I can’t quite believe it’s 2018. I feel like I say this every year – but how does a whole year go by so fast?! With a new year, comes new goals – and every year I like to lay out a proper…
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I seriously uuhhmmed and ahhhed about whether or not I wanted to do another costing post this year. Partly because I didn’t keep a track of finances in the same way, I did before (aka – it’s all been a bit messy!) and…
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I’ve done one of these posts for the last few years – a ‘looking back’ on the year behind us and what we’ve achieved within the home and our renovations. This year we haven’t tackled a great amount of stuff, but the things…
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Christmas is such a strange but awesome time of year. Strange because it’s the only month where spending heaps and heaps of cash is considered totally normal and acceptable. And awesome because there’s such a cheery atmosphere everywhere – with carollers on the…
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I’ve showed you our new kitchen, but I haven’t yet shown you our new dining room and it’s certainly changed quite a bit since I last showed it off properly. It’s had parts of it re-plastered, a whole new paint job, the floor’s…
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There are so many different chalk paints on the market nowadays, but the one everyone knows about is Annie Sloan. She was the creator of the original Chalk Paint – the paint that requires no sanding, no prep-work and can literally transform furniture within minutes. It’s the…
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It would seem winter is well and truly upon us now! With snow storms throughout the UK over the last week (although it seems our town missed out on that) and temperatures going into the minuses, needless to say our log burner has…
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I’ve been catching up with blog posts over the last few months and shown you a fair bit of our new kitchen, but I thought I’d do a quick ‘reveal’ post, sharing appliances, where everything is from and how the room looks as…
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It’s no secret that I love wood. I love our wooden floorboards, I love our solid oak wardrobe, I even love my rustic pallet seating. Wood is a great material to work with for DIYers, it can be renovated and refurbished in the…
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I haven’t shared any progress of the dining room for months now. Truth be told, we’ve done loads – but it’s also been a room that’s been piled high with storage for a very very long time. It’s a constant battle; renovating, cleaning…
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‘Smart Homes’ are constantly being talked about nowadays; with the advance of technology, people are beginning to find their homes and the tech within it somewhat outdated. From the start of Smart TVs to the Smartphones, the Smart Technology group has grown rapidly…
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So I’ve thought for a while about making some posts on our tools; what we have, what we wish we had, what I recommend and what I don’t. Over the last six years, we’ve gone from owning absolutely nothing to now having a…
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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
