The ‘Under Stairs’ Shower Room – Before & After

  I cannot be accused of renovating fast…  in fact we lived with the ‘under stairs’ shower room exactly as it is in the ‘before’ picture for two years before tackling it.  Quite literally shut the door and pretended it did not exist.  The imminent arrival of a family of six to stay though finally gave me the push to…
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Hosting a niche party – The Match Tea

  Over the past years tennis has become a huge part of my life, from playing the game to joining the team and, ultimately, making a wonderful group of friends.  Our annual Christmas night out fell by the wayside due to busy calendars but, last week, we put that right and I hosted possibly the most niche party ever. Whilst…
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DIY 12 Seater Sofa – How We Saved £10k

  A conversation pit has, quite literally, been on my moodboard for years.  It was a non-negotiable for me way back when we started planning the extension with our architect and, whilst most of my other whimsical dreams fell by the wayside eventually due to either practical or budgetary reasons, the sunken lounge remained. Creating a space within the open…
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Summer’s teeny, tiny single bedroom makeover

  What once began as Hunter’s nursery has been reinvented and has become Summer’s bedroom – full of flowers and joy and oh so pretty – she is so chuffed to have a wee space of her own after putting in a two year shift in the bunkroom with her brother. I will confess that this room became a storage…
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Moodboard – the shower room

After living with our ‘new’ shower room looking like this for fourteen months the time has finally come to get this room ticked off the project list.  Perhaps my friend messaging last month to share the news that she would be visiting at the beginning of April with her family of six spurred me on somewhat…  one functional bathroom between…
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