Garden Update: DIY Timber Decking
One beautiful Autumnal day early this November, we added decking to our garden. As usual, I am using the collective “we”, when in reality I am merely the storyteller in…
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The House With The Blue Door
As part of “Operation: Get The House Ready Before Baby Clough Arrives” we’ve plastered, painted, carpeted and done a lot of scrubbing, and 2014 has been a hard year of…
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A Living Room Update: Part 2
The skirting and coving have been added and replaced – respectively – and the next stage in this living room makeover includes wallpaper. (Read all about those additions in my…
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A Living Room Update: Part 1
I remember September 2011 very clearly. We had just bought our house at the tail end of the previous month and it was what a house inspector referred to as…
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Hallway Progress: Finally Plastered!
Thanks for everyone who had kind words to say about my last post on the hallway. For those who missed it, here it is! , and for my biggest fans out there…
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Garden Borders in 20 minutes: An EcoBorders Review
How beautiful was the weather today? I absolutely love Autumn. It’s sunny enough to put a smile on everyone’s face, but crisp and cold enough to crack out the winter…
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60 minute makeover: Spray Painting our Nursery Wicker Chair
Something I really wanted for our nursery is a chair. Nothing fancy really. Just a nice, comfortable chair where I could feed and soothe the baby at bedtime. Turns out…
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DIY Nursery Art with Dr Seuss and Cricut Mini
When it comes to decorating a nursery, it really is easy to go a little bit nuts. I’ve found at least 25 pieces of art I’d proudly display on our…
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The Long Awaited Kitchen Reveal: Before & After
If there is one blog post that is long overdue, this is it. And let me warn you in advance, there will be a lot of pictures. *Takes a deep…
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DIY Chevron Lampshade for the Nursery
Whilst I’m not the craftiest of people naturally, I do like to put a bit of a personal touch around the house here and there. After all, being on a…
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