13th April 2015<20th August 2019 Builders Brew by Happenupon 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…
25th March 2015<20th August 2019 working hands by Happenupon 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…
5th March 2015<20th August 2019 Ikea Hack Tom Dixon Beat Light by Happenupon Ikea Hack Tom Dixon style light We are very fortunate to have three Tom Dixon Lights from the Beat rangeĀ in our drawing room. They…
17th February 2015<20th August 2019 Cast Iron Radiators by Happenupon Cast Iron Radiators As part of the rennovation of the drawing room we had to take out the old radiators as they were attached…
11th February 2015<25th January 2021 Fireplace Hearth by Happenupon Stone Hearth We needed to put in a hearth for the fireplaceĀ in the Drawing Room. As the house is stone built we thought it…
10th February 2015<20th August 2019 Air vent cover by Happenupon Brass Air vent cover In the drawing room when we had removed all the false walls we discovered a large air vent in the…
26th January 2015<20th August 2019 Door handles by Happenupon Discovered a fantastic place to get lovely old door handles. They are modern copies of original Victorian handles. Previously I have used salvaged door…
23rd January 2015<25th January 2021 Repairing Stained Glass by Happenupon Repairing the stained glass panel We have a stained glass panel divide , it separates what would have been the family side of the…
17th December 2014<24th March 2015 Bye bye wallpaper by Happenupon Bye Bye Wallpaper Although our house had been an office for 60 years, for a short while before we bought the house it was…
30th October 2014<14th November 2021 Hicks and Weatherburn by Happenupon UPDATE – Hicks and Weatherburn unfortunately went out of business in 2019. Still good to read article as it is not just about them…
30th October 2014<20th August 2019 Lime Mortar by Paul I’ve been investigating the best way to patch and re-point sandstone. Apparently a big no-no is using normal cement mortar as it will actually…
30th October 2014<14th November 2021 Anaglypta and Lincrusta by Happenupon Anaglypta and Lincrusta Been looking at wall coverings and have been drawn to texture. I was never sure of the difference between anaglypta and…