{"id":1156,"date":"2023-02-04T17:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T17:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2023-02-04T17:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T17:41:38","slug":"a-quick-and-easy-diy-refresh-with-plank-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/04\/a-quick-and-easy-diy-refresh-with-plank-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick and easy DIY refresh with Plank Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ve all got those odd jobs around the house &#8211; the ones we <em>know<\/em> will take us no time at all if we just get going, but can never bring ourselves to actually do &#8211; right? This January, I&#8217;m on a mission to get busy and to get them done. With our first baby arriving later this month, we&#8217;re in full nesting mode and ticking off as many DIYs as we can and finally, we&#8217;re tackling the dull dining room corner that&#8217;s been totally neglected recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had building work done in this space last year, which included the building of a whole new extension (which became our utility room). In the process, this door got a little battered and very dirty, and we ended up just putting on any old door handle to temporarily tick a box. This week, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">finally<\/span> got around to giving it a clean, refresh and a good old spruce up with the help of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/plankhardware.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/plankhardware.com\" target=\"_blank\">Plank Hardware<\/a> and their gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/plankhardware.com\/products\/morrison-door-lever-handle-brass-150mm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/plankhardware.com\/products\/morrison-door-lever-handle-brass-150mm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brass Morrison handles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"http:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we were working with before&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-590x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-768x1334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-885x1536.jpg 885w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315-1179x2048.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_9315.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s how we&#8217;re looking after!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/@emeraldterrace-x-Plank-Hardware-Image-6-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This one was super easy &#8211; all we had to do was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove the old door handles<\/li><li>Prep the woodwork by cleaning, sanding and filling in any holes<\/li><li>Give the door a fresh lick of paint<\/li><li>Pop the new door handles from Plank Hardware on<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and voila &#8211; job done. Makes me wonder why I didn&#8217;t just crack on sooner&#8230;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PS &#8211; Just look how fabulous these handles are close up&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"http:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/emeraldterrace.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blog post as part of paid partnership with Plank Hardware.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all got those odd jobs around the house &#8211; the ones we know will take us no time at all if we just get going, but can never bring ourselves to actually do &#8211; right? 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