Renovation
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A new cat toy
I bought a partially reconditioned Victorian firebox for the dining room. The idea is that it will be filled with logs and placed in the hearth as a feature. It came from ebay…
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It’s curtains for us…
The curtains came back from “The Steamie” today (this is an actual local business in this case – not the generic name for a laundry). It was a really good service because they…
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Tiles in place
J is finally recovered from his cold (not flu I think…) and I enlisted his help putting the tiles on to the fireplace. He put the adhesive on and I put the tiles…
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Tile sizes
I’ve now nearly finished the paintwork in the dining room, and a massive task it has been. All I have to do is the tops of the windows and the ceiling beams –…
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Dining room windows
I’ve now done the wallpapering and the majority of the woodwork. I now have to tackle the woodwork around the windows, which to be honest is the part that needed the attention the…
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Men’s work and Women’s
R snapped this beautiful photo over the Tay today. He is lucky enough to be allowed out to enjoy himself going to Dundee, speaking to students, drinking beer and generally having a good…
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Getting on with the decorating
The dining room is a big job – and this is only doing half the walls as luckily the part above the dado is in good condition with wallpaper which (although it would…
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Finished my chair
I have been doing an afternoon class in upholstery once a week for the last four months. My project was one of the Edwardian chairs which we inherited and came from the house…
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Started on the dining room
I started on the Dining room today. First one piece of good news – the old Lincrusta (or Anaglypta) came off in one single piece – it was really hardly attached to the…
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Dining Room Renovation
Well we are a month in to the New Year now, and my batteries are recharged. So on to a new project – it would be getting the garden into shape but the…
