Products 2nd August 2018 2nd August 2018 The Perfect Table The Perfect Table We need somewhere to sit, we had created a new garden by putting in railings and flower beds but there was…
Interior 31st July 2018 31st July 2018 Something is not right The Third Door Something is not right here. We have three doors into our house. the front door, the back door and a side…
Architects, History 18th July 2018 18th July 2018 Architectural Plans Architectural plans and the extension Our house was always believed to have been built by the firm Chorley and Connon as they had built…
Bathroom, Interior 17th July 2018 18th July 2018 Before and after downstairs loo Before and After Downstairs Loo Smaller is not always easier, it often just means less room to manoeuvre. This room used to be bigger…
Exterior 1st April 2018 17th April 2018 Back Lane Wildlife Corridor Wildlife Corridor Although we are very close to the city we are surrounded by wildlife. We have Red Kites, Owls, Woodpeckers, Jays, Woodpigeons and…
Interior 21st March 2018 21st March 2018 Guest Room Before and After Guest Room Before and After Da-dah as if by magic the guest room is finished. We are really proud of this room, it is…
Garden 21st March 2018 18th April 2018 Giant Hoops Hi Ricky we want some more railings. The garden was coming together but we needed to crack on and get some hard landscaping in….
Products 21st March 2018 29th July 2018 downstairs loo and mud room design Mud room and Boot room When considering the downstairs loo we also included the hallway space outside. It is a total area of 2.5m…
Bathroom, Interior 20th March 2018 17th July 2018 Downstairs loo Downstairs Loo Look – this room shows how nice the house could be. The downstairs loo was the most presentable room in the house…
Garden 20th March 2018 24th March 2018 Dividing the garden Dividing the garden Rooms design isn’t just for inside the house we also want to create rooms outside the house. Our garden is a…
History 5th February 2018 28th June 2018 Who lived in Penraevon? A Lord Mayor, An Eminent Town Planner, Three Lost Dogs, Two Cooks and a Wedding Using our deeds, old newspaper archives and the UK…
Interior 3rd December 2017 4th December 2017 Three years on Three Years on It is December and is three years since we moved in. It has been hard but worthwhile. Here is a round…
Products 28th October 2017 28th October 2017 S.P.A.B Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Being a member of SPAB doesn’t mean you have to have an ancient building, our house is…
Interior 7th September 2017 9th September 2017 The Guest Room The Guest Room – A sneaky peek I wish decorating a room was as simple as choosing a colour scheme. Unfortunately in our house…
Interior 5th September 2017 6th September 2017 Black Hall Black Hall We have embraced the dark side and changed the paint colour in the hall. Welcome to the Black Hall. The hallway is…
Products 22nd June 2017 22nd June 2017 Inspiration Inspiration When will inspiration strike? another room needs decorating bring out the paint charts. Fortunately we are just back from a holiday in Italy….
Bathroom, Interior 20th June 2017 23rd June 2017 Bathroom before and after Bathroom Before and After The better you get at renovation the longer it takes! The bathroom has taken five months, read that again 5…
Garden 5th April 2017 6th April 2017 Courtyard before and after Courtyard Before and After Transforming a forgotten area To call the space around the back of the house a courtyard was a stretch of…
