Renovation
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Renovating a chair
Today I started having a look at one of the chairs we inherited. I had been going to do some gardening but it was pouring with rain and windy. This chair is Edwardian,…
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There’s a sign on the wall…
I put the sign up today having finished painting the fence. However I then had to prep and prime all the metal hinges on the gates and then paint both gates. There were…
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Sewing Machine
This sewing machine belonged to my Grandmother who was born in 1888. The engraving on it “As supplied to her Majesty Queen Alexandra” places the date between 1901 and 1910, so Grandma would…
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A good quick fix
These are two more inherited pieces of furniture – I am just starting to look at the spare bedroom and they are to go in it. Although they look nice together – they…
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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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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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A nice little cabinet
I bought a little china cabinet from the Castle Furniture project here in Cupar. It is a great charity who not only benefit disadvantaged people but also remove hideous mirrored wardrobes for a…
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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,…
