Three Budget Tips To Care For Your Stove

Fitting a wood-burning stove back in the summer of 2015 still remains one of our greatest renovation triumphs. Although I think everything we do to…

Fitting Our Living Room Mantel Beam

If you came to visit our home, you’d be forgiven for thinking the style is quite minimalist. Our living room is a classic example –…

A New Wood Store From Woodson & Son

Last year, one of the most important home improvements we made was replacing the illegal gas fire we’d inherited from the previous owners with a…

Cleaning Hacks for Log Burners

When we had our log burner fitted last summer, the mild cynic in me doubted its claims of being self-cleaning – as clever as those…

DIY Guide: Painting a Rendered Fireplace

One of my absolute favourite blogs and go-to places for DIY inspiration is Little House on the Corner, by couple Christine and Jan who are…

Reno Diaries: Making Space for a Wood Store

In the words of Alanis Morisette, “isn’t it ironic?” that on one of the warmest September afternoons I can remember, we were busy in the…

Reno Diaries: Silver Linings and Wood Burning Stoves

What beautiful weather we’re having – in typical fashion now that our wood-burning stove is finally in there’s a heatwave. Not that I was really…