Renovation
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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,…
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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…
