A friend who lives in Poland owns a rental apartment just near me, which is managed by a local agency. A tenancy came to an end a few weeks ago, and he asked me if I'd pop over and have a look for him, check the condition and give any recommendations. Do you remember that... Continue Reading →
Saved £500 on home insurance!! plus Landlords Insurance, so dull but necessary….
OMG OMG OMG How do they get away with it??!! We are too lazy to do anything about it thats why!! No matter how many times Martyn Lewis bangs on about shopping around sometimes life just gets in the way, and you think, I'll do it tomorrow, I'll do it tomorrow, and guess what tomorrow... Continue Reading →
Rosewood staining my teak tables
Something positive has come from those buggars trying to nick the teak tables from the flats, after they were dug and cemented back in, I revamped them with a lick of Indian Rosewood stain and some yacht varnish, and they look fab. Plus M sorted out the new security lights in the garden, and got... Continue Reading →
Preparing for Listed Building Consent: Plan A – make them fall in love with kitchen
Han and I have been beavering away on the interiors for Rose Cottage into the night, well, til 9pm anyway, such dedication. The extension has been shelved for the time being, maybe to kick in at a later date, so now we want the listed building team to give us permission to take down part of... Continue Reading →
Thieves in the garden, paperwork and still no Ikea drawers!
There was a funny yellow thing in the sky when I first woke up this morning, but it soon went away so panic over, it's all grey again now. Just found out from Rip Rap that some sad loser has tried to dig up my two teak tables from the garden at Burton Road even... Continue Reading →
Back to the office now the quick bedroom makeover’s complete.
I feel quite depressed about how little change there looks on the pictures! Full re-paint, coving, picture rail, skirtings, ceiling, all walls; sensibly stuck to overcoating the matt white and natural wicker with Vanilla White and Pale Walnut as already had this paint, plus re-used a twinkly John Lewis light left over from a house... Continue Reading →
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