‘Karndean’; the word I’ve heard a lot around the internet lately – everyone’s talking about it. I’d heard of Karndean before I even knew what the hell it was (flooring!), what it looked like, or what it felt like. So when I was…
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If you’re a long-time reader around here, you’ll know our house doesn’t have any form of central heating. The property used to have an old back boiler in the chimney, which we’ve since removed and replaced with a log burner – which is…
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Renovating isn’t just about putting your own stamp on a property – it’s a lot about updating it to meet modern standards and creating a home that works for you. We’ve been living in this house for 3 years now and we’ve done…
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Jumping over to a new room, we’re kick-starting the conservatory renovation back up! You might remember last year we started doing some work in this room before the kitchen reno really took off – well a whole year later and one kitchen reno…
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I thought the hard decisions were done when we picked out our kitchen, turns out of course, I was totally wrong. Kitchen handles. Too big, too small, questionable quality, too expensive, sticks out too much – it goes on. And I mean THAT…
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Back in January, after a year-long wait, I finally ordered our new kitchen. Yep, after months and months of hard work – a finish line was in sight! This kitchen is now the second kitchen that we’ve ever installed, so I thought I…
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Renovations are well under-way at Grants parents house and I’m pleased to say phase 1 and 2 are complete! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out this post. But, in short the old floor standing boiler has now gone, the…
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How amazing are dishwashers? I grew up at a time (hello 90s!) where dishwashers weren’t an everyday household item. Everyone had washing machines but dishwashers were still a kind of luxury item. A non-essential. Fast-forward 20 odd years and to many households now,…
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This is quick little post sharing some updates on Grants parent house, which I talked about in my last blog post (read here), how we’re starting yet another (slow) kitchen renovation! This time, we’ve phased it into numbers and phase 1 was to…
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So we’ve barely finished our own kitchen renovation (reveal and final details coming soon!) and we’re already beginning another. I won’t lie – I’m not exactly jumping for joy at the prospect of doing another kitchen. BUT, I do love the planning and…
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Our kitchen renovation has been one long ass journey, with many ups and downs, frustrations and really it’s put a lot of our life on hold. But having a plan from the get-go was something that really helped us to focus on the…
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There are so many different brands of dog food on the market; dried food, wet food, tinned food, sachets food, mixers, don’t worry I won’t go on. But essentially, despite the many many choices, they’re all pretty much the same. Some are more…
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Hi - I'm Kezzabeth! Self-taught DIYer, Renovator and Blogger on a mission to turn our house into a home. Seven years ago I was clueless and skill-less, but since then I've learnt how to build, tile, plumb and more. This is my little place on the web where I share everything I've learnt so you can learn too. Read More
