Category Archives: Our House

The final reveal: The Dining Room

Posted on January 29, 2018 by secretyellowhome

This one has been a long time coming… It’s been a year since I started this blog, and almost 3 years since we first viewed our house, so it seems a good time to bring the story to an end. … Continue reading →

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The hall, stairs and landing

Posted on December 3, 2017 by secretyellowhome

This can often be an overlooked part of a house – especially when it’s not grand, not big, and not well lit – like ours! Terraced houses in this area all have the same narrow, Victorian hallways – with varying … Continue reading →

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Where have I been – this time?

Posted on November 11, 2017 by secretyellowhome

So last time I went AWOL it’s because I was having too much fun and going on holiday. This time I’ve been a bad blogger for almost 2 months! Oh deary me. I do have 2 fairly good reasons why … Continue reading →

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The Bathroom – The final hurdles

Posted on September 16, 2017 by secretyellowhome

Well done! You made it through the first part! And I promised you a saga, so here it is! Enjoy… Fitting the bathroom I think the first problem we had with the project, was that we thought, because Husband is … Continue reading →

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The Bathroom – Preliminary stages

Posted on September 8, 2017 by secretyellowhome

I’ve been building myself up to start this post. It’s going to be a biggie, so apologies in advance. I’m going to split it down into two (like with the kitchen) but still, you can reward yourself with a cup … Continue reading →

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Fancy a drink?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by secretyellowhome

It’s Friday, hooray! It is supposed to be hot hot hot this weekend, and with BBQ’s and cocktails in mind for tomorrow evening (I am at work tomorrow morning, boo!) its got me thinking about the current trend for drinks … Continue reading →

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The Garden – Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2017 by secretyellowhome

I know you guys will have been itching to hear how work in the garden has progressed, considering Part 1 was posted a whole 3 months ago! To re-cap, we’d gone from a fairly open plan rubbish tip of a … Continue reading →

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The Guest Bedroom

Posted on May 30, 2017 by secretyellowhome

So, I realised this week that it’s been absolute donkey’s years since I’ve written a post about my actual home – what I had started this blog with the primary focus of! I seem to have been drawn down a … Continue reading →

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My Dream Living Room

Posted on May 9, 2017 by secretyellowhome

Following on from my earlier post The Living Room, which is the practical tale of our lounge so far, I thought I’d traumatise myself by showing you guys the inspiration behind my choices so far, the eventual ‘look’ I would … Continue reading →

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Master Bedroom – a rewind

Posted on May 1, 2017 by secretyellowhome

So, there is something I have been very aware that my blog has been missing, after all, an ‘after’ shot isn’t much cop without a ‘before’ shot… The lack of ‘before’ images, has mostly been down to my old camera … Continue reading →

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