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Category Archives: Our Old Home (No 35)

Jan222021Jan 22 2021
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We Sold Our House.. Now What?

What a crazy year 2020 has been.. from COVID-19 to lockdowns and amongst everything else we decided to sell the house and guess what – we sold it within two weeks of it being put on the market!! We may have been a little naive and didn’t really expect the house to sell straight away… Read More

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Oct32020Oct 3 2020
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Before and After: Spare (Very Pink) Bedroom Makeover

spare bedroom makeover and chair

The spare bedroom was the last room in the house that was left to do. I purposely left it last as I could never decide what to do with it. The spare bedroom has an odd shape, it does not get great light through the day as the window is facing North. When we first… Read More

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Sep12020Sep 1 2020
4

Patio Area Makeover: Building the Privacy Screen

I have showed you the reveal of our beautiful space already so this post is one of the “how to” posts to show you how we actually created our gorgeous patio area and the privacy screen. We’ve been living in the house now for 4 years and this is the first time we have a… Read More

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Aug32020Aug 3 2020
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Patio Area Makeover: The Reveal

The big day is here.. well it is a big day for us as this is the first time in 4 years when we have a proper seating area outside!! I am excited to finally reveal our patio area makeover!!!! If you missed my post where I discussed our garden plans, you can catch up with… Read More

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Jul172020Jul 23 2020
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Craft Room Makeover – Updated Space with Lots of Storage

Remember my post a few years back when I shared with you my first craft room makeover. We had just moved in our new home and decorated everything on such a tight budget without really knowing what we wanted or liked. I recently decided to have a little (or maybe a bit more than a… Read More

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Jun72020Jul 9 2020
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Patio Area Makeover: Part 1 – Designing a Modern and Relaxing Space

You have no idea how long I have been waiting for this moment and actually having a patio area. We bought our house almost 4 years ago now, but as most of it needed quite a bit of updating, we needed to decide which projects were more important. Sadly garden was always considered a luxury… Read More

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May252020May 25 2020
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How we saved these old office shelves from the landfill and built THIS

*This post may contain affiliate links. The living room did not really feel like it was “us” and as it is probably the room we spent most of our time in, we wanted it to look and feel amazing.. I loved our big grey sofa, pale pink walls, with the fireplace finished and our log… Read More

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Feb282020Feb 28 2020
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Hallway REVEAL: Creating a Modern and Timeless Space

If you are following our home renovation project you will know that this hallway is getting its second makeover in the last three years.  I would like to think of it as “Hallway 2.0 version” just like an app that is getting an update to rule out any bugs, we all change our minds and… Read More

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Oct142019Oct 14 2019
1

DIY – Luxurious Art Deco Inspired Geometric Tile Backsplash

Beautiful DIY geometric deco art inspired backsplash

I was trying to come up with a bold design for the backsplash tiles for the downstairs toilet. I was looking through pinterest for ages but nothing quite grabbed my attention. I then saw these gorgeous ‘Gatsby’ coasters on Audenza website and I was immediately inspired! (this is not an ad for Audenza by the… Read More

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Sep162019Sep 15 2019
8

Before & After: Our DIY Kitchen Renovation REVEAL

Kitchen island

I honestly don’t even know where to start with this! The good news is that the ‘slowest‘ DIY kitchen renovation of all times is FINALLY finished and here is the result!! I know you have stopped reading and skipped to the ‘AFTER‘ photos, and who can blame you? If I was you, after all this… Read More

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Jul192019Jul 19 2019
1

Kitchen Renovation Diaries: Part 3 – Flooring and Cabinets

This post contains affiliate links. It has been a while since the last instalment of the Kitchen Renovation Diaries. We are now in July and things have moved on from the last time I shared the progress with you. If you are following my journey on Instagram then you will no doubt have seen some… Read More

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Jun272019Jun 27 2019
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Sleepbear Luxurious Natural Talalay Latex Pillows

Disclaimer: This latex pillow review post is an #ad Sleepbear. However, all views, experiences and ideas are 100% my own and are not influenced in any way! Remember my post a few years back when I reviewed the ever so comfy Sleepbear mattress? I was kindly sent this pair or Sleepbear latex pillows for me (and… Read More

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May152019May 15 2019
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Kitchen Renovation Diaries: Part 2 – Load Bearing Wall

This is part two of our kitchen renovation diaries (if you have not read how we started this major project, you can catch up with Part One here). As you know from my previous post, we caught a little snag with our (partially) load bearing wall and had to stop the work and wait for… Read More

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Apr52019Apr 5 2019
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15 Tips on How to Survive a Kitchen Renovation

Getting a new kitchen is super exciting but extremely stressful at the same time. Especially if you are doing it on a budget like we did (well technically still are!). Things don’t always go to plan and your house in an absolute mess. Don’t even bother cleaning it, as the dust will get everywhere and… Read More

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Feb202019May 15 2019
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Kitchen Renovation Diaries: Part One – Demolishing a Wall and Issues

