Edwardian restoration Dublin

We have new (old) windows

over 7 years ago

A young-to-us couple bought a house in our street shortly after us...

DIY stuff: paint brush stick

almost 8 years ago

Not our DIY tool for DIY - but a found artefact. The...

Old stuff: BBQ tongs

almost 8 years ago

Month 6: Polycarbonate secondary glazing

almost 8 years ago

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

Old Stuff: Big Scissors

almost 8 years ago

Month 5: Lincrusta restoration

almost 8 years ago

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

Month 5: A rest from restoration

almost 8 years ago

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

Day 85 - Curtains as insulation

about 8 years ago

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

Day 84 - what hit us in November?

about 8 years ago

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

Day 53: Ambushed by window cleaners

about 8 years ago

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

Old things: Nollaig 1986 stamp

about 8 years ago

Found in the kitchen:

Day 49 - Approach to restoration - coming to agreement

about 8 years ago

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