Happenupon, Author at Penraevon

History 2nd August 2016 4th July 2020

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 20th August 2019

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…

Bathroom, Interior 15th July 2016 16th September 2019

House Bathroom Ideas

House Bathroom Ideas We are tackling the upstairs of the house, which means bathrooms. There are so many decisions when it comes to bathrooms,…

Interior 2nd June 2016 20th August 2019

Kitchen Dining Room Before and After

Before and After Phew, it’s done. The very long, very hard slog of restoring our Victorian Kitchen Dining room is over. At our last house, when we…

Interior, Uncategorised 26th May 2016 18th September 2019

Kitchen Splashback

Kitchen Splashback Creating a Kitchen splashback is a chance to add some drama and pattern to the kitchen. We considered lots of different materials…

Exterior, Garden 23rd May 2016 20th August 2019

Courtyard Paving

Courtyard Paving We have decided to get creative on the courtyard space. After lots of hard work this space is now a lovely South…

Exterior, Uncategorised 16th May 2016 20th August 2019

Kerb appeal – Top 10 Tips

How To get Kerb Appeal Our house definitely lacked kerb appeal, but like an ugly duckling we could see it’s potential. People supposedly decide…

Interior 5th May 2016 24th May 2016

Knocking Down The wall

Knocking Down The Wall The beginning of the transformation of the kitchen has begun. It has been a long journey just to get here,…

Interior 1st March 2016 18th September 2019

Victorian Broken Plan

Victorian Broken Plan – The Kitchen Open up all the spaces, knock down the walls, make everything open plan, has been the design mantra…

Interior 1st March 2016 1st March 2016

Kitchen Destruction – Part 2

Kitchen Destruction part 2 I thought you had finished doing up your kitchen AAArgghh no. Truth be told I think we were just building up…

Products, Uncategorised 24th February 2016 9th September 2019

The Grammar of Ornament

The Grammar of Ornament – Book Review We have lots of different pieces of original ornamentation in our house, fancy plasterwork, leaded glass, floor…

Interior 3rd February 2016 20th August 2019

Kitchen destruction

Kitchen Destruction We are destroying our current kitchen. It had been cobbled together and needed to be cleared away to start again. At first…

Interior 28th January 2016 20th August 2019

Restoring Quarry Tiles

Restoring Quarry Tiles This is a labour of love. Revealing and restoring the quarry tiles has not been easy. If you have come here…

Interior 24th January 2016 20th August 2019

New back door

Replacing an external door We never liked our back door. It didn’t let enough light in to the room. It was too small (when…

Products 22nd January 2016 5th January 2017

Marmalade recipe

Seville Orange Marmalade Recipe Marmalade Recipe This is a touchy one as everyone likes their marmalade slightly different. I like a tangy, fresh, thin…