This particular door is the entry to my workroom. The door is in a poor state. The glass rattles when you open and close the door and the paint is peeling. I am going to attempt to repair the door but as I started to do so it led to many other issues. I thought…
Tag: diy
A follow up to my sewing room post from November.
When I wrote this post in November I was catching up on some framing that I had let lie for far too long. I can now say that those particular projects are finished. I had to wait for a little while as I needed to reorder some framing tape for the back of the frames…
Some work in the sewing room.
I finally have got round to doing some framing work. I have lots of bits and pieces in the shed/studio/sewing room which need to be used. I have been putting off a few projects as I have been busy in the garden because things are growing so quickly with the amount of rain we have…
Some renovation required
I forgot to take a picture before I started taking off the old brushwood on this archway but now that I have, you can see where paint is required before I put on new brushwood. When I painted originally the brushwood was attached to the wood so I could only paint up as far as…
Fixing the ceiling on the portico.
The ceiling on the portico in front of our house was replaced a few years ago. When it was replaced the new ceiling looked terrific and we were delighted with the result. Move on a couple of years and a few heavy rainstorms over time and the ceiling was beginning to look a bit suspect….
An essential trip to Perry Bridge for tomatoes
Tomato sauce is an essential for my younger daughter’s family. I make the sauce which has become the firm favourite for the family. We had been hoping to get sauce tomatoes from the local greengrocer but the price was a bit expensive. We have been fortunate in previous years to get our tomatoes from a…