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It's DIY, design
and a bit of everyday.

But mostly, it's real life renovating a 300 year old house in the Cotswolds!

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A massive renovation and still no kitchen plans?!

You might have seen that we recently took delivery of an oven. But we seem to be missing something else quite important.  A kitchen. Now, a big part of that is because we don’t have any of the key parts of a house at the moment. A working toilet? Nope.

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Last minute gift guide!

Has Christmas snuck up on anyone else this year, or is it just us?! It seems odd that amongst the nativity plays, Christmas jumper days and tree shopping, it somehow still feels like September. Don’t ask me the logic there!  We’ve got 5 days to go and we don’t have

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Lime Putty: Can you make your own?

We have always been determined to do the right thing and ensure that this stone-built, old house could breathe easy. The existing cement render was causing unnecessary damp issues by trapping moisture, prompting us to opt for a more breathable alternative – lime plaster. However, after receiving quotes for work

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Preparing our renovation for winter

Now is the time that we should be getting on with the fitting out of the house, right? Wrong. Well, sort of. I crave that feeling of pulling into the driveway (that also doesn’t exist yet) and seeing a calm, collected arrival. I started planning the front garden design before

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