The place we rent definitely has evidence of ruinovation, and like the writer of that article, sometimes I look at the modernisations and I really just can't figure it out. We live in a midcentury...

We had guests Sunday morning to watch the start of the London marathon, and the good news is that the place looked presentable, even if the guest room is currently stacked in cardboard. Alas, our ...

We kinda gone out of order but rest assured there is definitely stuff getting done here. The biggest of those was actually having my studio (studio as in workroom, not studio apartment) photograph...

RichardinLA brings up a point I had wondered if it was just my neighbourhood or universal, so clearly it happens in more places than here. Half of our flat has original midcentury parquet that is ...

freecycle has saved us from clutterdoom and we have had the bonus of some lovely feel-good stories from people who have claimed our stuff. hurrah. for broken furniture -- it's always ...

This was our big project of the week. I have until the end of the week to finish that room as it's being photographed. All the big stu...

A mini update here . Still working on finishing my half-painted table and chairs. The whole set should be finished in time to start ...

We accomplished a lot today, so it seemed a good time to update here. This week we cleaned and (we never buy food and...

The idea of this as a sanctuary is what throws me entirely -- the coldness puts me on edge and I find the sitting room really confrontational with how you would have to sit straight on to your gues...

it's been very rainy and grey here all week -- great for staying indoors and working on this but not good for taking photos of the process. we are really using the cure as a final step in our move...