Fitting of a new front door

We have lived with the old "jam-jar" glass  front door since we bought the cottage, but the old Yale lock on the door has never really been totally secure. We decided to invest in a new composite door for additional security and to provide a draught free hallway.

We've opted for a Farrow and Ball French Grey colour, to co-ordinate with the outside front window frames of the cottage.

Removing the old door and re-fitting the new model took around 3 hours from start to finish, with no mess to clean up afterwards! A totally efficient workforce.

Footstool recovered

After buying the Parker Knoll sofas, the footstool we already had didn't match the decor. Quotes for a new footstool in this range touched around £400-£500. As we already had the footstool, and it was a shame to throw it out, we looked into the cost of having it recovered in a fabric of our choice.
We found a local upholsterer, a lady from a nearby antiques centre, who lovingly reupholstered the footstool, with amazing final results at a cost of only £90, including fabric, collection and delivery.