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If you're fortunate enough to own a beautiful period property and have decided to restore it yourself, make sure you avoid these costly mistakes that will ruin a period property. Not only will they...

Varnished wooden floors in a period house are tough in character, easy to clean, and look really attractive, which is the reason they work great in any busy family home. It is still popular to expose...

Restoring a period fireplace If you've moved into an old Victorian or Edwardian house, there's a good chance you'll find at least one original fireplace somewhere in your home. If not, perhaps...

If you have original or old doors in your home covered with a lot of paint, you might decide to strip these back and either stains them or repaint them. An original door is a valuable part of the...

Restoring a tiled floor - the right way! Two years ago I bought a run-down Victorian house previously occupied by a large Irish family who proudly told me they had newly laminated the hall floor way....