Happenupon, Author at Penraevon

Exterior, Garden 23rd May 2016 13th June 2016

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 22nd September 2017

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 2nd March 2016

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 26th February 2016

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 8th February 2016

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 11th September 2018

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 24th January 2016

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…

Interior 22nd January 2016 3rd February 2016

The housemaid’s Pantry

Opening up the housemaid’s pantry We have created a new room! Well actually just re-instated an old room that had been bricked up. The…

Products 30th December 2015 28th November 2016

I know a little place

I know a little place… When we are researching bits we get obsessed, it is all we talk about, look at, research and then…

Interior 26th November 2015 26th November 2015

Opening the fireplace

Opening the fireplace This room was the original Kitchen (part of the kitchen scullery pantry set of rooms). The fire would have been a…

Products 26th November 2015 26th November 2015

How to light a woodburning stove

How to light a woodburning stove? We have had a woodburning stove for 15 years and we now have three. These are modern clean burning…

History 11th November 2015 24th November 2015

Repair Restore Renovate

Repair, Restore or Renovate When we started on this journey we used the words repair, restore and renovate interchangeably. We just wanted the house…

History 11th November 2015 25th October 2018

Chapel Allerton or Chapeltown

Chapel Allerton Chapeltown Chapel Allerton and Chapeltown are two areas of North Leeds both contained within the Ls7 postcode. The name Chapeltown is a…