Reno Diaries: Silver Linings and Wood Burning Stoves

What beautiful weather we’re having – in typical fashion now that our wood-burning stove is finally in there’s a heatwave. Not that I was really…

Reno Diaries: Getting Ready for Winter

I can’t actually believe that is the subject line of a post when we haven’t even had a proper summer yet so far, but in…

Reno Diaries: Recreating a period hallway

Part of the joy for me in owning a period home is the possibility you have to try and enhance some period features or recreate…

Reno Diaries: So What Next?

The first three months of this year felt like all we were doing was waiting. Waiting for the windows to be fitted; waiting to crack…

Reno Diaries: Finally…a new kitchen floor

After the post I wrote about our new kitchen floor being fitted, and then the post I wrote about the new kitchen floor not being…

Reno Diaries: Outside Touches

When I was growing up I was taught not to judge a book by its cover and I think it’s a sentiment that most of…

Reno Diaries: Top Tips for New Windows

It’s been two weeks now since we had new windows fitted to the front of the house and I’m absolutely over the moon with them…