Do you need to be inspired? Do you need decorating tips that will save you money? Have you ever longed to live in a ramshackle dump that is inspired by vintage decoration on a slope? Well, I have the answers for you.
When shopping for curtains, don't try and save money at Spotlight or Lincraft. You can buy straight off the rack at the Salvos. Buttercup yellow and fish are just the look this season.
Don't worry if the Salvos don't have any curtain hooks, electrical cable ties are not only attractive but functional! Ensure that you re-connect the curtains and ties regularly to maintain a seamless appearance for your drapes.
When considering ventilation in a ramshackle dump, go for low maintenance. If the window doesn't open anymore, just stop any repairs and let the windows rot through for that sensational all year round gust of wind that you'll never expect. Be prepared for a leak or two during seasonal storms.
Fitting doors can be a tricky business in a ramshackle dump. You might have had trouble getting your doors to fit when it has been raining or when it hasn't. Your issues may stem from the door frame and not the door, so just get out your plane every season and adjust your door accordingly.
When arranging furniture and toys on sloping floors, remember to prioritise the safety of children first. To ensure that the toys won't fall remember to place them on the downhill wall.
Don't forget not to straighten the pictures on the wall - it isn't the pictures that are crooked, it is the wall.
Consider a fun solution to the decorating dilemma of wardrobes. Save some cash and string up a rope. Don't forget to raise it up every twelve months as your child grows.
The bathroom can be the most important room in a family home. Embrace a vintage look in this room, it will add to your sense of style. Coloured porcelain can be a fabulous look in your ramshackle dump too!
A splash of modern colour can be added to your bathroom with pink plastic drawers from Hot Dollar.
While you're in Hot Dollar, source the waterproofing for your bathroom. Contact is an easy choice, stylish, effective and full of life. You can even lift the contact off to kill the mould underneath. You can't do that with tiles!
My last and final tips for ramshackle dumps are:
1. Don't clean the carpets, the next storm will leak enough water through the roof to do that for you.
2. Buy the cheapest replacement appliances possible so that you can spend years complaining about how inefficient they are.
3. Stormwater drainage is for wimps, just let the land flood the way nature intended.
4. The more the degraded the driveway the less door knocker's you'll have dropping by.
5. Live on the edge and install your clothesline over a mud pile, it's the ultimate thrill in washing roulette. Which piece of clothing will be headed back to the washing machine?
6. Enjoy that musty smell by keeping the doors and windows jammed shut at all times.
7. If you can open the window, fit fly screens with a staple gun to the outside of the frame to prevent invasion.
8. There is nothing you can do to stop the mouse and rat inhabitants that may frequent your ramshackle dump. Just continue the battle and remember, it adds to the charm.
But most of all, keep your friends and family close so that they can share in the joy that is a ramshackle dump.
