Stumbling through my first DIY old house renovation!
Stumbling through my first DIY old house renovation!
There ain't much you can't learn from YouTube these days and DIY is no exception, be it a new project idea, product reviews, DIY techniques or even just inspiration watching others grind out seemingly impossible DIY building projects
This renovation has been a long learning curve to say the least and part of the learning has been working out what are really the “must have beginner tools” for a first-time DIYer on a budget, what you need them…
To nail gun or not to nail gun that is the question (in many DIYers minds)! And I’ve been there during our renovation over the last 4 years. When I started out with renovation & DIY budget was a big…
You can’t start a blog without a good ol’ introduction so here’s our “Hello (renovation) world!” introduction post. So let me tell you a bit about this blog & the renovation as a whole!!
It’s been rather silent on this blog for awhile (years) and we’ve even ended up with a new domain name (.co instead of .com) due to my bank declining the renewal and me not checking emails but A LOT as…
What is linseed oil? Linseed a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried flex seeds, it’s often referred as flaxseed or flax oil. It’s similar to cooking oils in consistency but thicker with a slight pure smell. Once it…
Inspiration & ideas for children's playground for kids who love to play outdoors with anything they can find.
We are an active family with 3 high energy kids and 2 parents would love to train without being "gym rats". We also love to be outside so one of the many things we want to build outside is an outdoor gym! In this post I've collected some of my favourite outdoor gym ideas to share.
We might be first DIYers working on our first ever old house renovation so writing a "how to install insulation" post might seem like it's best for a professional experienced builder to write. However, this renovation has been a hard, sometimes brutal and fast learning curve, with plenty of trial & error so we've learnt a lot in a very short space of time.
Spring has finally arrived here in Northern Sweden despite a very chilly April and as always a lot has been happening with our old house renovation project and in life in general so here's our May 2021 renovation update.