Blue mood, making progress on master bedroom

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 This kind of photo (right), found on Pinterest, feeds my inspiration. Our master bedroom is on the go. We finished the fresh new plaster on Christmas Eve. But the rest? Well work, dark… Continue reading →

How to makeover a bedroom – tips

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 Tidy, relaxing, beautiful, that’s the bedroom you want. As tidy as a hotel’s bedroom but with your personality. All you have is a shell of a room and you are not sure how to start,… Continue reading →

Our son’s bedroom is finished

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It has been a joy watching our son playing in, sleeping in and appreciating his bedroom. Even if he is only two and a half, he saw and heard us work on it. We kept… Continue reading →

Almost there

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We’re almost there. Where? Finishing our son’s bedroom. Whatever you plan, just had 2 or 3 weeks. Things do not go to plan. One of you get ill or your son then you… Continue reading →

At last my radiators are on

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After the fear or pushing back the refurbishing of our rooms again, we pushed ourselves. I painted the first undercoat. My husband painted another undercoat and a top coat. All white. Then he… Continue reading →

Plastering bedrooms: part 2

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Tom is back. After agreeing a fee for £500 to plaster 2 walls and ceiling in box room and 2 walls, alcoves and ceiling in master bedroom. He spent three hours this afternoon preparing… Continue reading →

There is still hope

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OK so I was scratching my head about getting a new plasterer in. Another one, another day, another quote. I was feeling down about it. The making of the room is pushed another week.… Continue reading →

The room that will never be lived in

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OK so obvioulsy it was too good to be true. Tom arrived today 7.30AM and worked. Called me in around 2.30 to check his work as he was ‘finished’. Me impressed, said ”… Continue reading →

Being home while builders work

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But I must admin it has been really hard to work with builders upstairs as the noise was very loud. Between sawing insulation board, drilling to fix them to the wall, mixing plaster, a lot… Continue reading →

A few new walls: insulated and plastered

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Tom started the day at 7.30AM and worked solid until 4.30PM. He brought his own drink and mug just come in the kitchen every so often to get boiled water. He protected stairs,… Continue reading →