I know. When things drag on or when there’s a hiccup along the way, keeping that renovation motivation going can be tough. When your project starts, you’re filled with excitement, ideas and can’t wait to get going. Then there’s the seemingly endless research, getting quotes and lead times – not to mention time on site if you’re having major work done. It’s all worth it in the end, I should add. I repeat: it’s all worth it in the end.…
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Looking back, the most difficult part of the renovation was at the beginning, deciding on what sort of space we wanted and trying to visualise it before any building started –…
Let the countdown to Christmas begin! Hands up, have you already sorted all your presents for your family and friends (or why not for yourself too)? If the answer is not…
After a rollercoaster of a year, haven’t we all learnt to appreciate our homes and our planet even more? Be it though minimising waste or paying more attention to our purchases,…
The ground floor is almost done. The design looks big and open – totally different from the two-bedroom bungalow we started with. The cooker hood and wall tiles were the finishing…
Clocks will go back this Sunday which means we'll have fewer daylight hours. Are you dreading waking up when it's still dark outside? Well, me too! Seasonal affective disorder, also known…
When choosing a new kitchen, you have to really think about what your dream space should look like. For me? Large with an island to sit at and a space for…
After only a couple of weeks of the builders being on site, they had stripped our bungalow back to basically nothing, with just a few walls left standing here and there…