Renovation Update – More New Windows

It’s 2018 and I’ve got my impatient pants on. It’s felt for a while that our home renovation progress has ground to a halt. YES…

DIY Plantation Shutters

Now the evenings are starting to draw in, we find ourselves closing the shutters in our living room earlier and earlier, a reminder that even…

Reno Diaries: So What Next?

The first three months of this year felt like all we were doing was waiting. Waiting for the windows to be fitted; waiting to crack…

Reno Diaries: Top Tips for New Windows

It’s been two weeks now since we had new windows fitted to the front of the house and I’m absolutely over the moon with them…

Reno Diaries: The Living Room – a painfully slow update…

I thought it was time to check on my original living room wish list post to see how we’ve been getting on but felt more…

Reno Diaries: Windowgate – The Latest…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my experience in getting quotes to replace the windows in our house. I left the post at…

Reno Diaries: “Altogether it comes to £17,600”

Dear Reader, I give you the truth. This is a quote I was given for replacement windows for our home on the day I’ll never…