DIY & Decor

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  • DIY Project

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    Diary of a redecorating project – Week 28 I spent the whole week on painting. My arms are killing me. I painted the walls in the hallway, the staircase (two sets!) doors and other woodwork etc. Although I like painting, I got very bored by the end of it…everything needed at least three coats of…

  • Home Remodeling Project

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    Week 27 – finishing first floor The vouchers have arrived from IKEA, so we had to go back to spend the money! Actually, I needed some blinds and the utensil rails and other cabinet accessories. So off we went. Going to IKEA is a whole day’s outing. You can’t just go there for a couple…

  • Home Remodeling Project

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    Week 26 –  Finishing Kitchen At last the doors arrived from IKEA  – but not the solid beech worktop. We called them and they told us that we’d have to wait for another six weeks. This is absurd. We’ve been waiting for it for over three months! I was not prepared to wait for another…

  • DIY Kitchen

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    DIY Project – week 25 Kitchen remodeling This week I finished the painting. I had to use at least three coats of paint of the emulsion that supposedly only needs one coat. The old yellow paint kept showing through, not to mention the marks of the ex-dado-rail. I now think that the whole walls should…

  • Home DIY

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    DIY Home Remodeling Diary Week 24 Last week was productive – at last. No more builders around so it’s really up to us what gets done and what doesn’t. Anyway, we really got on with it. We installed the hood and boxed in the halogen lights  above the work surface. The main work surface hasn’t…

  • Kitchen Fitting

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    Remodeling diary Week 23 – Kitchen Fitting Although we worked all day every day last week – it looks like very little has been done. Moving the timer and control switches for the boiler was a tedious and fiddly job – just as we thought it would be. It took a whole day to sort…

  • VAT Refund

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    Vat Refund on Home Improvement, refurbishment & conversion Did you know that if you refurbish or convert a property, you can qualify for lower Vat on your costs? If you didn’t – you’re not alone as this is not widely promoted and many rules and regs apply.  The change-of -use VAT Break was introduced in…

  • DIY Kitchen Fitting

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    Kitchen redecoration Week 22 – Wall of units Now that the floor is done, I thought the kitchen could be finished pretty soon. It doesn’t seem so…We decided to create a wall made of cabinets. Actually they are all upper cabinets because space is tight, and we’re using them as base cabinets as well –…

  • Kitchen supply

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    Kitchen supply We are putting together a list of online stores selling kitchen supply & decor – from cabinets, furniture & lighting to appliances, gadgets & kitchenware. This is taking us some time, but as soon as they’re ready we’ll publish the available categories here on the blog.. So far you can find useful link…

  • DIY Redecoration

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    DIY Redecoration Week 21: Parquet Floor Laying The new floor-layer guy did turn up on Monday morning – on time even! He spent the day finishing off the corners and edges of floor – there wasn’t much left to do but it was the most fiddly part, as strange shaped bits had to be cut…