Copper Knobs

Real life isn’t a make-over tv show. You can’t get your garden/house ‘done’ in a week!

It’s taken us 20 years to get our garden to how it is now and it’s still a work in progress.

This week I finally finished my shady spot at the bottom of the garden.

It will have ferns and grasses, purple foxgloves, cow parsley and blackberries. It’s my homage to ‘the woods’ that I walked in at my Great-Uncle’s and at my Gran and Grandad’s when I was little (ignore the hostas!).

The hammock was given to me by my amazing sister who bought it on her travels in South America and somehow squeezed it into her backpack and lugged it around for 3 weeks before she came home! I bought a hammock stand for it and a few decades later I have created a perfect spot for it 🤩

Anyone got any gardening projects they’re working on this summer? I think it’s a pond next for us!

Why should you pay a professional decorator when you can do it yourself?

I get a lot of people looking faintly embarrassed when I arrive saying ‘I used to do all my own decorating but I just can’t quite ….’

Of course you can’t - it’s time consuming, messy and many people find it plain boring!

As you can see in this reel - apart from time, there are many reasons why hiring a pro is better than DIY!

For my free booklet outlining the reasons go to my bio and click on the link.

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Hi, I’m Claire - happy owner of Copper K***s Interiors.

I’m passionate about creating warm, welcoming homes through decorating, colour, thoughtful upcycled furniture — and helping you declutter and organise your space so it truly works for you.

I help transform busy homes into calm, characterful spaces you genuinely love living in.

Do you remember this table? I sanded it back a few months ago and now I’m back to paint the attic bedroom.

I love this colour!

There were cracks and water stains on the ceiling after a leak and cracks in the wall and the caulk was old and cracked so needed replacing. As it was an attic room, it was tricky to take the furniture out so it was a squeeze!

But… this colour was a dream to paint and I was treated to home made scones, lunch, strawberries and have been very well looked after.

It’s been lovely 🥰

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Hi, I’m Claire - happy owner of Copper K***s Interiors.

I’m passionate about creating warm, welcoming homes through decorating, colour, thoughtful upcycled furniture — and helping you declutter and organise your space so it truly works for you.

I help transform busy homes into calm, characterful spaces you genuinely love living in.

This beautiful mid-century Nathan table had seen better days and was in need of some tlc.

A customer got in touch and asked if I could help.

After some gentle machine sanding and hand sanding I removed the old finish.

There are usually some issues with these tables. The veneer is usually super-thin which means you can get down to the chipboard very easily.

The central leaves are rarely used so are always a completely different colour to the rest of the table.

After several rounds of gentle sanding each one followed by cleaning off the dust with white spirit I was ready to apply the Polyx Oil.

I applied a thin coat of an amber tint to try to even out the difference in colour followed by a second coat of clear satin.

It looks a million times better than when I started!

Very satisfying 🤩

If you have any pieces of furniture you’d like to have a chat about please get in touch.

This is the fourth of seven rooms that I’m transforming in this house 🏠

All the usual prep followed by a coat of the wrong colour and then coats of the right colour!

Looking fresh and bright.

Now booking for November so get in touch if you’d like a quote.

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Hi, I’m Claire - happy owner of Copper K***s Interiors.

I’m passionate about creating warm, welcoming homes through decorating, colour, thoughtful upcycled furniture — and helping you declutter and organise your space so it truly works for you.

I help transform busy homes into calm, characterful spaces you genuinely love living in.

Mind melt! 😂

This wallpaper ♥️

This job was a joy - the company, the chat and the pastries.

But working with this wallpaper was such a pleasure.

It’s beautiful 🤩

Happy Friday folks!

Here’s the thing.

It’s ok to need help getting your home to where you need it to be so you can enjoy it.

This is coming up time and time again. You know how to do it you just can’t start.

Life is busy, you’ve been ill, you’ve have family troubles, work issues, you’re frozen with indecision, overwhelm and exhaustion.

If only you could sort out the spare room you would have somewhere to escape to - to read, to craft, to meditate, to exercise.

If only you could find a way to store stuff you could invite people round and they’d have somewhere to sit and eat and relax.

It’s not just you - I see it time and time again.

Sometimes you just need someone to sot with you and help you - some dedicated time with someone who will gently support you and put systems in place so it’s easy to keep it that way.

This is what me and do and the results are immensely satisfying. Yes the space is much better to live in but the head space it creates is where you can really feel the difference.

If you’d like a free minute chat to see whether we can help drop me or Ruth a message.