Hurrah, now the kitchen is done I have my ‘Thoughts On’ chair back! Todays chat is about my recent visit to Yorkshire and covers myriad subjects: trains, horses, cakes, beans, islands and open-air entertainment amongst them. Grab a cuppa and join me for a natter. The mountain biking youtuber I mentioned is Danny: http://www.youtube.com/@Danny_MacAskill
On the Sofa: Pressing Matters.
I’m taking a breather between big projects by getting on with some of the smaller jobs which were neglected while I got the kitchen done. Join me for some pressing and chatting.
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On the Sofa: The Finished Kitchen!
It’s a bit of a long one today but, by the end, the kitchen is finished and staged….woohoo! I hope you’ll find it full of ideas and hints and tips. There’s a section in which I talk about how I tackled the grout because it has been a great success and folk have asked how I did it….plus chat about how I work with colours and textures to create a harmonious whole etc and the final cost.
On the Sofa: Kitchen, Dorset & Dietary Changes.
A quick natter between jobs: today I’m catching you up with the kitchen progress (and the move progress in general), the flat in Dorset, some dietary changes plus other snippets of chat before a peek at the kitchen. I hope you’re all enjoying the long weekend.
On the Sofa: I’m half-way there!
I’m half-way there with the kitchen renovation…..actually, a bit more than half, just the painting to do now. Today it’s a round-up of all the prep work that has happened plus a bit of chat on the sofa including a couple more tips for the reno/decorating (one of which uses a hairdryer)…..and some other stuff.
On the Sofa: Butcher’s Block Renovation (& house move news).
Today the kitchen work is all about the Butcher’s Block counter-top renovation. I’ll share with you how I do it and hopefully give some helpful tips if you’ve not done it before…..and a useful tip concerning small holes in the plaster work. Half way through the job I take a quick break and catch you up on news re the house move which has ramped up a bit and I’m getting to the stage of actually looking at properties. Eek, exciting times.
On the Sofa: It’s not going to plan!
Progress on the kitchen reno has been slow and isn’t going to plan….. ….but I’m already thinking about ideas for ‘staging’.
On the Sofa: Kitchen Reno Shopping £116 ($142)
It’s time to get on with the kitchen redo…….I’ve got a bit of a cold so it’s all taking me a bit longer than I had hoped but I have, at least, managed to gather, borrow, and buy all the bits and pieces and kit I will need. I spent £116 ($142) which is a lot of money but some of it will do for more than one job; I explain it all today. And a brief word about ‘staging’ for sale.
On the Sofa: Words, Maps, Books, Fabrics.
I’m taking a breather from a busy day….time to sit and chat and sup some hot chocolate as I go through the postbag; getting exited about books and maps and fabrics…..and a think-out-loud moment about the vagaries of the English language.
On the Sofa: Sewing jobs & sewing machine maintenance.
I’ve got a busy day on my hands with lots of small jobs……including some sewing repair jobs to clothes and an item for the shop….and an overdue (since the lavender bags) bit of maintenance for my sewing machine. Maintaining things is part of the frugal life……we repair and maintain as we go in order to lengthen the life of our items….whether it’s clothes or tools.
