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How to get a crisp paint line with decorators tape (and avoid paint bleeding every time)
How to get a crisp paint line with decorators tape (and avoid paint bleeding every time)

Decorator’s tape has become hugely popular in the last decade for a myriad of DIY tasks but it’s no secret that everyone seems to get different results. If you’re trying to paint a straight crisp line, whether it be for stripes, colour blocking or a half wall, from the paint bleeding through the tape to the paint peeling off when the tape is removed, it can feel like a bit of a minefield!

I have used tape for a range of projects over the years, from simple colour blocking, a striped wallpaper effect hack and checkerboard floors. I’ve also experienced different results (mainly due to the surface I’m painting on) but one thing I do get everything single time is a beautiful crisp line.

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DIY Tutorial: Ikea Toy Kitchen Makeover with Fluted Wood
DIY Tutorial: Ikea Toy Kitchen Makeover with Fluted Wood

Our Ikea Duktig kitchen is definitely our most played with toy. With two girls under five, it has been well loved for over four years and was beginning to show a few signs of looking tired. I've always wanted to upcycle it, and over the years have had various designs in mind, but renovating two houses and a house move took priority over less essential (but way more fun) projects like this one.If you've been following me for a while, you'll know we have given our real kitchen a temporary update, whilst we save for an extension. This project, therefore, gave me a chance to put my plywood and ribbed wood dreams into real life, albeit on a smaller scale!! It has also meant I had a chance to change two of the only things I found impractical about the play kitchen - the fact that all the toys fell down the back, and the plastic hooks which the kids constantly pulled off and scattered around the house.

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