Paint and Style

I'm Emma Kate. I've been a decorative painter for 25 years and now I'm trying my hand at DIY. I live in a picturesque market town in Hertfordshire, England. I have a passion for upcycling vintage furniture, home decor and secondhand shopping.

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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Skip diving, birthdays and wallpaper...

Yes that's a random title but that's what's been going on around here. First of all, I've managed to skip dive TWICE in a w...

Sunday, 29 June 2014

Thrifty and not so thrifty telly...

Here's my round up of my favourite interiors/style TV shows at the moment. I mentioned this briefly before but Channel 4's The Au...

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Out of order...

I've had a bit of a freak accident. It could happen to anyone really. Connie decided she needed an obstacle course in the garden so I qu...

Thursday, 19 June 2014

A new look...

Whoah! Someone turned the lights on in here! I'm going for bright simplicity from now on rather than gloom. Another change is the blog ...

Thursday, 12 June 2014

I've got the sewing bug...

Work on the kitchen has ground to a halt, the kitchen doors have been pushed aside on the dining table and I've got the sewing bug. I us...

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Yeah baby!

As promised, one quarter of the kitchen is completed. It took most of a day to sand the sides of two doors, re-ESP and paint them so that th...

Saturday, 31 May 2014

Do it yourself woman!

We've had a full on week. A weekend in Aylesbury for a family party and then four days at my dads in York. Half term holidays can be a b...

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Painting kitchen cupboards...even melamine!

How to go about painting melamine... I've done plenty of research on this subject and I must say, most of it recommends using a super pr...

Friday, 16 May 2014

Secondhand Scores...

The kitchen is coming along slooowly. Five doors are done out of 22. I spent a day and a half looking at every handle in the country and end...

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