bit later than promised, but here is a piccie of the lounge with one of the banks of lights on. It looks a bit gloomy in the picture, but it's actually very light and airy in reality Read More

and now with the sofa and pool table unwrapped - celebrate good times come on!!! Read More

Well... the top coats are now on the lounge :) and in a few hours it'll be dry enough to fit the lights and socket face-plates. Here's some piccies before it gets too dark:PS: I'll post som… Read More

Not had a chance to do anything during the week, but yesterday we spent the day sanding all the plastered surfaces in the lounge. Took a fair while (we finished about 8:30pm), but it means… Read More

1. Back when we first bought the house, you can see the hideous fireplace and accompanying gas fire. Also, the delightful brick effect wallpaper and mock tudor (?) wood panelling that was ab… Read More

Just arranged for the chimney to be capped... more details in axfordReviews Read More

I've just created a new blog focused on reviews of stuff we own.... you can find it here or click on the link under Other Axford SitesFor the DIY side of things, I plan to review tools and m… Read More

Below you can see the house as it was on the day we completed the sale. The previous owners were nice enough to leave us a large pile of rubbish outside the front, and a similar amount insid… Read More

BackgroundTwo years ago I purchased a wreck of a property - a 3-bed semi, with a large enough front garden to park two cars in comfortably and a large back garden with plenty of room to exte… Read More