Category: Home renovation
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Planning the spare bedroom
Planning the spare bedroom has been a fun project until it gets to the buying materials and getting the work done. it’s not so much stressful as a pressure. It’s my pressure as it’s my project. The room has already had its electrics done and is now in a place of mostly plastered with lots…
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While we were away: home renovations Electrical
We recently spent two wonderful weeks at home, in the Seychelles. Swimming eating and relaxing. We spent time with family and we both needed after the year that we had. It was bliss. While we were away we arranged for the house to be emptied so the electricians could come in. We also had a…
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A fire for Christmas
A magical thing is happening in the next few weeks. Our fireplace which currently is a homage to the 80s crass fake York stone fire place that has plagued many a house up and down Great Britain, is being replaced with something more sympathetic to our 1930s London home. It is not original and it…
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Should I give up the bath?
Me and Gavin have been debating this for a while now. Should I give up the bath and have an amazing massive shower instead? I do use the bath but it’s usually only a few times a year. So should I give it up? We will be installing a butlers sink downstairs so the dog…
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Cost of energy prices rising: are you worried?
The cost of energy prices are rising dramatically there is no getting away from it. We are being energy conscious at the moment. Turning off switches, switching off lights but there is more things we can do to prepare for our house to keep us warm and toasty. With our new house we have the…
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Buying our kitchen floor second hand
Time to share us buying more second hand bits for the kitchen. The floor in the kitchen is currently quarry tiles. we love that warm terracotta colour that is very European and is an original feature of our house that wasn’t bomb damaged during the Second World War. We have been keeping an eye out…
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Kitchen diaries: 1 buying a second hand kitchen
I was on my Instagram account and found this amazing women on Instagram who bought and painted a second hand high speck kitchen. She was talking about costs and how to save money. I was looking forward to buying a perfect kitchen completely suited to our needs, my sister in law was quoted £14000 for…
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Restoring the family home: flooring plans
I mentioned in my last blog about how much we want to preserve of our new/ old 1930s house. One of the things we are most excited about is the gorgeous original hardy pine parquet floor. This is about restoring my husbands family home, our new home. I love parquet, especially herringbone. So when I…
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Jobs to do in the kitchen
I have a list of jobs to do in the kitchen to make it look prettier. I still haven’t decided whether to pop a mirror up or just hang some pictures. Things I know I have to do is: Wash the wall Paint the wall Paint door frame Drill the poles on Hang the baskets…
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Summer project: it’s time to tackle the decking
Over on my Instagram I have been sharing my progress on the decking. this is a summer project that I couldn’t start in May because of the constant rain but now that the sun is out I don’t have any excuses. My poor decking has been neglected. My flower pots don’t have trays on them…
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