Re-routing pipes! We’ve been living with our 70’s kitchen for far too long now and it’s time to tackle it. We’ve put it off for so long due to lack of funds and also it’s such a huge task that just thinking about it makes our brains melt. But we’ve been deliberating about it for […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
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Looking for a belfast sink! We’re going to be turning the back porch into a little bit of a utility room and that’s where the washing machine and freezer are going to go. Between them we want to put a small belfast sink, so I went on a hunt for one recently. We have one […]
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This is a really elegant solution to a common old problem. How to store your bike when space is limited. We always intended to rig up some sort of pulley system so that bikes could be suspended from our high ceilings, but never got round to implementing anything. Then we invested in some of those […]
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I found this on Flickr and thought it was amazing – would love to see it in real life to get a better sense of the scale of the work. I tracked down the artists website here, so go and check out what else he does, but I think this is my favourite.
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Ok so it’s not very good weather, so I’m not talking about that. Instead I’m talking about the lovely day out I’ve had today. A while ago I signed up for a creative exchange organised by Fife Contemporary Art and Craft and due to being immensely busy, in hospital, out of hospital, dealing with a […]
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What a fabulous design solution from Klaas Kuiken. Simple and stylish, a lovely place to nest…
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Nina Lindgren is the artist behind the tower cardboard art installation known as Cardboard Heaven. Cardboard Heaven is a large sculpture made up of small individual cardboard houses that together stand an impressive 177 inches (almost 15 feet) tall. All the individual elements of Cardboard Heaven stack one on top of the other to form […]
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This week I thought it appropriate to think big bangs, fireworks and explosions of colour. I hope this selection doesn’t disappoint.
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Today I said goodbye to my camera – I had to pack it up and send it off for repair – something I should have done months ago, but something I’ve been delaying for as long as possible as I hate to be without it. There is dust on the sensor and there is no […]
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I love autumn. It’s the colours, the frosty mornings, the starry clear skies, the need to wrap up in a warm blankie on the sofa – oh so many things. One thing I do love about autumn though is walking the dog in the woods.