I am a little behind my extension posts but writing from our sofa in the living room is clearly not as comfortable as typing away in our dining room (to which I do not have access at the moment). Anyway, our third week of building works went according to plan and it was definitely the noisiest and the most interruptive…
For months I have been putting this daunting task off. Builders finally told me that they need a furniture layout showing the location of plug sockets, radiators and lighting. I really left it last minute (as usual) but managed to make all the important decisions in the end. Here’s the thing. Our new extension will be a long but quite…
Our new extension is coming along nicely. We are replacing an old conservatory with an open-plan extension. During the first week of building works our builders didn’t waste much time (you can read about it here) and the room is already starting to look like an extension rather than a building site. Week 2 was no exception. Builders were working hard…
It has been a bit quiet on the blog lately because our lives are pretty hectic at the moment. We are living in the middle of a building site as of last week. I wash rushing to get all the paper work completed before the work could start; planning permission, building control, builders, Party Wall Agreement etc. My husband left…
You often hear people talk about which kitchen company to go for but you don’t hear so much about the appliances that go into the kitchen. You do need to give it some thought as appliances are a very integral part of your kitchen. They are used frequently and can last many years if they are looked after correctly. One…
