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The Long Road to Restoration and Extension

The Long Road to Restoration and Extension

October 15, 2018 By Miranda Leave a Comment

When we finally found our forever house eight years ago it was an unexpected surprise. We had lived happily in…
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Forgetting who I was

Forgetting who I was

October 8, 2018 By Miranda 2 Comments

When I set out to be a mother 17 years ago, I could never have imagined how it might change…
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This is a pretty exciting and massive update on th This is a pretty exciting and massive update on the house. Last week our beautiful bedroom window was fitted at the same time as our kitchen window. We spent ages considering how to make them work for us and we are really pleased. They both hinge completely back (on the wall upstairs and fixed panes downstairs). BUT the really big news is that the bifold doors had their first fix on Saturday. We are almost dry-just the back door to fit when we return from holiday. This week will be spent finally relaxing and applying for the last slug of money-no turning back now😊.
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#restoringthehaven #rthprojectbuild #rthprojecthouse #renovation #restoration #design #innovation #cotswolds #centorwindows
I cannot tell you how full of dust my house is. Th I cannot tell you how full of dust my house is. The kitchen wall is DOWN 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ so I thought I’d be a proper mum and make some pink sprinkle tray bake for after school treats. I can confirm it was really good - and I don’t particularly like cake.
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#restoringthehaven #rthprojecthouse #homebaking #cake #friday
Friday evening. One child watching Mama Mia with a Friday evening. One child watching Mama Mia with all her friends on some fancy system where they all watch the film virtually together, two little boys watching Dr Dolittle (I had recommended Turner and Hooch which is an epic film but I’m very old) and the other two are also busy on screens. My husband just told me very casually that he has his vaccine booked for Thursday 🤸‍♀️and my 19yr old is apparently skeptical about having it when the time comes (he will, I promise you ).
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I don’t want to be dismal, but the last 7/8 weeks has been really really unbelievably hard for myself and my incredible colleagues. I can’t describe just how frightening and emotional it has been, but it has. The hardest thing I’ve ever done (harder than the first wave by far) so please please don’t do what all the children and parents did after school today and congregate in the park. THINK, please think. It’s not over and for all the clapping and the loveliness, please remember how terribly hard it has been on the front line. Our hearts and our absolute resolution to do the best job we can are a bit weary right now, so please stay safe and be safe, and if you get offered the vaccine please say, yes please😊 Big love ❤️ #covidvacccine  #tulips #flowers #nhs
Today I spent some time sorting out my website aft Today I spent some time sorting out my website after the brilliant Amber from @oohlala.studio rescued it. I finally wrote another blog post and have at last posted it. In other news if you swipe left you might notice we have ‘walls’ and you can see where the glass walls will be fitted in just a few weeks. It all looks a bit dark but I promise we spent a lot of time looking at the way the sunlight falls throughout the year when we designed it 🌞

#rthprojecthouse #rthprojectbuild #restoration #restoringme #newbeginnings #cotswolds #renovationblog #interiorsblog
I’m definitely at the stage of longing for this I’m definitely at the stage of longing for this build to be complete. Longing to have some privacy (been on a mattress on the floor in our son’s bedroom since August) but I am in awe of the incredible attention to detail in my husband’s design and planning. The back of the house feels so much better now. The last image shows a window which will shed much needed light in to my new 🤸‍♀️ pantry and I’m cock-a-hoop about that. (Granted that’s not a phrase I use on the daily but there’s a time and a place for everything...😉) Swipe left for before and after. X

On another note all I can see in the new build is a mouth and two eyes. Anyone else or just me...!? 
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#cotswolds #selfbuild #rthprojectbuild #rthprojecthouse #innovation #architecture #design #renovation #restoration #restoringthehaven #cotswoldstone #localcraftsman #stonemason
I can’t be bothered to post an update on the hou I can’t be bothered to post an update on the house because frankly this is what I’m all about. Total jingle bell goals. Isn’t she magic. 🎄 (If you don’t watch till the end we can’t possibly be friends)
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