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I'm only an amateur but I understand that you do it by painting the item as per normal, then rub it all over with sandpaper, rubbing the sandpaper harder in some places to achieve that "distressed" look.

I have a handsome 1930s basin I'd like to install in my bathroom. Its 69cm wide and 47cm deep (fron to back). I don't want it on a vanity basin or a pedestal or brackets. I'd like to construct a timber frame to support the basin and hide the pipework. The wall is a solid, Victorian brick...

Unfortunately, none of Jali's designs grab me and despite hours of searching for the new terms, edge trim and fretwork, I cannot find another maker -- anyone give a link to another supplier? I really fancy the starfish design I once saw somewhere.

THANKS Jason, from Jali I find they are called fretwork edge trims!

I want to search the Net for suppliers of a certain type of MDF decorative panel which I have seen in various designs, such as chinese characters, waves, and perforated with starfish and fish. It's a very thin panel, maybe 6cm high, and you can use it to put a front on a shelf. This...

Well, that's because nobody has written anything that might convince me, other than "you need a fan" which isn't at all persuasive, merely what is known as a circular argument -- ie "You need a fan. Why? Because you do". It's not a legal requirement nor do you need planning permission or...

Good morning! Would the trunking idea not involve me in considerable expense? The room in question is on the first floor of a large, tall three storey Victorian house. Running trunking through ceiling joists and here and there under floorboards would cost a lot of money and cause a lot of...

But there is no outside wall for an extractor to vent into. I cannot fathom how I can get around this problem. My plan at the moment is to build the cupboard, as reply no1 said, I may find a use for it and if the house outlives me then someone else may find it of use. The cpd will be about...

Thanks for the replies. I won't be able to have one :-( My UPVC conservatory is airtight and nowhere to thread the vine inside from the ground. Oh well Maybe there is some other kind of fast-growing plant that I can buy?

Hi and thanks for the replies. It's a low rise tray, 6mm not 6 inches. Which leaves 24" above Bighole's 7ft 6. I didn't think I could have an extractor fan because this isn't an outside wall, plus I hate them, and will avoid unless there is no other option. If there was a window...

Not married. Has anyone got any sensible suggestions please?

LOL there is only 24cm clearance between the shower cubicle and the bed! And no, the bed cannot go anywhere else :-)

I've had another idea: build the cupboard on the ceiling, build the walls up to only 6ft then put something along the top of the walls, such as ~ three banisters or some kind of pole, perhaps barley twist or something, one at each end and one on the outside corner, helping support the...

If light and airy is the only thing, then that would lead inevitably to just stopping both walls at 6ft and having nothing above. This is a perfect solution vis a vis light, air, ventilation, cheapness and simplicity, but I am really worried that it might look really odd just having those...

Thank you for your reply Burner. I'm not keen on too much glass for reasons given in first post. Also want to avoid having a fan as it's not on an outside wall. I've already bought a zone 1 light, and I'm not having a sliding door because on the long side of the shower is a stud wall (also to...

Thanks for replies so far. Burner -- you mean glass all round from 6ft to 9ft 6? Wow that would look amazing, but would not allow for ventilation. More fresh ideas warmly welcomed! Also, has anyone got any example of what other people do in these circumstances?

I know absolutely nothing about plants. In a cafe's conservatory on the Isle of Wight I saw a beautiful, long grapevine strung across back and forth. Now I am wondering if I could have such a grapevine in my own UPVC conservatory. I live on the coast near Hastings. Would the...

Hi folks! I need some ideas for what to do, and hope people can make suggestions. [Sorry for mixing imperial with metric.] I am having a shower (760 x 1200 tray) fitted in the corner of my bedroom. Now, because it is a bedroom I don't want a glass cubicle as I find them rather cold and...