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We’re Fi + Neil
We help new renovators create their dream homes, minus the stress!
What To Look For When Buying a House to Renovate
Uncover expert tips for selecting the ideal house for renovation, maximizing your investment, and transforming it into your dream home with our guide.
How Much Does It Cost To Renovate a House in 2024?
How much did your house renovation cost?” is one of the most frequently asked questions Neil and I get. Our insights will help you budget effectively for your home renovation, so you can transform your space within budget.
19 lighting mistakes to AVOID if you're renovating
Warning: this post completely exposes my level of geekiness! 😅 But lighting is so easy to screw up when you’re renovating – yet it doesn’t have to be a stressful or over-complicated experience. Let’s get into it…
How to Renovate a House: A Step-by-Step Guide and Where to Start
Renovating a house and not sure where to start? This step-by-step guide will show you a typical timeline of a renovation so you can prepare and transform your home.
My Howdens Kitchen Review
It’s been a few years since we fitted our Howdens kitchen, so I thought I’d write a review in case anyone is interested in investing in a Howdens kitchen and is curious about how long they last…
Our Living Room Design Revealed: What we WISH we knew & How to renovate yours
Our living room renovation from start to finish: Is this even the same room?! 😱 Also, I have some reassuring design advice to level up your look & future proof your living room!
HOWDENS VS IKEA: Why we turned down an IKEA kitchen for Howdens
Discover why we chose Howdens Kitchens over IKEA in our comprehensive comparison, including factors like quality, design, price, and installation process.
How Much Does a Bathroom Renovation Cost? (and how we budgeted)
Wondering how much a bathroom costs?. If you’re about to save for a bathroom renovation and you’re wondering how much it costs to fit a new bathroom in the UK, here are all the details.
How much does an interior designer cost? and do I really need one?
It can be baffling trying to work out contractors fees. Wondering how much an interior designer costs? Let me tell you. Plus, I’ve got an affordable solution if you’re looking for something different.
What to do when your renovation is on hold… because of cash-flow – Part 1
When your renovation is on hold it can be frustrating! But don’t give up or chillax until work starts… there’s so much you can do to keep your project progressing!
Ultimate Guide: What to look for when buying a house to renovate
Neil and I bought our house in 2016. There it is in the photo above. Having never bought a fixer-upper before it's safe to say there were a lot of things we were completely blind to when we came to the house to view it.
If you're on the market for a fixer upper, or you think one day you'd like to do a renovation project and make a house completely your own, then there's a few points I've learned to look out for along the way.
How we used our own online course to smash our renovation budgeting and layout
We spent an entire day doing the first two modules of our own course in order to create a budget and layout for our master bedroom, it brought into view once again just how much work and thinking is required in a renovation.
What we wish we knew about home renovations before we started | Our 1930s home
Our 1930s house renovation was a learning experience like no other. If you’re new to a renovation, hopefully some of these experiences will help you make your project run more smoothly.
How to reduce your house renovation costs
When you’re renovating a house, costs can quickly spiral. Here’s our top tips to control your renovation costs and make a saving.
How to design your home – the right way (and avoid expensive design mistakes)
There are right and wrong ways to design a house when you’re renovating. Read this guide and get prepared.
10 hidden home renovation costs to watch out for
In this post we take a look at the top 10 renovation costs that could creep up on you during the renovation process.
Valspar vs Farrow & Ball: Which is Better?
We've had plenty of experience with lots of different paint brands, but in particular Valspar and Farrow and Ball, so if you’re trying to decide between the two, we want to give you a little bit of a heads up about what to expect from each paint brand.
5 renovation blunders we could have avoided
In this post we share a list of mistakes that we made during the renovation of our 1930’s semi-detached house. Make sure to put on your cringe-protection suit as you venture into our quagmire of renovation face-palm!
Our kitchen diner mood board
In this post I share with you my Kitchen Diner mood board, tips to create yours (in 10 minutes flat!) and a clever way to project manage your decorating.
How to install central heating
Updates on our renovation! It's been a while since I've blogged about it all because I've been up to my elbows in wallpaper.
So where are we at 8 weeks on? A heating system is installed. Finally!