November! We are so close to welcoming 2026, but this room is the final push before Christmas. My dad has worked so hard on this room the last few weeks (and David has helped as much as he can when he can – and Arthur too!). This month has been mainly about decorating (filling/sanding/painting those Read more

October, October, October. Can you believe it’s been and gone? I think I begin every monthly update this way but honestly where is the year going? This month the focus was on the living room. My Dad skimmed the whole room before we started adding the panelling on the back wall. We also decided at Read more

August was a quieter month as David focused on getting the last of the decking set up, including the steps on either side of the decking itself. We also removed the fireplace from our living and dining room and then September arrived! With the old fire gone, my dad got started on prepping the room Read more

I wrote about our garden endeavours back in May and June and July were more of the same! Taking advantage of the long days and warm weather, we spent quite a lot of time outdoors this month. David in particular spent many evenings prepping the top section of the garden for the turf. It was Read more

May was all about getting stuck into the big jobs – the kind that are messy, heavy and a bit back-breaking! We made a proper start on the garden this month. The first big task was putting in a retaining wall using sleepers. That meant digging out a trench and getting everything level before slotting Read more

March and April were all about the hallway. It’s one of those spaces you walk through a hundred times a day, so we really wanted to get it right – and after a couple of months of steady progress, it finally feels like it’s coming together. We started by installing new coving. It really adds Read more