George Clarke’s Old house, New home

Last night the whole family made our TV debut on George Clarke’s Old House New Home show on Channel 4, you can watch the episode on the Channel 4 website.

I wanted to give a shout out to all the companies and people that helped us renovate our beautiful Edwardian home in Addiscombe Croydon. I’ll try and write up something about the whole experience in another post.

Trades

Builder: Perfect Building Solutions
john.f.curran73@gmail.com

Electrician: KEAS Electrical Ltd
info@keaselectical.com

Plumber: M&I Heating and Plumbing
miheating.plumbing@hotmail.com

Front Room

Wall Light and Green Table Lamp Base: Pooky
www.pooky.com

Paint, “Papavera” and “Golden Honey”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Yellow Song Armchair: Maker and Son
www.makerandson.com

Kitchen

Kitchen Units: Pluck 
www.pluck.kitchen

Worktop installation: Total Tops
www.totaltops.co.uk

Worktop: Tri Stone Surfaces
www.tri-stone-surfaces.co.uk

Apple green tiles: Johnson Tiles, Milton Hollins Collection
www.johnson-tiles.com

EL 13 Amp Stove Cooker: Esse
www.esse.com

Tap and sink: Franke
www.franke.com

Ceiling Pendants: Pooky
www.pooky.com

Paint, “Matterhorn”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Dining Room

Yellow Song Armchair: Maker and Son
www.makerandson.com

Dining Table Top and High Chair: Stantons
www.stantonsuk.co.uk

Dining Table Legs: Tiptoe
www.tiptoe.fr

Dining Chairs: Pluck 
www.pluck.kitchen

Paint, “Matterhorn” and “Botanical Green”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Bedroom

Bed: Karma Beds
www.karmabeds.co.uk

Wallpaper, “Apple”: William Morris (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Navy and Pink Bedspreads: John Lewis
www.johnlewis.com

William Morris Strawberry Thief Bedspread: Bedeck
www.bedeck.com

Curtain Makers: Dixons Interiors
www.dixonsinteriors.co.uk

Curtain Fabric, “Srrawberry Thief”: William Morris (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Ceiling Pendant and Bedside Lamps: Pooky
www.pooky.com

Paint, “Fire Pink” and “Amanpuri”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Bathroom

Sacker Double Ended Bath: Lefroy Brooks
www.lefroybrooks.com

Sink and Toilet and Taps: Lefroy Brooks
www.lefroybrooks.com

Savoy Marine Wall Tiles: Johnson Tiles
www.johnson-tiles.com

Devonshire Floor Tiles: Johnson Tiles
www.johnson-tiles.com

Coving and Ceiling Roses: Keaneys Ltd
www.keaneys.co.uk

Paint, “Matterhorn”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Loft

Grey Armchairs: Rhubarb Homes
www.rhubarb-malvern.co.uk

Desk Lamps: Herston
www.herston-uk.com

Paint, “Matterhorn”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Throughout

Internal Doors: PJ Pine and Sons
www.pjpine.co.uk

Wooden Flooring: The Natural Wood Flooring Company
www.naturalwoodfloor.co.uk

Coving and Ceiling Roses: Stevensons of Norwich
www.stevensons-of-norwich.co.uk

Column Radiators: Radiators4u
www.radiators4u.co.uk

Ceiling Pendants: Pooky
www.pooky.com

Paint – Hallway and Stairs, “Charlotte’s Locks”: Farrow and Ball
www.farrow-ball.com

Paint – Landing, “Matterhorn”: Sandersons (Style Library)
www.stylelibrary.com

Walking across the Alps on the GR5

Finished editing the video of me and my brother walking across the Alps from Lake Geneva to Nice along the GR5. If you haven’t got half an hour to spare, here’s the 2.5 min highlights version.

At the time we booked our plane tickets we didn’t realise that the Alps had received it’s biggest snowfall in the past 50 years over winter… So even though it was early summer (June), it felt more like spring! Progress was slow through the deep snow on the passes and we had to make a few detours for safety. In the end we didn’t make it all the way to Nice before our 20 days ran out, we stopped a few days short at Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée. But we had a great time, the scenery was fantastic and we pretty much had the whole Alps to ourselves, which is a rare treat these days.

You can see the photo set of the trip here »