From the category archives:

house renovation

House Project: Upstairs Linen/Laundry Cupboard

Last Monday’s to do list worked really well {the power of blog accountability!} so I’m following along the same lines this week, however with a little difference. This week I’m transforming a cupboard that lies off of our upstairs hallway, and I’m hoping to do it on a budget of £20. As you can see the cupboard [...]

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Learning to use a saw and other DIY skills!

I read a post the other day, can’t remember where, about the skills your parents had passed onto you and I got to thinking about my own parents and what they had taught me. The main thing that came to mind was my Dad teaching me some basic DIY skills; painting, hanging wallpaper, putting up [...]

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Chimney Stack Repairs and Emergency Funds

I think the title of the post may give it away but we spent our mini emergency fund. A large chimney stack on our house has always resembled The Leaning Tower of Pisa and when the pigeons moved onto it a few weeks ago I feared the worse; scaffold and rebuilding for the chimney and rebuilding for our [...]

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Our house remodel: Kitchen

I’m posting a fun tour through our house as I’m currently on holiday Kitchen: before Kitchen: after Sources: Units: All from MFI costing less than £500 as paid for through Tesco clubcard deals {store no longer open or deals available} Appliances: All sourced and bought online Glass Storage Jars: Ikea Toaster: Dualit years old? Bagels: [...]

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Our house remodel: Breakfast Room

Good morning; I’m on holiday at the moment and just for fun I’m posting a tour through our house….. Before: breakfast room After: breakfast room We had the fireplace boarded up for all sorts of reasons; the main one being the grate covered half of the floor. I also wanted some extra storage space built into [...]

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Our house remodel: Dining Room

I’m on holiday this week, so while I’m away I’ve set up some posts showing our house remodel Dining room: before Dining room: after Sources: Paint: Farrow and Ball Lime White Blinds: eBay Chairs: eBay and Dwell Dining Set: Homebase sale {slightly damaged £50} PC Table: Ikea Filing Cabinet: Ikea {unable to see} Print: Bold [...]

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Our house remodel: Lounge

This week most of the folks in the Move To Portugal household are in Portugal, yay! So to keep the posting going while we are away I thought I’d post a few before and after {renovation} shots of our house……