These are finials. Nice word, isn’t it? Finniiaallls. Before moving to Corner Cottage, I was vaguely aware of finials as something to do with the banisters on a staircase, but as with so many things from worms to weeds to utes, hadn’t ever been compelled to consider them in any particular detail. But this cottage, …
Tag: DIY
Odd jobs and bits & bobs
It’s been a weekend of bits and bobs and dabbling about at Corner Cottage. No grand designs, no magnificent triumphs, but the satisfaction of getting some niggling tasks out of the way. Let’s call them odd jobs. First up – the bathroom door. Although now freshly painted and boasting a new glass shower screen instead …
The agony and the ecstasy (bathroom edition)
Back to painting the bathroom today – when you’re spending most of your waking hours on one task, there’s not much scope for getting out and encountering exciting blog subjects, so those planned posts about composting, beekeeping and the bond between man and dog will have to wait a little longer. Instead of ranging far …
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Working with your hands
Today’s post was going to be about Daniela’s delicious Anzac biscuits but we ate them all before I could take a photo. Still, I’m doing a few jobs around the house at the moment – nothing too complicated, just painting the bathroom and sticking up a rather cheap and cheerful post box from Bunnings (these …
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