What’s your DIY Wow Factor?

toffeegirl

fidd wrote: »

recently finished my home put something special in each room(bathroom )whirlpool bath (staircase) richard burbidge fusion bannister rails kitchen more electrial points living room put in less furniture bedrooms fitted robes basically take one room at a time and give i a lot of thought

Like the bannister....... you've put more ideas in my head that I didn't need !:p

Doozergirl

One thing? That's really hard.

Folding sliding doors do give a real wow factor. We have them going in to our barn - 3 metres across the kitchen going into the garden. Every room needs something really interesting to look at and you have to tie it all together somehow, normally with the colours running through it. You need to have enough stuff for it not to look empty but not so much it looks cluttered. It's pretty hard work!

A focal point in every room - a beautiful fireplace or a nice piece of furniture. Quality colours/wallpapers. Objects that other people won't have - that are personal to you. It makes it home for you and interesting for other people to look at - Not another Ikea framed print over the mantle :O Don't be afraid of colour - beige is not wow.

LandyAndy

Oblivion wrote: »

My lovely wife.

Dave.

Strange name for your wife.:rolleyes:

Bijjy

Thanks for all the suggestions have had a lot of food for thought. Have definitely decided on getting some tilting spotlights and a large mirror for the hallway. Still not sure about the flooring though- lol

tlrtone

When we bought our house 3 years ago, we walked in and the whole house had laminate flooring throughout and magnolia walls. Only carpet was on the stairs. The look was (is) really clean and made the house look massive and light and airey.

We added the mirrors in the hall, a 46" tv above the mantelpiece and lovely kitchen and have just decked the garden directly from the back door (same as floor hieght) so you go straight out onto a great seating area now. Also sunk our hot tub into the decking (our luxury item!) and built a raised fish pond with two big glass windows in so we can sit in the hot tub and watch the fish (we also have coloured lights in the pond that you see through the windows). Whilst the inside is a bit of wow, we put the WOW in the garden as well!

helen_roberts_2

I think Amtico has the wow factor for floors, im gradually getting it through my house. Did the hall before christmas and love it everytime i walk in

vickyb242

I am also in the process of re-decorating the whole house. I have tried to put a wow factor in each room. The Kitchen has glass worktops, upstand and splashback. The bannister is made of glass and the handrail colour matched to the crabtree switches and sockets. Home Easy automation thoughout the whole house, downlighters throughtout the whole house, underfloor heating throughout the whole house, a wet room. and feature wall paper in the main bedroom and living room. We also will be replacing the horrid sliding patio doors with the folding doors nearer to summer, but have laid a new lawn and flower beds to try and make the garden look a little better for the time being.

If your not careful, you can go on forever with wow facters!

pae61

Bijjy wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions have had a lot of food for thought. Have definitely decided on getting some tilting spotlights and a large mirror for the hallway. Still not sure about the flooring though- lol

Have you looked at engeneered flooring instead of solid wood? it looks the same, but instead of being 18mm thick solid wood, the top layer is 5mm aproximately real wood and the rest is mdf. it gives the same look but is cheaper.
Good luck with the refurb!

Poppy9

pae61 wrote: »

Have you looked at engeneered flooring instead of solid wood? it looks the same, but instead of being 18mm thick solid wood, the top layer is 5mm aproximately real wood and the rest is mdf. it gives the same look but is cheaper.
Good luck with the refurb!

Another option is reclaimed flooring.

We bought some reclaimed oak wood block flooring for our extension to match the original flooring in our dining room. Yes it was dirty and you had to work out the pattern before laying and we had to strip it back and re-wax but it's been well worth it. I think we paid about £200 for an area about 15' x 6' and it's down for life.