Let me be the first to say it; this bathroom makeover reveal has been a long time coming. Trust me, I’m well aware of it. However, I am my own worst enemy. January has been a very slow blog month. If the blog was my partner, it would have packed its bags and left by […]
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Bathroom Renovation; D.I.O. Doing It Ourselves.
Last week I posted about our upcoming bathroom renovation and the shiny new fittings that spurred it all on (here). This week, I would like to tell you all why I was looking at shiny new bathroom fittings. By that, I mean the real reason. I figure that I’d rather be an open book with […]
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 […]
Before the bedroom reveal… Fireplace makeover.
So, my whole ‘thing’ was “renovating my Victorian terrace, one room at a time”. Yeah, there was no way that was going to happen. I’m far too impatient for that. Whilst decorating the bedroom and generally prettifying it, I was simultaneously destroying the sittingroom. The fireplace, to be precise. Bring on the second fireplace makeover. It […]
Keeping with tradition..
It seems that I have developed a bit of a custom, when moving into a new home. This custom seems to be carried out within about the first day of moving in. This custom involves a hammer pick. It took about 15 minutes from my parents waving ‘bu-bye’ to me discovering (through use of a hammer and […]