A map of the fuse box
A fuse always blows on the darkest evening, and nobody remembers which one runs the kitchen.
From the start
All posts
Everything here, newest first, by the year it was written.
Eight years of a house being taken apart and put back together: cupboards emptied and refilled, a workshop built out of a garage, jars screwed to the underside of shelves, and a great many things put on wheels.
Nothing in this archive is finished-house photography. It is the middle of the job, mostly, which is the part worth writing down.
2026
Draughts at the old windows
Cold feet by the sofa in October usually start at a window that has not been looked at since spring.
The calendar inside the pantry door
A house has a handful of dates that come round once a year, or once every three, and nothing reminds anyone of them.
2013
2012
2011
Wrapping
A box of materials arrived, most of it too traditional, some of it perfect.
The laundry room
The last day of the holiday was wet, which was perfect for photographing.
2010
Storing rolls of gift wrap
The rolls lost their slot in the rebuild, so they got a bin on wheels instead.
Concrete challenge 6, an advent candle holder
A Christmas project in June, for the sensible reason that the garage is warm now.
Concrete challenge 4, casting a house number
The milk carton project glimpsed in last week's photographs.
Concrete challenge 3, the bookend
Day two of concrete week, and this time something for indoors.
Concrete challenge 1 and 2, tablecloth weights and a candle holder
Concrete week begins. Thirty-odd bloggers were sent a bag of it.
Brainstorm #10 and last
Five antique newel post tops, four years on a shelf, and no decision made.
2009
Organizing the garage workshop
A few people asked how the workshop is set up, so here it is while the paint dries.
Wallpaper project #4
There are wallpaper offcuts in the house and they will not leave me alone.
Screw organizing
Another use for the jars, and this one gets them off the worktop entirely.
2008
New washing line
A drying system that does not stand on the floor. I am more pleased than you will be.
Organizing photos
I take a lot of photographs, which raises the question of what to do with them all.
Shoe cubby how-to
The hallway shoe cubby, by request. The first thing I built entirely on my own.