Renovation
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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…
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Finished the decorating
I managed to decorate the wall in the drawing room. That may not sound like much of an achievement, but the ceilings in here are so high that to put the wallpaper up,…
