So we’ve been having a few weeks of living in our house rather than doing things with it. But it was just a breather before what is hopefully the final push. And in the last week we’ve seen a few big changes, mostly outside. But before we get to that a few piccies of the changes inside, courtesy of Sean from SRG Tiling. He has made a start on the remaining tiling downstairs – and is just waiting for the boxing and plumbing to be redone in the downstairs loo before coming back and finishing off. The utility room, downstairs loo and front door step all look fabulous. He’s a talented boy!

I’ve always felt that the house gets more modern as you move from the front to the back. The Study (aka ‘Room of Shame’) is pretty much untouched so is really representative the original house. So the tiling at the front reflects the tiling that was in the old house, especially in the old kitchen.

And the other major change has been outside at the back. The garden hasn’t been touched for over a year. And for much of that it was masquerading as a builder’s yard. So it was in desperate need of some TLC. So its been back to Martin and his team from MJ Field Gardening Services. First off was clearing the folorn-looking ‘garden’, starting with the very top – which we had always wanted as a wildlife garden.

Next they moved on to our lawn – although it is a bit of a stretch to call it a lawn.

And then, one long, tough Friday later…

And then by the time i came home, we had a beautiful garden. We have been a bit of a fan of the view from our lounge for a while (we’ve hidden it well though – I doubt anybody has picked up on it…) but it truly looks amazing now.