WHAT I LEARNED...

Try to think of any project in bite-sized chunks. It’s very easy to get overwhelmed by a big renovation and let it get you down. Take it a job and a room at a time.

Don’t be afraid to have a go. There isn’t much that YouTube doesn’t have a tutorial on. You can always get the professionals in if it goes really wrong.

Give yourself a break when you feel ‘reno fatigue’ kicking in. If budget allows, go for dinner or drinks to get away from the renovations for a while. When you can’t seem to make a decision anymore, it’s time to step away.

Rebecca bought the rugs for her son’s room from H&M Home and Doing Goods. ‘I’ve gone for lots of decorative accessories from small businesses too,’ says Rebecca, ‘such as Wool You Just, House of Hooray and Little Stories’ Although it’s predominantly a blackand-white scheme, the wall colour, Renaissance Fresco by Valspar, brings a softness to the bathroom. The suite is from Victoria Plum, while the tiger mat is from Dunelm