If you read my blog or follow my instagram you know that we are in the middle of kitchen renovations.. Today I will be sharing a little update on the progress and will share what we have learnt along the line. We are taking on a major job, so had to do it the right… Read More

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Feb12019Feb 1 2019
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How to Make a Pom Pom Cushion the Easy Way

I am happy to say that our bedroom makeover was a big hit with the readers and had an amazing response on Instagram too. I kept receiving messages about the cushions and where they were from, so here is a little post to let you know how I MADE the pom pom cushion for our… Read More

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Bathroom wasn’t on the list to do first but thin Bathroom wasn’t on the list to do first but things happened and we ended up knocking a few walls down, completely re-designing the bathroom and changing the layout.. I must say this bathroom is actually better than the original one we had designed … tiler is coming in next week with the plumber in straight after .. 2 weeks and hopefully we can move back in and have a completely renovated bathroom - dream bath and all 🛁 [probably minus the doors as I still need to strip those] .. sanding and sealing the beam and sorting out the vanity this weekend !! Swipe to see the progress !! IOM folk if you need a great plasterer let me know or find Neil at NK Plastering has done an amazing job 👍🏼 
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Renovation in real time.. this is us today .. crea Renovation in real time.. this is us today .. creating a new opening to the bathroom.. swipe to see before .. 
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Coco’s 13th birthday is definitely worth marking Coco’s 13th birthday is definitely worth marking on the grid .. my little sidekick who always has my back .. dogs are family ❤️ .. happy birthday Coco !!! 🎂 
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Bathroom progress … tiles are off … lath and p Bathroom progress … tiles are off … lath and plaster is off walls are bare .. well one side has no wall just the stud work 🤭electrician coming on Friday to start the rewiring upstairs as we are hoping to start the bathroom in a few weeks … 😬 
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A different kind of flatly may .. Renovations aren A different kind of flatly may .. Renovations aren’t pretty 🔨 .. this is the current situation upstairs (obviously over around to make it “appealing”) dust, stripper, wallpaper …. Me covered in crap 😂thanks for sticking around !! 🏡 
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We are lucky to have 3 beautiful trees in our gard We are lucky to have 3 beautiful trees in our garden - 2 pine trees and 1 Turkey (I think) oak.. they are absolutely beautiful but as they’ve been left for years without any treatment or maintenance, they have overgrown and holly is suffocating the beautiful oak so they are in desperate need of some TLC .. they are not coming down they are just having a little “haircut” today to help them grow healthier ! Swipe to see more 🌳 
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Yellow bedroom number one .. this room might be ou Yellow bedroom number one .. this room might be our master bedroom or might not be 🤷🏻‍♀️ we haven’t decided yet .. we are hoping to extend and build a dormer to make the most of this space .. the stone wall near the door sadly must stay as it’s a supporting wall and instead will have an opening to a walk in wardrobe (old toilet) .. that’s if planning gets approved and all goes to plan .. send positive vibes please .. 🙏🏼 now shall we keep the bright yellow walls 🤔 
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Spent the weekend ripping the Lino tiles in the to Spent the weekend ripping the Lino tiles in the toilet .. our plans are to build a dormer and close up the door to the toilet and airing cupboard, and create one space and use it as a small walk in wardrobe which will be  connected to the bedroom next door .. we then want to place a door to the bathroom where the old radiator is .. planning officer is coming round next week to discuss this as he’s not 100% convinced about our plans 😭 fingers crossed as I’ve already ordered the tiles 🤣 🤞🏼 
Also how did anyone live with this radiator? I may have to take it off the grid as it’s giving me heart palpitations 😂 #notlevel 
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Fireplace number two has left the building and is Fireplace number two has left the building and is slowly making space for a log burner! 👏🏼 both fireplaces were so chunky and heavy it took us a while to smash them up .. I’m keeping a piece of each fireplace and will be making something to remember the history of this house … 🏠 how was your weekend ? 
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Project fireplace was in full swing this weekend . Project fireplace was in full swing this weekend .. it’s a marathon not a sprint.. fireplace has been removed and my goodness it was solid …. Had to smash it inside the house as it was so heavy we couldn’t get it out of the house in one piece .. as always things don’t go to plan so had to remove more concrete than we wanted but as it was crumbling away we need a solid base so first layer of concrete was also laid.. there’s still lots of prep work left to do before the gorgeous cast iron and marble fireplace can be installed .. but we are one step closer … another layer of concrete going on this weekend … #dreamhome 
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Might not be an exciting job to do but had to be d Might not be an exciting job to do but had to be done … have yo make sure it’s watertight before we insulate the eaves.. Nearly done …. Small progress is also progress 🏠.
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Wallpaper galore .. everything apart from the floo Wallpaper galore .. everything apart from the floor in this room is wallpapered makes me dread to think about what lies beneath … love how the curtains are matching the floral wallpaper.. hoping to keep a piece of this house’s history by preserving some of the wallpaper .. 🌸 still can’t decide whether to have this as our bedroom or no as the eaves door is annoying me slightly … any ideas on how to disguise it? Clever panelling perhaps ? 
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