My Barn Conversion

You (still) can’t beat a good list (see the bottom of this post for the previous ones) – this is the current position: In Progress Flooring and tiling We’ve bought slate wall and floor tiles for both bathrooms and travertine for the ground floor. Finally, we’ve also selected oak flooring for the first floor. NoContinue reading Attention to detail… May 2009 update

I have a rather tricky carpentry challenge in that my hot water cylinder / accumulator and the all the paraphernalia associated with my solar panels, hot water & heating system has grown beyond any expectations and has now occupied a large corner of the second bedroom. The challenge of how to box this in (orContinue reading Boxing Clever?

A couple more useful sites that I’ve used recently and can recommend. So if you want something antique but don’t know where to start looking then get on to Scavengers and they may be able to find something to fit the bill for you. I bought a chandelier from Scavengers which despite having a bitContinue reading Online – recommended #2

Determined to beat my previous poor showings, here’s the April update, just a few days after April has ended … impressed? This post should really be titled Stairs Progress ~ April 2009 (but that’s already been done) as there’s not a great deal more than the installation of the stairs to report. In addition, I’veContinue reading Building Progress ~ April 2009