Yay, we managed to install the fireplace in our guest bedroom! But, we broke our wall in the process, boo! But let's go back a few steps… This is what the room looked like before we reinstated the fireplace. When we removed the horrible laminate floor, we were excited to find that the original (but really damaged) hearth tiles were still in place. Not only are they really pretty, but they also helped us work out the exact position and size that the fireplace would have originally ... Read the Post
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What No One Will Tell You About Sanding Your Floors (& How We Did It)
Over the last week or so we've been sharing our flooring updates with you. As you've probably already guessed, we did a lot more than we initially let on. Basically, we sanded almost all the floors in our house in one weekend! It was so much work, with a little bit of disaster along the way… Friday 17/05/2013 14:30 I'm off to pick up the floor sanders that I reserved earlier this week. The sanders aren't ready and I'm told to come back in about 30 minutes. 15:15 I return to hire ... Read the Post
Our Edwardian Door Restoration
With so many doors around our house in a complete state of disrepair, it was inevitable that we'd be sharing a door makeover with you sooner or later. Our living room has already come a long way since first moving into our house. But, as with all of our other rooms, there is still a lot of work to do. The door is just one of the things on our long project To-Do list. This is what it's like at the moment. It really looks out of place with our newly plastered and painted walls and ... Read the Post
How To Paint A Stone Window Sill
As well as tidying the garden this weekend, we also took care of some other outdoor maintenance issues. We replaced the silicone seal around the window of our second bedroom which had more or less disintegrated. We already learned how to do this when we replaced the silicone seal around our bathtub. We started by cleaning the area and removing any loose paint on the window sill. Then Jan applied the silicone in the same way we applied it in the bathroom. While he was up on the ... Read the Post
Best Exterior White Paint To Transform Your House On A Budget
Did you know that you can save a lot of money by painting the exterior of your house yourself? It may sound like a job that’s best left to the professionals but giving your house a coat of exterior white paint, or any other colour for that matter is easier than you probably think. If like us you have a million other projects you should be focussing on, painting your house exterior probably isn’t a priority but did you know that a clean and tidy exterior can increase your ... Read the Post
How To Caulk – DIY Tips For A Perfect Finish
A while ago we told you about replacing the missing picture rail in our master bedroom. What we neglected to mention, is that we still haven't finished the job. As you have already seen, it looks fine from a distance, But this is what it looks like close-up. We still haven't filled the joints, the gap between the wall and the picture rail needs filling and the whole thing needs painting. In order to finally complete the job, we started by filling the holes and joints with a wood ... Read the Post