I love our house, and I love how we’ve made it our mission this past couple of years to turn it into our own little sanctuary from the stress of modern-day life. It wasn’t always this easy though, and I still remember all the things I had to learn when I left behind living with … Read more
We have been in our house for over 5 years now and the lounge hasn’t been redecorated since the first week we moved in. Yes we have changed the curtains, rug and cushions to give it a facelift but not a full-on redecoration. That all changed in February when it was all change. In the … Read more
We bought our house off-plan back in 2010 when we only had Curly and Little Bean with Beanie Boy cooking in my tummy. At that time we thought we would stop our family at three children so a four-bedroom home would be ample size for us. We moved in two weeks before BB made his … Read more
‘Do you want to play with Lego’ that was basically all that I read between the lines of the email asking if we wanted to take part in the Ocean Finance Lego Dream House competition. I didn’t need to know anything more than that, despite having loads of Lego in our house I never get … Read more
With Christmas out of the way, Hubby and I are beginning to turn our attentions once more to our home. The list of jobs which need doing around the house is growing longer by the day but I guess that’s what happens when you buy a new build home because it all starts to look … Read more
We tell children we have eyes everywhere but we know that’s not the case. It’s not possible, is it? With a Home Monitoring System, you really can.
It’s a question I have asked myself many times throughout my life. When I was younger I assumed I would stay where I was and grow up in my home town but slowly over the years I have moved further away. Not so far that I can’t go back in a daytime, in fact I … Read more
As I sit in my ‘almost’ finished kitchen/dining room I’m quite pleased with the new look we have achieved this Summer. Before the six week Summer holiday kicked in our kitchen and dining room were two separate rooms but we decided they just didn’t work independent of each other. We employed a builder to come … Read more
That’s the motto that graces our lounge door. It’s a reminder to family and friends exactly what our lounge is for. I just have one little problem with it at the moment . . . the sofas are nearly 12 years old and they have seen lots of talking, lots of laughter and lots of … Read more