I have a weird shaped window that I am having difficulty solving. I need to be able to control the light, while still being able to see out. The room gets cold in winter (south facing), and hot in summer (gets sun early morning and late afternoon). I need to control the light so my fabric and paper don't fade, need the lovely even light for working, and have a lovely view from my desk. Venetians or vertical blinds would be perfect except for the angles. Any suggestions?

Hi there, We recently renovated our house earlier this year by removing all the exisiting wallpaper and painted the walls over tge exisiting plasterboard. However, I've noticed straight line cracks appearing around our window edges. It's only cracking around windows and not doors. Anyone know why these are happening and should i be worried??Please note our house was built in 1970s and walls are not insulated so maybe its because of the recent cold weather but pretty annoyed with this. Any assistance would be great! Cheers

Looking at the bench , I assume that aged look is what you are going for ? How artistic are you ? I'm thinking you'd carry on in a similar vein -- paint the trim in white , but while its still damp ( so within say 30 minutes ) dab on some off-white and even buttery cream , using a sponge , in a bit of a 'rub' pattern . Likewise , I quite like the faded blue jeans look on the sill -- thats a bit harder to do , but maybe a cream base , then thin the blue with turps or water , and also sponge it on , but basically in solid rubs , like you were nuggetting your shoes .

Hi, I was hoping to do herringbone subway tile for splasback behind stove but I am also doing tile splashback behind my sink that has a window. Herringbone isn’t going to work there. Any suggestions on tile laying pattern that would look best for both? Considering stacked horizontal or vertical or traditional brick. Is there any way to still have herringbone by stove but dfferent by sink so it won’t look silly? Thanks! tile I am using - it is 75 x 300 layout