A blog post review today based on both Mr M and I being super impressed! In this freezing cold weather, with ice and snow on the ground, we still have our temporary cold water feed coming direct up from the water mains at the far end of the garden, through and along the white PolyFit Polypipe Mr... Continue Reading →
I love getting personal recommendations for products, especially when the products are practical, affordable and make life easier! Whilst tweeting a few weeks ago about all the rigid insulation we have piled up at Moregeous Mansions to fit in our new timber frame dormers, I was told about a handy product called the Gap Tape,... Continue Reading →
Inspiration is often much needed mid works, especially if you live in the midst of a mucky building site! It arrived this month in the form of a rather beautiful book called "Decorating with Colour" showcasing some stunning Farrow & Ball adorned properties. I'm partial to a bit of F&B as you know, and was... Continue Reading →
This week's Mid-Reno Roast comes courtesy of a new kid on the Didsbury block, Bourbon & Black. With an RTS Awards hangover in full effect and after cementing several holes in a kitchen wall where our kitchen will soon be, it was time to let someone else feed us up and make us winter warm... Continue Reading →
It was a very last minute decision to take a day off site and scoot over to the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show in Harrogate last week. We're about 40% into our renovation / self build of our part Georgian, part Edwardian home in Manchester, which many of you will know as the Do Up... Continue Reading →
Week three of our kitchenless Mid-Renovation Roasts and we had an extra guest at the table - a lost dog called Holly! This somewhat limited our options as most city centre roast rustler-uppers aren't that pet friendly, unless your pet was a recently slaughtered Aberdeen Angus. Whilst out watching stepson Sunday morning footy, my Dr... Continue Reading →
It's very rare after a visit to a restaurant in the UK these days to feel all four of the following: full, happy, healthy and not completely skint. Food prices have rocketed but also I think we're a bit daft, paying through-the-nose prices for mediocre cooking, hyped up 'experiences' i.e. burgers, and often shoddy service.... Continue Reading →
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