Category: Reviews July 22nd, 2010 by mbc
I discovered a great source of information on the maintenance and restoration of old buildings on the new Maintenance Matters website. The site has been produced by Cadw, the ‘official guardian of the built heritage of Wales’. Short publications on such subjects as lime-washing, repointing and replacing sash cords are freely available and well worth a read if you’re looking for heritage building advice.
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Category: Reviews February 22nd, 2010 by mbc
One thing I realised from my recent post on the downstairs travertine floor was that I haven’t recommended Stoneworks who are the company I bought the travertine flooring from and I’ve subsequently ordered mosiac tiles from for the splashbacks. I’ve always received great service from them and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again.
It’s also worth contacting them for any advice you may need related to tiling with natural stone wall or floor tiles.
StoneWorks Ltd

In their own words: "Stoneworks supplies high quality natural stone wall and floor products at competitive prices."
Thanks StoneWorks!
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Downstairs tiled floor on February 18th, 2010
The tiled floor that runs through the whole of the downstairs of the barn took a considerable investment in terms of both time and money...
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Category: Reviews January 20th, 2010 by mbc
For anyone with an interest in building, conversion or renovation, or in just getting your hands dirty, Michael Pollans ‘A Place of My Own’ is a great opportunity for some self reflection through Pollans written account of his own experiences in constructing ‘a room of [his] own making‘.
The book is an insightful, introspective diary of experiences in building a writing hut (a shed with a desk in it) in the woods behind the New England home of the author.
Pollans style is chatty and assured. His journey from hopeless sub-DIYer to trainee craftsman gives hope to us all, even those of us with two left thumbs.
This is a book for the interested, if this sounds like a journey you yourself would like to take then it’s thoroughly recommended, otherwise you may find it deadly dull.
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We'll be making a few changes to My Barn Conversion over the coming weeks.
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My tiling has soul! on June 26th, 2009
I came across this quote from one of my favourite authors on architecture and design, Christopher Alexander, author of A Pattern Language in a
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My Old Kitchen Floor on May 25th, 2010
What is now the kitchen in the barn was once a chicken shed, before that it housed larger animals in the two stalls.
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Category: Reviews September 24th, 2009 by mbc
Somewhat in anticipation of being able to take up residence we’ve bought a great new bed for the barn. King sized, so an extra six inches for the baby to spread out in during the middle of the night whilst his mother and I teeter at opposite edges of the bed.
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Category: Reviews May 4th, 2009 by mbc
A couple more useful sites that I’ve used recently and can recommend.
Scavengers A nice idea - ‘Scavengers offers a unique bespoke service to source and reclaim that period piece of furniture you’ve been looking for. Baths, beds,sinks, taps, fireplaces, mirrors, chandeliers, radiators, garden furniture, doors and much, much more.’
So if you want something antique [...]
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