Edwardian restoration Dublin

Day 45 - flying solo

over 8 years ago

Mehdi's working in San Francisco this week, which means I'm in the...

Day 47 - packing leads to unpacking

over 8 years ago

Or not, as our case might be. When moving house, I've always...

Day 48 - chimneys, flues and fires - money up in smoke

over 8 years ago

From a design and heritage point of view, we’re lucky that the...

Day 49 - Approach to restoration - coming to agreement

over 8 years ago

I feel it's important to note how Mehdi and I came to...

Old things: Nollaig 1986 stamp

over 8 years ago

Found in the kitchen:

Day 53: Ambushed by window cleaners

over 8 years ago

When I stepped out my front door at lunchtime today I was...

Day 84 - what hit us in November?

over 8 years ago

Photo by Philip Swinburn / Unsplash Well a load hit us...work, travel...

Day 85 - Curtains as insulation

over 8 years ago

While learning about insulation technologies from various chaps, I wondered why curtains...

Month 5: A rest from restoration

over 8 years ago

And so the days become months... We've had a long break from...

Month 5: Lincrusta restoration

over 8 years ago

It looks like we have original Lincrusta running below the dado rail...

Old Stuff: Big Scissors

over 8 years ago

Month 6: Polycarbonate secondary glazing

over 8 years ago

We know the wooden-framed, single-glazed windows in our house need to be...