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Being Front Of House Queue For Service
Needing to update a home during a time of national upheaval is possibly not the most important item on any family agenda but when we think about it, the companies that design, build and fit kitchen refurbishments and renovations are possibly twitching nervously at the current lockdown. They’re wondering how they may possibly benefit from […]
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Embarrassingly Tatty Kitchen Needs The Skip
Oh my poor old kitchen is looking desperately dowdy. It’s nearly twenty years since we moved in, everything absolutely brand new. In fact we had to wait for the builders to finish one or two little niggling jobs before the site agents could release the key once they’d had the critical ‘yes, funds paid in […]
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Antique Or Old Fashioned Sentimentality
When we want to update our home and do something really exciting with the interior design, it can be pretty daunting once the excitement of the ideas phase has passed. Not everyone is very good at getting the ideas down in logical form on paper to be able to move on to the next stage. […]
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Evolution Of Domestic Interior Design
Whenever I travel about on holiday, I like to look at old buildings – this stems from family holidays. Each was meticulously planned to take in at least one cathedral, or important church, a couple of heritage properties and the odd museum or gallery. It was always good to see the different room settings, perhaps […]
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Kitchen Expert Checks Out Layout & Plumbing Needs
You know when the time has come to spend on the home – the kitchen starts to look just a little shabby and as does mine now, the worktops have seen better days and that stainless steel sink . . . . Knowing how to go about getting a new kitchen is one of those […]
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Jam & Allottment Fare With Just A Little Jerusalem
My pals and I were discussing the forthcoming village allottment and produce show that is taking place in the village shortly. There will be the usual competitions to find the largest veg and whitest parsnips etc. The same winners will step forward – as they have done year in, year out. The local community groups […]
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Kitchen Perfection Up For Debate
Knowing what we want in a kitchen is very much a personal matter. I know many women who argue about this with their partner for weeks at a time and it’s so energy sapping. Everyone in a family sharing a home probably has a viewpoint on the subject of kitchen layout – but really it […]
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Bit By Bit Furniture Stored To Aid Refurbishment
Watching people carry out refurbishments and repairs to houses can be quite an eye opener. Not only is it instructional in how to carry out various elements of home furnishing and redecorating, but very much also, how not to carry out some tasks! The mess that some folk get themselves in to is not only […]
