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Even more room, even less time.

Posted on April 24, 2005 by Henry Elliss

On a bright Sunday morning we got back to work, with the first job of the day being to apply damp-proof paint to the external walls. We decided not to go all the way up, as we were hoping to dry it in the same day so we could paint on top of it. Having…

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Spare Bedroom, not spare time.

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Henry Elliss

The original plan for this weekend was to fix up a few odds and sods before May, when we’ve got almost zero free time to play with. Things like the skirting boards and woodwork in the hall, as well as getting the bookshelves out of the spare bedroom in preparation for decorating it at some…

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The first proper barbecue of the season

Posted on April 2, 2005 by Henry Elliss

On Saturday the 2nd of April we hosted the first (proper – i.e. not sat at a workbench!) barbecue of the season. Ros and Keith and baby Barney came round to help us test drive the new barbecue (the first of the two that we bought) and all seemed to go pretty well. The weather…

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eBay fun with furniture

Posted on March 31, 2005 by Henry Elliss

Having been looking around for sideboards and garden furniture in all the traditional places, but to no avail, Henry made the big mistake of introducing Sara to the delights of eBay. 10 minutes later and Sara had bought a sideboard. 3 days later and we’d apologised to the seller for cancelling our bid (Henry didn’t…

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The hallway painting is finished.

Posted on March 25, 2005 by Henry Elliss

This entry is a culmination of days, as the painting of the hall is a) by no means that exciting, and b) no way exciting enough to warrant more than a page’s worth of photos. In case you were wondering, we chose the colour scheme after seeing it done in a paint brochure, and we…

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Mirror Mirror, on the wall…

Posted on March 12, 2005 by Henry Elliss

Once again finding ourselves at a (rare) loose end this weekend, we decided to crack on with all the little jobs that have been gagging to get finished. These included, in no particular order: Sanding down and painting the lounge radiator white (as opposed to wee-yellow, which it was) Applying the Caulk to the skirting…

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Skirting the Issue

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Henry Elliss

Having come back from a week in sunny Portugal (to bloody cold Snow!), we were suitably refreshed to start work on the house again. But before we got on with any more interesting projects, one part of the Living Room remained unfinished – the dreaded Skirting Boards! So, on a very cold and windy Saturday…

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Messing with Fire

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Henry Elliss

As is often the case on a Sunday, Sara had a pile of work to do for the week ahead, so Henry decided to retreat to the man-sanctuary of the garage to do some spring cleaning. With the christening fast approaching, the option of having somebody actually able to park in there seemed useful, so…

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Finalising the set decorations – and a work bench

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Henry Elliss

After the fun of the Saturday, Sunday was a much more relaxed affair, concerned mainly with making the lounge look presentable again. We arranged all the ornaments, put up some pictures, decided which books we didn’t mind having out (and which we should hide in the spare room!) and generally finished the room. Except the…

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To lounge or not to lounge…

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Henry Elliss

Following our decision to have a completely sober January, along with our exciting new-year diet of Slim Fast and home-made soup, we have found ourselves in need of distraction, especially at the weekends. So, with a whole weekend free we decided that now was the best time to tackle the lounge. First we cleaned the…

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