Renovation
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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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Repairing the Windows
I noticed a few weeks ago that we had a patch of dodgy looking wood right under our big stained glass window. I realized that some repair work was going to be needed,…
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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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The Decorator
Today we have been decorating J’s bedroom. But not without lots of help. Saphy really loves lying on top of things that are on top of other things. Usually it is bags, but…
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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…
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Decorating the bathroom
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…
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Woodworking class
I had another trip to Edinburgh yesterday (busy day). This was the second part of my woodworking course, which is to introduce you to basic woodworking techniques. We are building a “blanket ladder”…
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First shots of new bathroom
We finally managed to get our main bathroom finished apart from the decorating part which I will do this week. It is going to look very nice. But… If I ever do this…
