Well, it honestly felt like this day would never come. After what has been literally months of work, I am so pleased to finally (FINALLY!!) say that the stair and hallway makeover reveal is ready to go! This project was a mammoth task from the very beginning. For those of you who have been following […]
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Stair And Hallway; Inspiration And Planning The Upstairs Landing.
Helllooooo!! After a three week break, I’m back and ready to get back on it! Whilst I’ve been away, I haven’t been sitting idle (apart from a week in Spain, where I was VERY lazy). Typically, holiday time (when I should really have more time to blog), has ended up being busier than the working […]
Stair And Hallway Planning; Inspiration To (Almost) Realisation.
Finally, all the crap messy work is over with and we can get on with the fun stuff! Today’s post is all about stair and hallway planning; from inspiration, through to (almost) realisation. Having stripped, sanded and sealed most surfaces in the hallway, the next step was to think about the pretty parts of it all. […]
Stair and Hallway Renovation; Preparation, Part 2.
Welcome back to part 2 of the stair and hallway renovation! For part 1, click here. Earlier in the week, in part 1, I left you all on a cliffhanger… Did I manage to get the entire balustrade stripped? Was it worth the effort? Was it worth the 228 hours of manual labour? (seriously!!) Well, although I am nowhere near […]
Stair and Hallway Renovation; Preparation, Part One
Let me start by saying, there will be very little glamour in today’s post. There will be no pretty renderings and no big reveals. Today, it is all about the dirty work. Just when you think you’ve undertaken the messiest of jobs, along comes one that blows everything else out the water. Today, I’ll be […]
Brand new (old) house cont.
I think one of the best feelings, must be turning the key in the lock and opening the door to your new home for the first time. It’s like that ‘christmas morning’ feeling, but for grown ups. And the build up to the event is much the same too. The time between my last viewing and putting that […]