New Heights: Adventures in Ripping Down the Kitchen Ceiling

Mar 19, 2011 | Kitchen | 16 comments

I mentioned in this post that we’d made the rather delicious discovery that our short, stout, boxy kitchen had a false ceiling and as the kitchen was our next big project, we figured we might as well remove it to gain those extra precious inches in room height...

Light Up Light Up: As if I had a choice…

Mar 17, 2011 | Kitchen | 10 comments

Sorry that was a really poor play on this song…(And no this ISN’T the bloody Leona Lewis version, it’s the GOOD one from Snow Patrol dammit.) Now that that’s out of the way, I’m actually going to talk kitchen lighting.  I reckon I...

Be Our Guest: Inspiration in Red & White

Mar 11, 2011 | Home Office | 32 comments

I hinted in this post that I was working a wee bit on a much neglected room of late.  That room being our guest bedroom/office.  As Sarah from Modern Country Style is giving us a linky party to attend with Inspiration as it’s theme, I thought I’d...

Weekends, Randomness and Beautiful Bathrooms

Mar 6, 2011 | Bathroom, Home Office, Kitchen, Stuff I Like | 11 comments

It’s been a lovely relaxed weekend, our first without particular plans in such a very very long time.  I’ve been taking advantage of the time to properly spring clean my house along with getting on with some little projects I’ve been meaning to...

Size Does Matter: Kitchen Ceiling Discovery

Mar 3, 2011 | Kitchen | 17 comments

I know I mentioned that we were starting from the bottom up when it came to our kitchen remodel, as in starting with the underfloor heating and slate tiles.  However, there may just be a slight change of plans there.I can’t actually express to you how...

Industrial Chic: Reclaimed Wood & Pipe Shelving Unit

Feb 23, 2011 | Dining Room, Stuff I Like | 12 comments

I only just recently talked about my love of industrial style shelving units such as this beauty in this recent post. And in my search for industrial style shelving units, I came across a style of industrial shelves that started, from what I could tell, with the Ace...