If you hate grotty home renovation posts, close this window now. A pretty home, this is not. I promise I’ll have some pretty photos and nice blog posts soon, I swear! Our kitchen renovation is underway and actually combines three different rooms which…
Read More »We’ve officially hit ONE MONTH being kitchen-less. I have to be honest, I damn miss that crappy kitchen. Actually, the kitchen is mostly still intact – we still surprisingly even have a sink plumbed in. Which begs the question, why are we living…
Read More »It’s that time again; dust, rubble, chaos and destruction! Yep, we’re back on the demolition. Plans for our kitchen renovation are finally underway after much discussion, plotting and planning. And of course, it begins with some demo-work in the old shower room. This…
Read More »So, I’ve been feeling a little frustrated recently. Perhaps you can tell from the title of this post? I’m from a small town where apparently finding a decent honest reliable builder or tradesperson is somewhat impossible! OK, I’m being way too harsh and…
Read More »This room isn’t quite picture-perfect ready yet, but as our home renovations are truly endless, it’s hard to budget money towards the finishing touches and as such, our ‘finished’ rooms end up being somewhat sparse and actually quite unfinished for quite some time….
Read More »I absolutely love roaming through antique shops looking for quirky little pieces. Our town (Newark-on-Trent) is actually well known for its many antique shops, which sounds great – but really, you need a wallet the size of a bus to afford the kind…
Read More »This post is a bit of a mis-mash of the last couple of months work in the smallest bedroom. Although each job took quite a lot of time, there wasn’t really much I could really write about each job, (it was truly dull…
Read More »…and I’m back! I took a random week off blogging as my creativity were seriously lacking and I just couldn’t get my head into gear and type the words I was trying to say. I mostly blame the chaotic environment which surrounded my…
Read More »This post may be a little premature since we haven’t exactly finished the bathroom as such – there’s still the hidden cupboard to fit, remaining panelling to install and generally this room needs a lot of finishing touches with its decor. But the…
Read More »The time has come for us to begin packing up the kitchen ready for it to be completely ripped out. Since we have more to do in this room than simply just replacing the units, we’re going to need to be without a…
Read More »One of the jobs I desperately wanted to tackle before Christmas was to open up the chimney in the smallest bedroom. Initially when I began planning the renovation for this room, I wasn’t 100% sure whether I wanted to re-instate a fireplace in…
Read More »I remember the first time I ever tackled DIY – my sister wanted my mum to put up some shelves in her bedroom and I was enrolled to aid as a helping hand. We’d never been allowed to paint the walls (oh how…
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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
