It has been confirmed that our attic conversion won’t start until August now. It feels like this has been dragging on for years but I guess that’s another lesson to learn when undertaking house renovations; they never run smoothly. As…
So the time is drawing close and we are soon to begin the attic conversion. If you remember, and have read the previous post here and here, you’ll know that we are planning to convert our attic space into a…
As you may know from this post we commissioned an architect at the end of last year to begin drawing plans to convert our attic space into a bedroom and small en-suite. That last post looks at the initial plans…
No matter how hard I try to keep things organised and sorted, as a family we seem to accumulate more and more things. The garden is no exception, and our once under utilised garden shed is now bursting at the…
As I mentioned recently in this post, we are hoping to crack on with our loft conversion very shortly, or as it’s affectionately called here #ProjectAttic. We’ll be turning the space into a bedroom and en-suite for me and the…
It’s no secret that finally, after many years of wishing and hoping, our attic is to be converted. We live in a Victorian semi-detached dating back to 1895 and there are some aspects of the design and layout that make…
Last year saw me collaborate with Homebase to makeover our back garden. We tried lots of plants, fruit trees and garden accessories, but one of the most exciting products we tested was the ‘Garden on a Roll’. This ingenious product…
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working hard behind the scenes on a collaborative project with HomeSense and the Huffingtong Post. I was challenged to fix a design issue in one person’s home using HomeSense products, with the results…
I’ve been busy working on the garden all summer, with the help of Homebase, in the hope that we will give it a gorgeous Mediterranean makeover and create an oasis of calm and colour. I love the spending time in…
So things appear to be really moving along with the Garden project now, and with the help of some lovely products and plants from Homebase it is all taking shape. If you’ve been following progress so far you’ll know how…
As you know I’m spending the summer working with Homebase on a makeover for my garden using their garden on a roll product. After several years of neglect the garden was looking tired and unloved, and definitely needed an injection…
So planning and preparations for the Garden Makeover project are now well underway. In my last post I showed you how dishevelled and unloved the garden had become in some parts, how many of our plants have died, and how…
