I'd love a nice, relaxing day every so often where nothing disastrous happens, nothing which needs immediate attetion, nothing which requires MONEY!! But I am resigned to a life in property renovation where that kind of day simply doesn't exist 🙂 So starts Project Payne, aptly named as the previous tenant (inherited from the old... Continue Reading →
Project Squeeze – Upcycled table with gold paint & a touch of lace
Re-posted from 17th May on 18 August with a couple of added in 'after' shots as Project Squeeze is now finished: Feeling a bit delicate today, having had a(nother) chunk of my finger lopped out (for the gore-mongers amongst you I've posted a video this time 😉 ), so it was a quick visit to... Continue Reading →
Property Video – Landlady goes a bit mad in Cleaning Hell
I've ummed and ahhed about posting this video because if Mr Moregeous ever wanted to have me committed, he'd only have to show this video to the medical experts and it'd be a done deal. Here we have a lovely example of the type of scenario facing landlords every day............ As I post this I... Continue Reading →
Project Brighton – Bathroom with walnut and limestone palette
As is to be expected, client jobs have way more limitations than the ones I carry out on my own properties, with budget constraints and the clients expectations & tastes highest on the list. In this post is the main bathroom for a two bedroomed rental apartment and, square footage wise, it's huge compared to... Continue Reading →
Project Brighton – Cream Ikea & walnut kitchen
Mrs P's tenants have moved into Project Brighton and told the letting agents their decision was swung by our newly installed kitchen and bathroom which is great news. The apartment really did needed updating and the Ikea Adel base doors combined with the Lidingo glass wall unit doors have worked well in this relatively spacious... Continue Reading →
Moregeous at Tatton Garden Festival 2010 – Show Gardens
Unlike most years, when we're battling pensioners for dahlias at the 4 o'clock Sunday sell-off, today was only a flying visit to annual Tatton Park Garden Festival as Mr Moregeous was off to his last ever shift of nights *whoop whoop* We've been going for years and the show seemed bigger than ever this year.... Continue Reading →
Property – Making whoopie (pies) with my tenants, jeez, what we landlords do!
Many moons ago, in far less glamorous times, I ran a damp proofing company. In far less glamorous times? Who am I trying to kid, I cleaned ANOTHER grubby flat this week! Where was I, oh yes, and when I ran it I used to try and make the whole subject more interesting (i.e. bribe... Continue Reading →