffect laminate to freshen up the room. I purchased the dressing table and chair from Amazon and the plant from B&Q. This is my new favourite space! Olivia Matthes-Buck, by email Your Home says What a gorgeous space you’ve created, Olivia. We love the minimalist feel and that pink chair is a great find!
★ Olivia’s letter has won her a bottle of Mermaid Pink Gin worth £40!
Painting perfect
Club tropicana I thought I’d share what my daughter and granddaughter achieved during lockdown. Olivia, who’s nine, chose this vibrant tropical wallpaper and helped her mum to paper her bedroom wall. She decorated the lampshade with cut-out birds and painted the leaf picture with tester pots. The finishing touches were LED lights and faux plants and, to top it off, I painted the palm tree! Sue Wood, by email Your Home says This must have been such a fun family project over lockdown, Sue, and the results are incredible. The tropical theme was a fabulous choice!
Home and lifestyle magazines were never my thing, but standing in longer supermarket queues these days, my eye was drawn to Your Home October. It’s been a really enjoyable read. I was interested to see Di Clements’ letter about doing something creative during lockdown. I’ve never been an artist, but my tiny office space needed brightening up, so armed with cheap acrylic paints and a canvas, I created some mini artworks. I attach one example – I hope it brightens your day. Thank you for your inspiring magazine. Roy Peach, by email Your Home says Roy, your artwork is amazing! You’ve definitely discovered a hidden talent and thank you for your kind words about the magazine.
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Bathroom bliss When we moved in, the bathroom was definitely in need of a revamp. I painted the tiles with tile paint – I ignored the recommendation to only paint with a brush. I used a roller and it turned out just as well and saved a lot of time. Instead of actual grout, I used a black grout pen to draw over the lines, which was really effective. The flooring was sale stock from a local flooring company. We used black furniture paint on the cupboards and spray painted the handles gold. The vinyl and faux houseplants were our luxury spend, but they were very much worth it to bring it all together. Rachael Allen, by email Your Home says You’ve done such an amazing job, Rachael! We love the fun flamingo-print vinyl and the houseplants are the perfect finishing touch.
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Courtesy of Mermaid Gin, the writer of this issue’s letter of the month will receive a bottle of Mermaid Pink Gin, worth £40. The three runners-up will each receive a Mermaid Pink Gin miniature gift set, worth £15.99. Find out more about Mermaid Gin at isleofwightdistillery.com.
