And finally… we are in. The guys renovating the windows ran over a bit, so they were still working in the living room as our…
What the musician and the poet did next
Category: New Home
The living room fireplace was an 1930s eyesore in brick, painted black. Yesterday our builders went to work on it and now we have a…
I’ve just finished my first upholstery project, after four sessions with Louise at Sussex Upholstery – a drop-in seat pad that was very saggy and…
It’s a bit like having the double-fronted house, like houses used to always look in childhood drawings. A walled garden seems like magical place. It’s…
We were so worried about whether the piano would go in. A few days ago we changed our plan for which room was to be…
There are many lovely details I’m discovering little by little in our new home… The threshold to the bathroom has been done very poorly, but…
We wanted a garden, we wanted a project, and we got both. I can hardly believe it’s been a week since we took possession of…
I’ve always fancied learning how to upholster, and I put my name down on a course at Sussex Upholstery a few months back. At our new…
On Friday, finally… after five months of waiting. This was how long it took for half a dozen brief questions to be answered. If you…
Nearly five months since our offer was accepted, we’ve now exchanged contracts on the flat and are it will be ours in ten days’ time.…