home improvements

showered up

We decided we wanted a bathroom upstairs. We had no idea how much it would cost, but going

Groove is in the hearth

Cast your mind back to when booyaa opened up the fireplace in the dining room. We finally had

ready for the floor

This has been a long journey. But we’re nearly there. After discovering we have had woodworm we treated

No news is good news

So they say. I’m never convinced. We’re still waiting to finish the dining room floor. What a palaver.

Here comes the sun

The floor. I know. You all want to know if it’s finished. Well, no, it isn’t. We hit

endless DIY

Sometimes you have to remind yourself to take a break. We don’t go out much and we’re not

utterly floored

This has been a ton more effort – and cost – than we’d anticipated. It goes in four stages:

Firestarter

We want to install a woodburner in the living room so this project feels like a practice run.

the inconstant gardener

You know this bit. The “garden” is a space full of gravel. It’s not a gravel garden, it’s

kitchens of distinction

We’ve got a new kitchen! We haven’t bought a new kitchen. We’ve upcycled what we had. We renovated