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General Discussion: interior design
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29 Dec 2009 11:57
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if you want something big and chunky like that, only one way to go really
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Daft-Punk-Table-Replica/
25 Jan 2010 12:32
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Depends how good your floorboards are, if they are chopped ot bits (from having central heeting put in for example) then they don't look good, but if they are wide Victorian ones in good condition then they look good. Also, if the room is above the cellar fill in between the boards, you get an icy draught between them otherwise. If you're going to have wood, have real wood, not that nasty laminate stuff.
Rather than start a new thread…
Are there any decent altermatives to Ikea at a similar price point?
Looking for a coffee table, £100 max really. Like this one for £69 but haven't found many decent alternatives below about £250. We only rent at the min, so would prefer something that will do us for a year or so, then can get a 'proper' one when we eventually buy a house, but would consider spending a bit more if necessary
Would prefer it to have storage if possible for magazines, remotes etc
Are there any decent altermatives to Ikea at a similar price point?
Looking for a coffee table, £100 max really. Like this one for £69 but haven't found many decent alternatives below about £250. We only rent at the min, so would prefer something that will do us for a year or so, then can get a 'proper' one when we eventually buy a house, but would consider spending a bit more if necessary
Would prefer it to have storage if possible for magazines, remotes etc
I can't do Ikea but would highly recommend getting yourself along to a secondhand furniture shop, one in a slightly dodgy part of town where the trendies do not dare to tread. That's where I get all my bestest interior bargains, like a top condition Parker Knoll chair for £40, antique mirrors £30 each (bought two, one was thrown in for free) and a top condition velvet chesterfield style sofa for £80.
In my experience with furnishings, new is not the way to go. If I were to buy new, I would head to Tottenham Court Road where there are a couple of excellent furniture shops which handmake their goods in east London. Top quality, cheaper prices than Heals et al.
Alternatively, find a chippy. Draw/explain what you want and get it custom build - doesn't have to cost silly money and then you get something unique.
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In my experience with furnishings, new is not the way to go. If I were to buy new, I would head to Tottenham Court Road where there are a couple of excellent furniture shops which handmake their goods in east London. Top quality, cheaper prices than Heals et al.
Alternatively, find a chippy. Draw/explain what you want and get it custom build - doesn't have to cost silly money and then you get something unique.
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Got loads of furniture store links saved on del.icio.us, had a quick look through, dwell is good step up from Ikea.
http://dwell.co.uk/105835/High-gloss-two-block-storage-coffee-table-black
more… http://dwell.co.uk/lounge?&type;=Coffee+table&selected;=Coffee+table&page;=1&show;=all
http://dwell.co.uk/105835/High-gloss-two-block-storage-coffee-table-black
more… http://dwell.co.uk/lounge?&type;=Coffee+table&selected;=Coffee+table&page;=1&show;=all
Rather than start a new thread…
Are there any decent altermatives to Ikea at a similar price point?
Looking for a coffee table, £100 max really. Like this one for £69 but haven't found many decent alternatives below about £250. We only rent at the min, so would prefer something that will do us for a year or so, then can get a 'proper' one when we eventually buy a house, but would consider spending a bit more if necessary
Would prefer it to have storage if possible for magazines, remotes etc
Are there any decent altermatives to Ikea at a similar price point?
Looking for a coffee table, £100 max really. Like this one for £69 but haven't found many decent alternatives below about £250. We only rent at the min, so would prefer something that will do us for a year or so, then can get a 'proper' one when we eventually buy a house, but would consider spending a bit more if necessary
Would prefer it to have storage if possible for magazines, remotes etc
if you want something big and chunky like that, only one way to go really
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Daft-Punk-Table-Replica/
Didn't think a new thread was needed so thought I'd post it in here.
I'm renovating a property in East London at the moment. Its been empty for 50 years. No central heating, no paint on the walls, no plumbing, filthy floors etc etc. Thought I'd post some pictures up as a running record of how its going.
Below are some photos of the floor sanding process. Shown is the living room which was finished just before christmas. Yesterday I sanded the kitchen, hallway and bathroom. Gonna finish it all tonight (hopefully), ready to be varnished before the weekend which is when the plumbers come in to install the boiler, run copper pipework and hang rads.
Me getting my sand on
Living Room floor about 50% done
The finished floor!
I'm renovating a property in East London at the moment. Its been empty for 50 years. No central heating, no paint on the walls, no plumbing, filthy floors etc etc. Thought I'd post some pictures up as a running record of how its going.
Below are some photos of the floor sanding process. Shown is the living room which was finished just before christmas. Yesterday I sanded the kitchen, hallway and bathroom. Gonna finish it all tonight (hopefully), ready to be varnished before the weekend which is when the plumbers come in to install the boiler, run copper pipework and hang rads.
Me getting my sand on
Living Room floor about 50% done
The finished floor!
Floors look great, but hopefully not finished as they're going to get a lot of foot flow over the next few weeks im assuming with finishing the walls, skirting, radiators etc etc
Would be a cool thread to watch though.
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Would be a cool thread to watch though.
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Floors look great, but hopefully not finished as they're going to get a lot of foot flow over the next few weeks im assuming with finishing the walls, skirting, radiators etc etc
Floor is finished (aside from needing another 2 coats of varnish). It's way easier to seal the floor then protect it with corex/dust sheets and have people work on it than leave them to work on the bare wood. I'm a project manager for a retail fit out company so I know what I'm doing yeah 
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