I thought it'd be interesting to do something a bit different with the exposed bricks in the hallway - after we'd worked so very hard cleaning them up! - and came up with the idea of framing the areas with a 200mm edge of plasterboard. I haven't seen this done anywhere else and am very excited... Continue Reading →
So you saw our exposed brick where and why last week and now I can show you some of the hows too! We're well underway creating the bare brick feature walls in the hallway and landings at Moregeous Mansions and it's been a very dusty, dirty couple of weeks. Not only did we need to remove three... Continue Reading →
I'm extremely fond of bricks. Big ones, olds ones, fat ones, thin ones, even the huge bulbous huge-at-only-one-end ones which Brian the Brickie nearly threw at me whilst building our box wall to the workshop. Thinking back to previous renovations I remember asking our plasterer to leave a huge curved section of bare brick out... Continue Reading →
We're lucky to have lots of original period features here at Moregeous Mansions because the house, unlike many in this area of Manchester, hasn't been butchered by an HMO landlord. Coving and cornice, picture rail, fireplaces and corbels have all survived the decades as has the first floor and landing hallway wallpaper in the main... Continue Reading →
I love that my tenants (most of them) use our recycling bins but a little bit of retraining is required this week. I keep finding plastic bags and those microwaveable food containers in the brown bin, well, actually in all three bins and it's no fun sifting them out before bin day. Especially as the... Continue Reading →
After the delightful news that we passed the Didsbury Open Gardens test and will be included in their event in June, I couldn't help but look round the communal rental garden I look after for our tenants with a somewhat more critical eye. All the planting will bloom beautifully with colour over the coming weeks... Continue Reading →
Never one to shy away from a challenge (have you *seen* Moregeous Mansions?!), I liked the idea of taking part in #PimpMyFrench set by Out There Interiors to work on and transform one of their French style drawer benches. I've been so emeshed in bricks, slates and DIY here as our build progresses, I figured it... Continue Reading →
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