As we take off old wallpaper and remove the final carpets we are finding a few issues that need resolving, so it’s encouraging to also find a gorgeous mahogany border surrounding our parquet. Continue reading December 12: Slowly

We took a break from the house renovations today for some fun, including a short walk in Windsor Great Park and Christmas Caroling with the Girl Scouts at a Senior Center. Continue reading December 11: Caroling

It’s been one month since we got the keys to Curfew House and we have finished a plumbing upgrade with a new boiler, finished rewiring, have repaired the lathe and plaster ceilings, replastered one partition wall, plastered around the new electric sockets, removed all the carpets, started sanding floors, started removing old wallpaper and today installed seven new beautiful radiators. Moving on to month two!! Continue reading December 10: One Month

We finished a busy but good week with sushi from our favourite restaurant. Continue reading December 9: Sushi Nara

Our radiators, waiting to be installed! Continue reading December 8: Radiators

The highlight of today was seeing some of the floors of Curfew House start to be sanded. Continue reading December 8: Floorboards

I headed in to Chiswick for a meeting and could barely see the building through the fog. Continue reading December 6: Fog

Our flooring specialists started today. Their first step has been to remove boards that they need to replace with reclaimed timber. So we’ve moved from making holes in walls to making holes in the floor! But it is all needed progress! Continue reading December 5: Holes

We had a fun visit today with friend Dany Hoter, and Maddie started writing a cool new story about the Boom-a-Rang Kid. Continue reading December 4: Creative

Maddie made us a delicious appetiser of deviled eggs, after getting a lesson from Grandma Meg. Continue reading December 3: Eggs