19th August 2019 16th September 2019 Mice and The Butler’s Pantry by Happenupon There is water coming through the living room ceiling! The plumber was called to investigate. The problem was that mice had nibbled their way…
4th January 2019 20th June 2020 Gold Leaf interiors by Happenupon OH NO! What has happened to your wall? My Sister-in -law was not impressed with our latest decorating project. Obviously it is not to…
11th September 2018 29th June 2020 Trade Entrance in detail by Happenupon I don’t understand why this little hall has taken you so long? Trade Entrance in detail The Trade Entrance (side door and hall) has…
31st July 2018 31st July 2018 Something is not right by Happenupon The Third Door Something is not right here. We have three doors into our house. the front door, the back door and a side…
17th July 2018 20th August 2019 Before and after downstairs loo by Happenupon Before and After Downstairs Loo Smaller is not always easier, it often just means less room to manoeuvre. This room used to be bigger…
21st March 2018 20th August 2019 Guest Room Before and After by Happenupon Guest Room Before and After Da-dah as if by magic the guest room is finished. We are really proud of this room, it is…
20th March 2018 17th July 2018 Downstairs loo by Happenupon Downstairs Loo Look – this room shows how nice the house could be. The downstairs loo was the most presentable room in the house…
3rd December 2017 4th December 2017 Three years on by Happenupon Three Years on It is December and is three years since we moved in. It has been hard but worthwhile. Here is a round…
7th September 2017 20th August 2019 The Guest Room by Happenupon The Guest Room – A sneaky peek I wish decorating a room was as simple as choosing a colour scheme. Unfortunately in our house…
5th September 2017 20th March 2020 Black Hall by Happenupon Black Hall We have embraced the dark side and changed the paint colour in the hall. Welcome to the Black Hall. The hallway is…
20th June 2017 20th August 2019 Bathroom before and after by Happenupon Bathroom Before and After The better you get at renovation the longer it takes! The bathroom has taken five months, read that again 5…
3rd April 2017 20th March 2020 Bathroom Part one by Happenupon Bathroom Part One We were relieved when we moved in that the bathroom worked. It had a bath a shower, a sink and of…
30th March 2017 30th March 2017 New Dining Room Window by Happenupon Replacing new windows with old Have you tried cleaning your windows? A friend asked me one sunny Spring afternoon. I knew what she meant…
4th December 2016 20th August 2019 En suite finished by Happenupon En suite finished We have finished! The en suite has been created, we can finally present the finished en suite. This bathroom is part…
19th November 2016 20th March 2020 Creating the en suite by Happenupon En Suite – Part one En Suite, I hate that name. We keep calling it the bathroom but then people think we mean the…
17th November 2016 19th November 2016 The Master Suite by Happenupon The Master Suite This may become two tales of renovation but it starts off as just one. We are turning one of the north facing…
15th July 2016 16th September 2019 House Bathroom Ideas by Happenupon House Bathroom Ideas We are tackling the upstairs of the house, which means bathrooms. There are so many decisions when it comes to bathrooms,…
2nd June 2016 20th August 2019 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…
