freshening up in the bathroom
The bathroom was, as with every room in this house, yellow. A kind of peachy-sand shade of yellow. Yellow is really not my favourite colour. In the last house I used gold/ochre as a contrast against the dark grey of the living room. I had a primrose yellow chest of drawers to brighten an alcove →
architects
the world of architects, designs, planning and budgets I knew we wanted an architect to help design the extension and the new layout in the old part of the house, rather than someone who would simply produce the drawings for planning purposes based on my ideas. There are things I know I want to include →
trees
Q. Can you have too many trees in your garden? A. Yes, definitely. We inherited approximately 3000 trees when we bought this house. OK, so not that many, but we have half a dozen rowans, two crabapples, an apple tree, a couple of flowering cherries, a twisted willow and a twisted pear, contorted hazel, magnolia, →
Introducing Number Eight 2.0
New home, new project, new neighbours, new challenges. It’s a two bedroom semi, built using local materials and →
uphill gardening
A before and after photo, lest we forget how far we’ve come. We’ve spent most of the past →
Rip it up and start again
It’s happening! The builders are here, clearing the gravel as I type. Say goodbye to an unloved, underused, →