Hi Everyone – for some crazy reason we decided to get all the old wallpaper removed from our downstairs rooms and have them re-plastered and painted. What possessed us I do not know and now we are knee deep in cleaning up and most of our furniture etc is stored in the small conservatory! The ceilings and walls still have to be painted. There was a time when we would have done all the work ourselves but at least those days are over.

I’ve reaffirmed that I’m definitely not made for this kind o...