We have now completed the driveway area on the property and are so pleased with the results. It was actually all completed a few months...

As the winter season arrives on the island we have decided to bite the bulllet and start on the planned 'works' to the entrance area of...

We have been so lucky this year fruit and veg wise! It has been our first proper year to start growing but we have had plenty of...

Yamas or Stin ygeiá sas means to our health. One of the most fantastic things about the Greek islands and of course Skiathos is the...

A full bathroom renovation in Cheltenham. This bathroom needed a full rethink, going back to brick and changing the layout completely....

Brian is a Skiathos street cat. I don't like to call him our pet as there's definitely still more than a little bit of 'feral' in him. He...

My favourite room of the house... the kitchen! It needs to be practical, hardwearing and of course still beautiful. You are of course...

A small original townhouse down a lane in the backstreets of Skiathos had two bedrooms on the top floor much in need of renovation. To...

Another kitchen renovation which was very different from the Skiathos townhouses. A wonderful Victorian terrace property in the Spa town...

Kitchen design is notoriously hard. You have to consider both function and aesthetics. Using the space to its best advantage is always a...

The Guest bathroom at Villa Asimi was a challenge. I wanted something simple with a bit of Old School Glamour. I thought a touch of gold...

We have been blessed with a particularly mild February. The month that is sometimes referred to as the border between Winter and Spring...

This was a beautiful renovation of the entrance and hallway of a stunning property in the old town of Skiathos. It was full of original...

Well done Skiathos! What a wonderful spectacle! The Christmas lights this year (2022) are magical. A festive night was had by all as a...

So Skiathos slips out of Autumn and in to the festive season. With the trees going up and the lights going on in town in the next week or...

Another renovation project in Skiathos town completed. This small very traditional house was tucked away down a small lane and was a real...

We have been blessed with the most perfect of October and November evenings here in Skiathos. Hubby has invested in a kayak to explore...

So it's the time of year to collect olives and produce your own olive oil. Could there be anything more satisfying than harvesting,...

The renovation of a kitchen in an old Skiathos townhouse needed sympathy and modernising in a way that probably ended up making it look...

One of my favourite renovation projects I have ever undertaken was the refurbishment of a beautiful old townhouse we found hidden in the...