Edwardian Fireplace Restoration
This was the fireplace in the dining room when we moved in. We had the gas disconnected straight away as it really wasn’t safe to use, but rather than having a huge hole in the wall, we left the...
View ArticleExterior Upgrade
Instead of finishing what feels like about a million jobs that we have started – like repairing our living room lighting, painting the garage door and adjusting doors that don’t close, we got slightly...
View ArticleThe Two Towers
Sorry for not keeping up with our regular posting schedule in the last two weeks. We are working on some big projects and are trying to get them all finished to share with you. It was also Jan’s...
View ArticleThe Two Towers – Part Two
Last week we told you about our garden posts being updated. They were in an awful state and probably wouldn’t have survived another cold and frosty winter. The mortar between the joints was completely...
View ArticleUpdating Our Garage – Again…
Recently we told you about the house survey we had carried out before buying our new home. Amongst a ridiculous almost not manageable challenging list of defects and areas in need of improvement is the...
View ArticleMore Outdoor Updates
As well as tidying the garden this weekend, we also took care of some other outdoor maintenance issues. We replaced the silicone seal around the window of our second bedroom. It had more or less...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Tray Makeover
A while ago we told you about our shopping spree to Ikea. (You can read about it here). One of the things that we purchased while we were there was this Klack tray. It’s a great size and at under £5...
View ArticleTeal Time
Although we’ve completed most of the major building and renovating work in our living room (you can read more about what we’ve done so far here and here and here), we still feel like the room is a long...
View ArticleDIY Duel: Staircase Restoration – It’s done!!!!!
After months and months of staircase restoration work and countless updates, the day has finally arrived! Can’t believe it – well neither can we – but our staircase restoration project is finally...
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Walking The Plank
It’s been done for a while now, so it’s high time that we share the details of our living room floor restoration with you. It’s one of favourite makeovers so far and made an unbelievable difference to...
View ArticleFixing Fences
We’re still busy taking down the garden wall (you can read more about our latest efforts here). If you’re thinking it’s taking a ridiculous amount of time – you’re probably right. But in our defense,...
View ArticleSanding, Sanding And More Sanding!
The main project we’re meant to be working on at the moment is remodelling our guest bedroom, (you can read about our progress so far here) but as usual we got ever so slightly distracted. As you...
View ArticleWhat No One Will Tell You About Sanding Your Floors (& How We Did It)
Over the last week or so we’ve been sharing our flooring updates with you. As you’ve probably already guessed, we did a lot more than we initially let on. Basically we sanded almost all floors in our...
View ArticleOutdoor Upgrades
With a long list of smaller projects either planned or still needing to be finished in our guest bedroom, this weekend was planned completely planned up well in advance. Some of the things we still...
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Blogiversary I – What We’ve Been Up To So Far
As we already warned you last week, this Thursday it’s exactly three years ago since we bought our first house. It’s also our 1st Blogiversary! All of this week we’ll be sharing some of our favourite...
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Spot The Difference
The have been some big, big changes around here. In fact – they are huge! We’ve already dropped a few hints and if you follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, we couldn’t help already sharing a...
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We’re Sanding – Again!
We’re loosing our minds. Seriously. We keep saying that we’ll finish one project before starting another, but for some reason we just can’t help ourselves. Last week we shared the state of our kitchen...
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Frosta Ist Für Alle Da
Our guest bedroom is finally starting to take shape. Considering it used to look like this and now looks like this things are definitely on the up. With an end in sight, we’ve finally started thinking...
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We’re On Fire
Last week we shared a few new things that we have around the house with you. One of those new additions is this companion set in our dining room. Well, I’m sure by now that you’ve guessed that we...
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Stripping, Sanding & Painting!
After just 3½ short years of living in our Little House On The Corner, we’ve finally started to make some serious progress on restoring most of our interior doors. A few weeks ago we already shared the...
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