Interior, Products 4th January 2019 5th January 2019 Gold Leaf interiors OH NO! What has happened to your wall? My Sister-in -law was not impressed with our latest decorating project. Obviously it is not to…
History 15th November 2018 24th November 2018 Legacy of Penraevon When researching the history of the house and especially the name Penraevon you come across strange pieces of information which are all factually true…
Interior 11th September 2018 11th September 2018 Trade Entrance in detail I don’t understand why this little hall has taken you so long? Trade Entrance in detail The Trade Entrance (side door and hall) has…
Garden 31st August 2018 1st September 2018 water trough garden Water Trough Garden We want to introduce a water feature to the courtyard garden, despite being South facing it is a shady area in…
Products 2nd August 2018 23rd September 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 12th January 2019 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…
