I have been absent from my blog for a while. Life has become very busy and chaotic as our long awaited extension is being built. At the moment, we’re at the foundations stage, so there is nothing interesting or exciting to show you yet, but in a couple of months, I hope that will change.… Read More »
renovation
Wooden Windows
When I first viewed our house in 2018, I was on my own, it was pouring with rain, dark, wintry – and it didn’t look appealing. The first thing that struck me was that the original windows had been replaced with upvc ones probably around 20 years previously, and they looked tired and scruffy. Inside,… Read More »
Bathroom makeover
When we first moved into our house, we knew that we would have to do something about the bathroom. It was probably last updated in the 1990s, judging by the peach painted walls overlaid with a sponged stencil. Remember when rag rolling and sponge stencils were really popular? I am definitely old enough to recall… Read More »