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Prince Albert in his “throne room”
The blanket ladder I made in my woodwork class and named Albert has now been varnished and settled into the new bathroom. I would still call him a towel rack – but regardless…
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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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Crouching tiger, hidden Amber
This is the difference of approach of our two cats. Here is the miniature tiger Saphy showing off (she is not really crouching but it makes for a good title). She is super-confident…
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Blanket Ladder
I eventually brought the blanket ladder I made in my woodworking class home. This had been somewhat delayed by the fact that I was rather hoping that either R or J would help…
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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,…
