We have always had a lot of books in the house - the shelves in the sitting room particularly were crammed. I had to clear the books from what will be the lodger's room yesterday and move them … [Read more...]
Frugal DIY (Blood, sweat and tears)
We are getting there with our frugal DIY efforts. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that went into making this: ...look like this: Just a plain little cream room. It looks as if we have … [Read more...]
Frugal DIY: Slowly but surely gets the job done
We are making slow but steady progress decorating the lodger's sitting room and downstairs loo. It has been exhausting in the heat this week. I finally started papering the walls yesterday whilst … [Read more...]
Everything in the garden…
...is a little overgrown and the weeds are doing great. Still, it still looks good I think and it's a pleasure sitting out in the sun to eat now that the weather is so warm. I quite like a wild … [Read more...]
Upcycling project: a new bench for free
We have finally got round to putting the last coat of paint on our rescued garden bench. You may remember that we came across this bench outside a neighbour's house a few months ago. The frame seemed … [Read more...]
Making do and mend: the kitchen gets a make over at last!!
I am exhausted! We have spent the past three days painting and repairing our kitchen. In an ideal world we would replace it, and we are saving towards that. However, until we have the funds we will … [Read more...]
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