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Hey, I'm Amy – a Canadian living with her Northern Irish husband in south east London! Hello Victoria is a lifestyle blog containing recipes, DIY projects, renovations and more.

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My next fireplace project!
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While I still have to build a mantle/trim the bedroom fireplace... now that it’s installed in place there’s no longer a big hole in the wall. So I’m turning my attention to this bad boy in the dining room!!
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#renovation #restoration #victorian #diningroom #fireplace #castironfireplace #victoriacottage

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It still needs to be installed properly and then have the mantle built around it... but it’s giving me all the feels.
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#renovation #victorian #fireplace #castiron #refinishedfloors #floorboards #victoriacottage

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If you’re at all curious as to what our house looked like the day we got the keys - I just uploaded a blog post full of alllllll the photos. Just in case you’re nosy, like me 😜
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#renovation #victorian #beforepicture #victoriacottage

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So happy to have this wonderful park just down the road - makes this whole daily exercise thing a lot more fun.

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Move aside basic sourdough... momma’s got a new favourite!
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Since my starter isn’t active enough yet for my normal sourdough recipe, I’ve been experimenting with adding the discard starter into my no-knead bread recipe. I threw in a couple of folds last night because, why not... but this bread takes zero effort (hence the title ‘no-knead’). Anyone could make it and just look at the result!! 😍😍
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#sourdough #bread #baking #nokneadbread #hubbahubba #getinmybelly

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Like many people, I’ve found this self-isolation to be the kick I needed to start baking bread again. My new loaves aren’t working quite like they used to (my starter isn’t as active yet) but that’s the fun with baking. It’s all trial and error until you find a recipe and method that works for you - there’s no real ‘right’ way to do it!
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This photo is from when I had my old starter. Going to have to try and find a way to work with my new temperamental one 😂
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#sourdough #baking #sourdoughbread #bake

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Sanding our 100+ year old floorboards, while super-duper rewarding... takes fricken aaaaages. It also makes an insane amount of dust. Fun fact - my arm hairs are not blonde, that is just a coating of dust 😂
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#floorsanding #floorboards #victorian #victoriacottage #dustydusty

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Took a break from the house to visit the allotment – love seeing everything from last year coming back up!
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#allotment #growyourown #rhubarb #spring

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Well hello there marble hearth 😍
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#renovation #victoriacottage #victorian #marble #fireplace

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The living room is no longer a death trap! We can walk in there again, which is lovely. Although I was secretly enjoying practicing my balance beam skills...
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#renovation #victorian #victoriacottage

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