2nd June 2016 31st August 2018 Kitchen Dining Room Before and After by Happenupon 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…
26th May 2016 26th May 2016 Kitchen Splashback by Happenupon Kitchen Splashback Creating a Kitchen splashback is a chance to add some drama and pattern to the kitchen. We considered lots of different materials…
5th May 2016 24th May 2016 Knocking Down The wall by Happenupon Knocking Down The Wall The beginning of the transformation of the kitchen has begun. It has been a long journey just to get here,…
1st March 2016 2nd March 2016 Victorian Broken Plan by Happenupon Victorian Broken Plan – The Kitchen Open up all the spaces, knock down the walls, make everything open plan, has been the design mantra…
1st March 2016 1st March 2016 Kitchen Destruction – Part 2 by Happenupon 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…
3rd February 2016 8th February 2016 Kitchen destruction by Happenupon Kitchen Destruction We are destroying our current kitchen. It had been cobbled together and needed to be cleared away to start again. At first…
28th January 2016 11th September 2018 Restoring Quarry Tiles by Happenupon Restoring Quarry Tiles This is a labour of love. Revealing and restoring the quarry tiles has not been easy. If you have come here…
24th January 2016 24th January 2016 New back door by Happenupon 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…
22nd January 2016 3rd February 2016 The housemaid’s Pantry by Happenupon 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…
22nd December 2015 30th December 2015 The Secret Wall by Mr Penraevon Exciting day today as we solved one of the puzzles of our house by discovering a secret wall! It’s Christmas holidays, and so it’s…
26th November 2015 26th November 2015 Opening the fireplace by Happenupon Opening the fireplace This room was the original Kitchen (part of the kitchen scullery pantry set of rooms). The fire would have been a…
10th November 2015 10th November 2015 Moving the Gas meter by Happenupon Moving the Gas Meter We are starting the investigation stage of the kitchen. This means stripping away everything to investigate what needs to be…
18th October 2015 30th April 2017 Restoring the Dining Room by Mr Penraevon Restoring The Dining Room This is a bit of a work in progress post – as you will see. I needed to use up some…
2nd October 2015 2nd October 2015 The art of decoration by Happenupon The art of decoration The secret to curating your own art collection is to acquire, create and buy art that means something to you….
18th September 2015 21st September 2015 Master Bedroom before and after by Happenupon Master Bedroom The master bedroom was quite a challenge. It was the largest room in the house with windows to three sides and the…
17th September 2015 20th April 2017 Kitchen Pantry Scullery by Happenupon Kitchen Pantry Scullery It is time for us to start tackling the back of the house. The back of the house was the servants…
26th August 2015 19th April 2017 New carpet by Happenupon New Carpet Quality control A new carpet is a lovely thing. We have recently fitted one in my office, it is a lovely grey…
7th August 2015 22nd September 2015 The Vestibule by Happenupon Creating the Vestibule What is a vestibule? it’s a small entrance hall between the outer door and the interior. Our house used to have…
