All of this week, we will be sharing the details of our staircase restoration project with you. It's taken months and months of work to finally finish restoring our staircase and we couldn't be happier with the result. But let's start at the beginning... Last week we already shared some of our staircase restoration progress with you. This is what the staircase looked like when we moved in. From a distance, it all didn't look too bad, but close up the woodwork was extremely worn ... Read the Post
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How To Paint Over Gloss
I'm not sure if you have noticed, but the plaster cornice throughout the house is covered in gloss paint. Traditionally in a house of our age, it would have been painted with a lime wash, which definitely wouldn't have been shiny and glossy. We are also aiming for a more contemporary finish and gloss paint just wouldn't go with the look we are trying to achieve. This is what the cornice was like when we moved in. We tried stripping the cornice with a chemical stripper and in parts ... Read the Post
How To Restore A Cast Iron Edwardian Fireplace
This was the fireplace in the dining room when we moved in. We had the gas disconnected straight away as it really wasn't safe to use, but rather than having a huge hole in the wall, we left the fireplace and surround in place until we could find something to replace it with. Luckily, we didn't have to wait too long, as one of our lovely neighbours had an original Edwardian fireplace that he no longer needed, and we were able to buy off him. We removed the ugly fireplace and surround and ... Read the Post