Happenupon, Author at Penraevon

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…

Bathroom, Interior 3rd April 2017 3rd April 2017

Bathroom Part one

Bathroom Part One We were relieved when we moved in that the bathroom worked. It had a bath a shower, a sink and of…

Interior 30th March 2017 30th March 2017

New Dining Room Window

Replacing new windows with old Have you tried cleaning your windows? A friend asked me one sunny Spring afternoon. I knew what she meant…

Exterior, Garden 8th March 2017 6th September 2017

Coal Store

What do we do with an old Coal Store? To the side of our house is a stone and brick extension. You can see…

Bathroom, Interior 4th December 2016 19th July 2018

En suite finished

En suite finished We have finished! The en suite has been created, we can finally present the finished en suite. This bathroom is part…

Interior, Products 24th November 2016 12th April 2017

Roman Wool Blinds

Roman Wool Blinds Our house has big windows and has high ceilings. The more help in cutting the cold down the better. Our windows are…

Interior 19th November 2016 12th January 2017

Creating the en suite

En Suite – Part one En Suite, I hate that name. We keep calling it the bathroom but then people think we mean the…

Bathroom, Interior 17th November 2016 19th November 2016

The Master Suite

The Master Suite This may become two tales of renovation but it starts off as just one. We are turning one of the north facing…

Exterior 29th October 2016 29th October 2016

Autumn light

Autumn Light I have a new phone which has the best camera. It also has this little nifty feature, so please forgive my indulgence….

Interior 14th August 2016 6th September 2017

Stair Carpet

Stair Carpet We have decided on the stair carpet. This is a big investment as the stairs and landing are 9.8m long so we…

Exterior 6th August 2016 2nd May 2017

Paving Front Of House

Front of house The paths to the front of the house needed smartening up. We were so happy with the paving in the courtyard …

History 2nd August 2016 15th January 2019

Newton Park Estate

Newton Park Estate Background The Newton Park Estate is a Victorian Residential Development, in North Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. It has been a conservation area…

Products 25th July 2016 12th December 2016

Stripping Woodchip is hell

Stripping woodchip wallpaper Stripping woodchip is hell. Woodchip is the most depressing thing it makes everything look awful. Woodchip is a paper with small…