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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!

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

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How to Easily Add Cladding and Skirting Boards to Your Walls

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The Cause of the Delay With Our Bathroom Renovation

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Saying Goodbye To Our Ugly Old Bathroom

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Romantic Pink and Grey Bedroom Renovation Reveal

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How to Make the Most of A Small Outdoor Space

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The Perfect Copper Summer Item You Need For Your Garden

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Bedroom Renovation: Behind the Scenes

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Dreaming of A Beautiful Bedroom: Decor Inspiration

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How Renovating One Room Turned Into An Entire Upstairs’ Renovation

How Renovating One Room Turned Into An Entire Upstairs’ Renovation

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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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