Hi Neville! I am really keen on sprucing up my wooden garden furniture this year as I am hoping we might get more of a summer. I love the shabby chic look - can you suggest anything fabulous?

Now that we are starting to enjoy some nice weather I would like to give my decking area a facelift for the summer. I also have a wooden table and chairs that have been sitting unloved through the wet weather we had in Spring. Can you advise how I might bring this area back to life?

I have just bought my first home and I plan to move in very soon. The only problem is I don’t have much to spend on furnishing it. My family and friends have come together to help in my time of furniture need and have donated some great pieces. Although none of the furniture matches, I have heard you can paint them, is this possible?

Since we appear to be getting a decent spell of dryness this spring, I’m hoping to give my back garden a bit of a makeover in preparation for the fabulous summer that I am envisaging. I have decking and a wooden table and chairs that are in serious need of a facelift as they have been somewhat neglected during the bad weather we had this winter. Can you help me bring my garden back to life?