I have an aversion to curtains being put up at a kitchen window. The thought of all that mess likely to be filtering up from the worktop towards fabric curtains fills me with the same sort of revulsion that carpets in kitchens and bathrooms do. I do know families who have both of these issus […]
Some years ago I had the two main bathrooms upgraded, with full replacement of the sanitary ware and everything. It started off as a project to upgrade the ensuite shower head . . . . some weeks and many thousands of pounds later I was the immensely proud owner of the most state of […]
There has been a plethora of adverts for window blinds that you can just order online and fit ‘easy as pie’ at home. That, as you might imagine, is simply pie in the sky rather than easy as pie. Measuring the window casement space is critical, and as is normal, some parts of this space […]
I have a very neat one inch wide venetian blinds at 3 major windows my ensuite, the family bathroom and my kitchen. When we moved into our house way back in 2002, I wanted to have clean lines all round the windows and opted for simple drapes. However, when I decided to have the bathrooms […]
Well we have had the most incredible variation in wather this last couple of months. Instad of the regular feezing cold giving way to mushy and messy rain showers by the end of March, the spring like warmth that usually follows in April is awaited still. It’s been as cold but January and we had […]
When you’re working at a keyboard all day, the last thing you want is heavy sunlight streaming in to affect the screen. Also,it can get unbelievably hot if no shade is available. Window blinds are a fantastic way of protecting one from the sunlight and its effects. They are also extremely good at keeping a […]
As I sit here with uusual sun streaming through all the windows I’m reminded of how I used to be able to pull a blind down to shade my eyes. I took the blinds down at the start of the autumn season with a view to changing the design. Naturally being a slow person, I […]
I’e always loved autumn and the mellow days as we slip away into hibernation for winter. I do actually go out during the bad weather, if I’m looking after someone’s dog or house, then I make the most of that and get out for walking. It’s the rest of the time left to my own […]
Oh what fun we’ve had with a home project. New kitchen. It seemed so simple way back just after Christmas. We decided to update a couple of aspects of the old one but we gradually discovered that it’s much more complicated to try and take out one or two carcasses to be replaced. We ended […]
I have a couple of relatives who ha ve gone on mad about cruising and they absolutely love it. A lot of folk are disparaging about that sort of holiday – its usually because they think they can’t afford one and of course, you can’t take children on long ocean voyages. They don’t get that […]