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Couple bond over ‘worst house in best street’ renovation
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Couple bond over ‘worst house in best street’ renovation

A full-on renovation – regarded as stressful by most – has been the perfect project over which to bond for young Wellington couple Tu Greenland and Natalie Hone.

Both painters, furniture upcycling enthusiasts and homeowners in their own right before they met, Greenland, 31, an IT manager, and Hone, 30, a police detective, turned out to be just the right fit for each other.

The pair met on Tinder – Greenland’s first ever online-derived date – and took each other off the market after that first meeting.

“I deleted Tinder after 24 hours and the rest is history,” Greenland says.

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Five Fab Things – 29th April 2023
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Five Fab Things – 29th April 2023

April 29, 2023

Life has been a bit pooptastic of late with the little ones leg being really, really tricky. However, things are now getting better so I really do have some lovely things to share that come to mind right away *finally… she says.

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Here are my Five Fab Things from this week.

1. Getting some greens

Oh my goodness! I didn’t know how much we missed seeing green until we saw it. Now the little is much more mobile on her crutches *and much, much better in general, we were able to take a trip to

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Helical piles can speed up a home renovation
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Helical piles can speed up a home renovation

Published April 25, 2023 • 3 minute read

Helical piles can speed up a home renovation
Mike Holmes with Jake Ward from TechnoMetal Post installing helical piles to support a new deck being built on Holmes Family Rescue, Season 1, as it is a great alternative to sonotube or concrete footings. Photo by The Holmes Group photograph

With warmer weather on the horizon, residential construction and renovation projects will increase, and many projects will need structural support.

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#DreamTeam linky – 16th April 2023
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#DreamTeam linky – 16th April 2023

April 16, 2023

Hello and welcome to the #DreamTeam linky! A fab place to share your writing, read what others have been up to, and share a bit of blog love! Come join us…

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We hope you’ve all had a fab Easter break and way too much chocolate 🙂 We left over bits of chocolate have found their way into a new one, and even quicker fudge recipe that I’ve tried out. I’m linking it up to the #DreamTeam. Let me know what you think!

Cadbury's mini egg fudge recipe

Thank you to everyone who is joining in with our little community. Please

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#DreamTeam linky – 26th February 2023
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#DreamTeam linky – 26th February 2023

February 27, 2023

Hello! You’ve popped into the #DreamTeam linky for bloggers- a fab place to share your writing, read what others have been up to, and share a bit of blog love! Come join us…

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The little one breaking her leg and having to have surgery has really thrown a spanner in the works these last few weeks. I’m a bit *tons and tons – behind with everything, so please bear with me, and I’ll get my host post as soon as possible. Thank you for being so understanding 🙂

Thank you to everyone who is joining

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San Antonio’s Barbie House shows off its 0,000 renovation
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San Antonio’s Barbie House shows off its $200,000 renovation

Several years ago, Logan and Lissette Fullmer decided to take a financial flyer by buying a rundown property in an up-and-coming neighborhood and turning it into a wild and wacky adult playhouse.

“We were in a place in our lives that was just kind of like, let’s do it,” said Lissette who, along with Logan, owns the real estate company Asset Resolution Partners. “It’s been fun.”

The couple bought the 100-year-old Craftsman-style bungalow located in the heart of Government Hill in 2018, just as the neighborhood transformation wave was beginning to swell.

“We got a good deal, but we also

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Spring is Scam Season for the Latest No. 1 Scams
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Spring is Scam Season for the Latest No. 1 Scams

Fraudsters can arrive in any form; at your door, on the phone, or via email, online ad or even text message.

Published March 13, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 5 minute read

Spring is Scam Season for the Latest No. 1 Scams
The importance of doing thorough research about a company before undertaking home renovations or repairs can’t be understated. Take the time to look at reviews about any company that offers its services. Photo by monkeybusinessimages /Getty Images/iStockphoto

Q: My wife and I bought our first house last year. It needs some fixing up but the price is right

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Planning our loft conversion
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Planning our loft conversion

January 8, 2023

So, after 12 years of thinking about it, we are finally getting a loft conversion done. Yay! It might have taken covid and working from home to give us that final push (or maybe shove). But I am so glad we are taking the plunge.

Planning a loft conversion

Why a loft conversion?

To put it bluntly, it was far more cost effective for us to build up to create more space, than to move house. We live in an old, average, 3 bedroom Victorian house in London. You know, one of those long but fairly thin houses with a kitchen

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