Deco By Mado

Ingredients: - 3 wooden panels (here 60 x 180 cm) - 1 pot 0.5l paint, brush and a small roller - Fabric (here from Ikea, 6m long, dependent on the size of the print) - Saw, sanding paper, - Sewing machine, thread, Velcro, press studs - Screws and hinges - A few hours free… When [...]

Ingredients: - 1 bookcase, - 1 pot 0.5l paint, brush and a small roller - 1 roll of matching wallpaper, - sanding paper, sanding machine - glue for wallpaper - a few hours free… I had already refreshed this bookcase once, after I had bought it from a thrift shop, but this was long ago [...]

            Ingredients: Fabric (remains), Thread, Sewing machine Gravel (or something small and heavy) Small plastic bags Ribbon of small cord   Cut a piece of fabric about 15 x 30 cm (+3cm for the hem, so 18 x 33). The finished pyramid will be about 15 x 15 cm. Sew [...]

Needed: - fabric (Ikea) + fabric for the inside - a zip - buttons - patience! My daughter asked me this morning: Mamma, I would like to do something like the cushions. What she is referring to are cushions I made some months ago for our new sofa. I had found a nice fabric at [...]

Your house is for sale. The pictures are published on the internet. About 15 to 20 of them. You did your best to make your house look good and attractive. Or maybe you did not? Because when I look at the pictures below, I have the feeling that you want to sell something else than [...]

You took a big decision. You are going to sell your house. Preferably fast and for the best price. How are you going to achieve this? You heard about Home-staging, it all seems very logical, and you want to prepare your house so that it will attract lots of visitors (potential buyers). However, it i

It’s late. Time to sleep. You need it desperately but you can fall asleep yet. Why is it so difficult to sleep well and get some good rest in your own bedroom?  Is there anything hindering your energy? Is it too light, too dark, too noisy, too messy? How could you look at your bedroom [...]

It’s definitely winter. Days are shorter. It’s cold outside and you want to stay inside, warm and cozy. But when the sky is blue and the sun is shining, you feel like you should go outside for a bit. The only thing is, your garden currently looks like nothing. It’s grey, sad, depressing and really [

You are pregnant. For the first time. The future baby room is still the laundry room. You need to turn it into a baby room and you don’t know where to start. Which pieces of furniture do you need? What do you need not to forget? There is so much to think about! I will [...]

…Maurien… …is also the laundry-room en the room to put the things you can’t put anywhere else! The main advantage is that the room is really bright, and the walls are light so it adds to it. The disadvantage is that when you sit in a messy room, the mess reaches your mind as well. [...]