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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I am now finally able to decorate the bathroom and unpack the last of the boxes which have been on the landing for the last three months. Today I filled in a load…