E-Day
Today is the day that no teddy bears are having a picnic – as it is too fucking grey outside* – but the day I am having my electrics done. I have made a list to discuss with my wonderful Aussie...
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W Day
Today is day two of the electricians and day one (of five) of the joiners. Our excellent carpenter / joiners are refurbishing all of our sash windows so that they: * actually open * have working locks...
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What we’ve been up to
I’ve never painted furniture before. When I lived in a 1960s flat the words “Shabby Chic” struck fear into my black London heart. Now we’ve gone and done it and painted something. Our new TV cupboard,...
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Finito
Done. For now. In other news I have no windows in the second bedroom and its en-suite and it’s raining. Damn.
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Tuesday night we had the fireplace man ’round*. We thought we’d replace the old over-painted wooden mantles with stone ones if our budget allowed. The Fireplace man scratched the surface of the three...
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A hole in my bedroom
A hole in my bedroom Originally uploaded by Bobble Today we are getting the main bedroom sash window repaired. At the moment we have a big hole! To give you some idea of the scale the armoire on the...
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Well M and I got some bad news on Monday. We had to wait to today for it became official but as of 15.00 today it has become official: M has been made redundant. We moved down to Brighton and bought...
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Kitchen Sash Window
Kitchen Sash Window Originally uploaded by Bobble We applied an adhesive decorative film to the bottom sash of our big kitchen window in a graphic dots pattern. It blocks out hardly any of the light...
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‘New’ Washing-up Liquid Bottle
‘New’ Washing-up Liquid Bottle Originally uploaded by Bobble Take one Victorian bottle, one cork and a oil drizzler and you have a washing up liquid bottle pretty enough to leave out on the worktop....
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Chandelier day
Sitting room chandelier day Originally uploaded by Bobble Chandeliers went up today. More on my flickr.
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