Home DIY

Yes, lots of things unfortunately. It will change the colour but not the inherent colour of the wood. If it's all the same colour underneath though that's fine.

Don't get me wrong, I'd do it the same way as you and I think it will look good.

Shutters, plantation style shutters. Talk to me about these. Realistically, how much light do they keep out?

Next to none. But they create lovely shadows.

Radiators are in :D

This cannot be unseen though.
Why didn't you continue the herringbone pattern here? You've cut the blocks the right size, just laid them wrong.
You're going to get pissed off by it every time you see it. Fix it now.

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see, it could be so much more satisfying:

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I love the window in our en-suite but as it's only single glazed (only window in the bathroom too) it's causing major issues with condensation and mold...
We don't use the bathroom for showering as the one downstairs has a nicer shower so it's only used as a toilet / brushing teeth etc.

There's a small heated towel rail which is turned up to max and we leave the fan on as long as possible during the mornings but it doesn't seem to help.

Is there anything else i can do?

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you could make a few holes in the seal to ventilate it. Then add some thermal glazing on the inside.

Pretty much all, if fitted properly.

And you get cheaper mdf slats rather than proper wood.

If you want to keep the nice glass then secondary glaze on the inside.
An extremely cheap solution that will work immediately while you work out something prettier is that heat shrink film you can get from any DIY place - like thick clingfilm, comes with a roll of double-sided tape, get it taut with a hairdryer. What's the finish on the reveal/frame? Gloss is best for the tape to stick, but it'll work okay on other stuff. Get the surface as dry as possible first, so you don't get annoying condensation in between.

Plantation blinds are perfect if you want to keep bright sunshine and heat outside while still allowing tropical air to circulate. Their recent popularity in London is baffling. They take up quite a lot of room on the inside of sash windows (on account of them never having been designed to work with sashes).

Can you tell I'm not a big fan of them?

I couldn't agree more. I am resisting calls to install them on sashes at our place.

Thanks!

I'm guessing a secondary glaze should be a professional job?

We got plastic casement windows in a 30's suburban semi, shutters are a must.

Anyone know where I can buy a pair of concrete lion statues for the end of the driveway? The more boz eyed the better.

Why? Roman statuary is well more classy

^ Had those in a rental property in Bristol a long time ago.
Landlord was not aware that the wooden (reveals?),
were actually doors concealing the shutters.

Yes, too classy. Don't want the neighbours to think I'm all la de dah.

Fill 'yer boots!

http://www.bents.co.uk/garden-ornaments/stone-statues/

Did the PA for a gig in the wilds of Devon last year, they had wooden blinds that were pocketed under the windows (with a shelf covering them) that lifted effortlessly on pulleys. Looked original and 100's of years old but working like a charm. No way I could make anything like that work on my sashes but I'd love too.

The boxed side ones have been on my mind to fit for a long time but I don't really have the clearance either side of the sash. Slatted blinds are fairly practical but a dust trap.

Net curtains and cork floors, both great solutions, both hated to infinity.

Sanding isn't going to change the colour or the direction of the grain though :P

That's why he's going to paint over it in high gloss white.

#woodrep

Then put cork Lino down.

I don't think I've ever seen a cork floor, what's so good/bad about it?

They are lovely comfort and acoustic wise, but the look can be somewhat dated

You could have ironic net curtains I suppose. 2017 hipster fashion :- cork floors, hessian wallpaper, net curtains.

The thing with cork floors is they tick all the boxes for bathrooms, warm, slightly cushioned, eco friendly, flexible. They can even be painted/stained without losing these qualities. But just because your Gran had them a modern woman wouldn't touch them with a bargepole.