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The demolition begins

The demolition begins

The demolition begins There’s been lots of posts about the garden while we decided a plan of action for the cottage, and now it’s time to start phase 1… First job was to take down a stud wall… which was a good job as the base timber was rotten...
Two becomes one

Two becomes one

Two becomes one It may only be a small doorway but it feels like a huge step forward 🙂 Knocking through to create one cottage happened so quickly we didn’t get chance to take many photos. We’ve still got to board and plaster to make it all tidy but we...
Hidden treasures

Hidden treasures

We started stripping the wallpaper in the bedroom – well most of it was falling off anyway so it wasn’t a difficult job. We could see an indent in the chimney breast so we hoped that their might still be something behind there…and guess what –...
Bringing the outside, inside. Home office.

Bringing the outside, inside. Home office.

Even though the roof leaks, and the list of things is endless we decided to start on the home office as we’re both self employed and so it is one of the most important rooms in the house… and one of the smallest! As the cottage hasn’t been lived in...
So… where to start

So… where to start

There’s so much to plan, and we’re sure there’s an order jobs need to be done in, so what’s first on the list… One of the first things we need to do is create an opening between the two cottages to make them one house, as until we do this...