Happenupon, Author at Penraevon

Garden, Uncategorised 10th June 2015 6th April 2017

Where to start gardening?

A new house with a new garden Where to start gardening? we have waited until spring has truly sprung before attempting any gardening. We…

Interior 10th June 2015 10th June 2015

French Doors

Installing French Doors The garden room has windows facing East but it also had a west facing wall which could be knocked through to…

History 30th April 2015 10th April 2017

Princess Kate’s great grandmother was our neighbour

Olive Middleton, A Royal Connection When our house was built it was inhabited by the wealthy and important families of Leeds. Rockland, which can…

Exterior, Interior 27th April 2015 23rd June 2015

Bay window Renovation

Bay window renovation In the Garden Room, the bay window needed some love and care. The window bars have been taken down and the…

Interior 26th April 2015 18th January 2017

Stair light

Stair light, the right light for the right space We have lovely big wide stairs, a massive stair well with a landing and a…

Exterior 24th April 2015 13th April 2017

Half Painted House

Half Painted House We are getting the outside of the house painted. We still had scaffolding up from the roofer which made painting the…

Products 13th April 2015 4th September 2015

Builders Brew

Builders Brew The things you don’t plan for when buying a restoration project is how many cups of tea and coffee you will end…

Exterior 11th April 2015 4th September 2015

Porch roof

Fibreglass Porch Roof Many problems in old houses can be traced back to roofs. Leaking felt, missing tiles, holes in the leading, corroded drain pipes,…

Interior 31st March 2015 5th April 2017

Hide Ugly View

How to hide an ugly view by making it beautiful When our house was built I imagine the back of it looked over gardens,…

Garden 25th March 2015 25th March 2015

tree trim

Tree Trim Living in a conservation area we have to get permission before any work can be done on the trees. We had a…

Products 25th March 2015 25th March 2015

working hands

O’Keeffe’s Working Hands hand cream Since working on the house I have ripped all my nails and cut my hands to pieces pulling out…

Interior 24th March 2015 24th March 2015

Revealing old wallpaper

Original Victorian Wallpaper We have been stripping back the stairs. There was Lincrusta covering the hallway going all the way up the stairs and round…

Exterior 24th March 2015 14th May 2016

Railings

Replacing cast iron Railings Once upon a time our house would have been surrounded by cast iron railings. There is still the evidence of…

Interior 18th March 2015 4th September 2015

Garden Room

Garden Room before We are about to start work on the garden room. When we moved in this was our temporary living room for…

History 11th March 2015 23rd January 2016

Penraevon what does it mean

Penraevon what does it mean? Above the door to the house is carved “Penraevon built ad 1882”. Where does the name Penraevon come from? what…

Exterior, Interior 9th March 2015 10th April 2017

Zen house restoration

Zen house restoration With a big house restoration project, you can see the beautiful home it will become (WHY DID YOU BUY IT IF YOU…

Products 5th March 2015 3rd September 2016

Ikea Hack Tom Dixon Beat Light

Ikea Hack Tom Dixon style light We are very fortunate to have three Tom Dixon Lights from the Beat range in our drawing room. They…

Products 17th February 2015 9th March 2015

Cast Iron Radiators

Cast Iron Radiators As part of the rennovation of the drawing room we had to take out the old radiators as they were attached…