House
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New plumbing finished
That is the new basement central heating installed – new boiler, pipes and radiator. While we were at it, we also got a new downstairs toilet suite (the original was 1980s peach). When…
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Prince Albert in his “throne room”
The blanket ladder I made in my woodwork class and named Albert has now been varnished and settled into the new bathroom. I would still call him a towel rack – but regardless…
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New plumbing
The central heating in the basement has been shot ever since we moved in. We originally had a firm of plumbers in to look at fixing it, but this proved to be impossible,…
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The Victorian Boudoir
This is the completed master bedroom. It is not really entirely Victorian because the washstand is a bit modern looking (I did start to look into the idea of buying an original one…
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House Sign
The sign for “Castlebank House” at the bottom of our drive was a very rusted dusty black. My task for today was to renovate it. The easiest way by far would have been…
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Basement bedroom
The latest room to be decorated is J’s basement bedroom and the two of us worked on it together. It had been pretty grotty – this was the wallpaper. The woodwork was also…
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Winter tests
Well we are nearly half way through September, and it is definitely getting a bit cooler. So before it suddenly turns seriously cold, we have been assessing the state of the house, and…
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A Retrospective – Part one of the renovation
We have now finished what I would describe as “Phase One” of the house renovations – the bits that needed to be done to make the house work as a building and be…
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Finishing touches to the main bathroom
I have been putting some finishing touches to the bathroom today. The new curtains use the design of “The Strawberry Thief” by William Morris. I thought this was one of the most iconic…
