Yes, I know it's back to front, but what do you expect when shopping for tea in Sainsburys at 9.30 at night after a very long day and you spot your article title on the mag rack! Great to be commissioned by Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine to write a feature on rewiring, with particular reference... Continue Reading →
Yep, it's a totally sensible choice to book a lighting event at your renovation before you've *quite* got a working bathroom, why wouldn't you? Because obviously the type of interesting, adventurous people who want to create, build and wire up their own unique light are the type of people who'd love a good nosy round a site like... Continue Reading →
12 midnight. 12 MIDNIGHT! He'd been zedding for two hours by the time I finished sorting my poor broken corbel, but I definitely went to bed a happy stripper. Whilst we were taking apart Moregeous Mansions ready to be rebuilt again, one of the hallway corbels, a gorgeous original plaster wall feature, had literally dropped... Continue Reading →
We're really cracking on here! I've been banned by Mr M from leaving the house except for emergencies/showering and he's cracking the design whip at me to finish specifying the kitchen and bathrooms. But before any type of gorgeousness happens inside, we need to install the underfloor heating (UFH) throughout as this obviously needs to go in before... Continue Reading →
Part of me wants to moan like mad about this incessant summer rain but another part of me - the part designing & installing the garden here at Moregeous Mansions - is kind of relieved not to have to keep watering all the new plants to keep them happy and get them settled in their... Continue Reading →
Air bricks. Long a part of my working life, having spent a few years running a damp-proofing company, though I must confess to not really ever paying their aesthetics much attention. 9" by 3" or 9" by 6" terracotta, that's the only real decision for most houses, and has been the only style I've bought... Continue Reading →
Is it possible to love a wall? I mean really love a wall. Not like members of the Black Watch loved their Wall, which was all about respect and duty, but love it with a little heart flutter and a lot of giddiness. That's how I feel about my new wall, built with old bricks, new ideas... Continue Reading →
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