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Maybe convervatory .. just maybe

We had someone come round today to see what it would cost to get a small conservatory fitted to the back of the house. We’ve been talking about something there ever since we moved in the house, but things have taken a turn to the urgent. You see, with twins on the way, we have…

Going Green

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been slowly replacing the light bulbs in the house with energy efficient ones. We now have LED ones in the kitchen and compact florescent ones in various places around the house. The technology seems to be improving every year, but it’s still not up to scratch with traditional incandescent light bulbs….

What’s the decor like?

I’ve just been looking around our bedroom and realise that I could possibly add a bit to the decor. It’s a typical bedroom, you know, with a bed, wardrobe, drawers and all the other bits, but it doesn’t seem to have the character you tend to get in some bedrooms. You know, some bedrooms have…

I’m a DIY nightmare

Hmm, I’ve been thinking that the bathroom needs a lick of paint for the last 6 months now. We had some damp come in, which was dealt with on the outside, but I’ve been meaning to clean up the walls on the inside and give it a couple of coats of paint. The biggest problem…

Feel like a spring clean?

It’s not quite Spring yet (actually, we’re still in the middle of Window), but it’s starting to feel like we need a spring cleaning around here. It’s amazing the things that come out of the attic once you start digging into the pile of junk. Old computer bits, clothes that never belonged to anyone, even…

Looking at the kitchen

We’ve been thinking about putting some changes into the kitchen for the last couple of months. It’s not that we’re unhappy with the way it looks like, just that we could put some more cupboards where the breakfast bar is and make some more storage space. It would also let us put a dryer in…

Arthur’s wardrobe has arrived

I took delivery of a huge package yesterday (well two huge packages) which turned out to be Arthur‘s new wardrobe. It could have been more messy actually, as when I got the note that I missed a package, I phoned up to ask them to redelivered the package to my workplace, thinking it must have…

Move work at Viola

I might have posted before that we’re getting some work done at our other house in Viola by Birchwood Building and Construction. Work has been going on for some time now, but Phase 1 is over and work has started on the main house. There’s lots to be done, renewing electrics and gas works amongst…

Might have to decorate soon ..

I was chatting with Camille last night while in the bathroom and it looks like we’re going to have to decorate it soon. It’s starting to look a bit tatty and we weren’t quite sure about the green colour since we moved in. There’s a choice to make though. We can either redo the whole…

Photos from Staines

I may have posted before about the work we’re doing in Staines. Camille is doing a brilliant job of managing the work and today showed me a photo of how one of the rooms is turning out. It’s amazing how quickly things can change. This room was full of junk the last time I was…

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