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This is where you can read all about our journey turning our dated and muddled house into our home. We bought it in December 2014 and we have slowly been revamping the entire place, mostly one room at a time, but sometimes getting stuck into bigger projects involving moving walls and changing layouts!

The house is a mid-terrace miners cottage built in 1850. Or rather, it is two of them, that were knocked together in the 1950s, creating all sorts of fun problems and crazy surprises when we look under the floorboards! But, it does mean our little terrace is actually quite a big home, with 4 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, and downstairs a large dining room, living room, tiny kitchen and a lean-to shack with a downstairs loo in it. There’s also two separate cellars under each side, two staircases and two chimneys!

2017 is the year we hope to nearly finish the major work to our home, so stay tuned for all our exciting developments, including demolition of the shack (hooray!), and building an extension and knocking through the dining room to create a kitchen-diner. Check back here for our progress, or sign up for emails to follow our adventures in the box on the right!

Our Home Renovations

DIY Traditional Modern Bathroom Reveal

DIY Traditional Modern Bathroom Reveal

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Work on the House in 2018 and our 2019 Renovation Goals

Work on the House in 2018 and our 2019 Renovation Goals

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How We Saved Money By Recycling Our Old Kitchen

How We Saved Money By Recycling Our Old Kitchen

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Progress on Our House Renovation At Last!

Progress on Our House Renovation At Last!

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How to create the perfect bedroom to sleep in

How to create the perfect bedroom to sleep in

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Looking Forward and Some 2018 Goals

Looking Forward and Some 2018 Goals

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Creating Our Dream Kitchen: The Building Work

Creating Our Dream Kitchen: The Building Work

Our Home Renovations

Why You Need to be Flexible When Renovating Property: Our Kitchen Renovation Saga

Why You Need to be Flexible When Renovating Property: Our Kitchen Renovation Saga

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A Little Look at Our Old Kitchen and Our Plans for the New One

A Little Look at Our Old Kitchen and Our Plans for the New One

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An Honest Update on Our Home Renovation (With Behind the Scenes Photos!)

An Honest Update on Our Home Renovation (With Behind the Scenes Photos!)

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Welcome to Make Life Simpler!

I'm a 30-something working mum living in rural Yorkshire with my husband, our young daughter and our pets. This blog is about my attempt at creating a nice home and life for us with minimal effort and time.

Here you can find simple recipes and meal planning, easy DIYs and crafts, home renovations on a budget, simple sustainability, jaunts around Yorkshire and further afield, and life in the countryside.

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