OUR CUSTOM INDUSTRIAL BOOKSHELF

OUR CUSTOM INDUSTRIAL BOOKSHELF

Victorian properties are known for having amazing character – detailed coving, stained glass windows, etc. You know what they aren’t known for? Storage! I’m guessing that the Victorians really loved free-standing wardrobes because they definitely weren’t fans of closets. Our flat isn’t exactly spacious. Don’t get me wrong, it could be smaller, but the only storage we have … Read more

SIMPLE ART LEDGES

SIMPLE ART LEDGES

SIMPLE ART LEDGES: Now that I’m back to being my productive self ?, I figured I should really post a few projects I made last year that never made it onto the old bloggity blog – like this one! Queue the endless ramblings… Do you ever look around your place and think that something’s missing? You have … Read more

THE ALLOTMENT GARDEN: JUNE 2018

THE ALLOTMENT GARDEN JUNE 2018

Okay, so many changes here! I’m so excited about our garden this year, and all the things we are hoping to harvest! I took these photos about mid-June, and already so much has changed! I can’t wait to see where we end up in August. Or even September! I recapped our allotment in this post a couple weeks back … Read more

THE ALLOTMENT GARDEN: 2017

THE ALLOTMENT GARDEN JUNE 2018

Alright, if you’re not into gardens, then you may want to skip this post! And many of the ones after, ha! I’m becoming a bit obsessed with this allotment, and making it perfect… So last year we took on our first plot at the allotment (community garden) nearby. It had been left to get a bit overgrown as the … Read more

PLASTER VS. PLASTIC: INSTALLING A POLYSTYRENE CEILING MEDALLION

INSTALLING A POLYSTYRENE CEILING MEDALLION

A long way back, I wrote about how we installed a plaster ceiling medallion (‘ceiling rose’ here in the UK) in our living room. It was far more difficult than we originally thought, due to the weight of the large plaster ceiling medallion (we used this one from B&Q). So when it came time to finally add another ceiling medallion … Read more

KITCHEN PROGRESS: BUILT IN CABINETS + PAINT

KITCHEN PROGRESS: BUILT IN CABINETS + PAINT

Okay, just a simple update on the kitchen here (with a stupidly long post). I’m just trying to finish up a couple little projects, and possibly find a rug to fit the space, and then I’m calling it done! One thing that we finally have finished, is making all our cabinets match and look built in. As … Read more

INSPIRATION: RUGS IN THE KITCHEN

bright vintage rug in a white kitchen via Jacquelyn Clark While the kitchen progress is ticking along slowly, I can’t help but look ahead and think about accessories. All the white cabinets and pale walls have me craving warmth and texture. I’m thinking of a funky wood clock, a patterned faux Roman blind, and a vintage rug! Okay, … Read more

KITCHEN PROGRESS: SUBWAY TILES WITH CONTRAST GROUT

And so, we continue the kitchen saga! After we got the cabinets up, and the paint on the walls, work stalled. Richard went away to Kenya for a few weeks, and then I joined him for a little 10-day trip (photos coming soon, I promise!). After that, we sort of just got used to the walls the way … Read more

KITCHEN PROGRESS: CABINET FRAMES + PAINT

Okay, it’s been quite a while since I updated you guys on the progress here in the kitchen. So long that I have actually been asked if it’s done yet (nope!). And as for where we’re at? Well, after Richard left for a month due to work, kitchen progress sort of stalled. I ordered a bunch of … Read more

KITCHEN PROGRESS: DEMOLITION + REPAIRS

Welcome to demolition! Okay, so I’ve given you an overview of our plans for this kitchen, and what we’re hoping to accomplish. We thought it would be a relatively straightforward couple of days, but boy… were we wrong! Once we started demolition, we realized we had created quite a mess for ourselves. Let me try and break down where we went awry. … Read more