All About The Oak

One of the things Pete and I are particularly grateful for as we make our way slowly and painstakingly through this house update is that…

When An Old House Gets Too Much

Last weekend we popped to our local family-run flooring company and booked some work in for the floor to be replaced in our third bedroom.…

Finishing Our Fireplace

If you’re a regular blog reader, you’ll know that last year we ripped out the ugly gas fireplace we inherited from the previous owners and…

Loving Grey and Loving Colour

It’s been a little while now since we finished our home office which is still the only room in our house to be anywhere near…

So What Next?

It’s been a little while since I updated our next house plans. To be honest I think we’re still reeling from having our electrics corrected…

The Unglamorous Side of Renovating

The last few days chez Boo and Maddie have been a little bit stressful – as well as looking after my Mum’s elderly Labrador since…

The Curse of being Retentive

The word perfectionist is not one I’m comfortable using, mainly because it’s very subjective and doesn’t even really describe me. Certainly not when it comes…