by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 21, 2020 | House & renovations
The other day I realised it was exactly 10 years since we bought our house. One of the joys of redesigning the Auntie Bulgaria website was revisiting some of our old adventures. Things that laid deep and dusty in my memory. The whole Bulgarian house-buying experience... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 26, 2017 | Gardening bore, House & renovations
I just remembered I promised a summer kitchen reveal months ago. Better late than never… Before Our summer kitchen sits in the footprint of this crumbly old barn that we inherited in the corner of the garden. There was some lovely stone and a few salvageable old... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 18, 2016 | House & renovations
Ding dong, the builders have gone! They finished rendering and painting the house last week, just in time for the January snow. Yes, the house looks grand (and feels much warmer thanks to the insulation), but the best thing is being able to slump around in my pyjamas... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 21, 2015 | House & renovations
Just a quick (and unusually chipper) update: the builders are making great progress and we’re thrilled with the work so far. They did half days for the first few days (finishing up another project I think) but have been here 9–5 every day since then. Three of the... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 4, 2015 | House & renovations
The ‘before’ pic. You’ll have to wait for the big reveal… We’ve got the builders in. That’s not a euphemism for getting my period or having vaginal reconstructive surgery. We’re finally having the house re-rendered. In Bulgaria this... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | May 22, 2014 | House & renovations
Once upon a time there was a girl who moved to a house in Bulgaria. A house with no indoor staircase. Every time that girl wanted to go upstairs, she had to go out the front door and walk around to the external staircase at the back of the house. Every time that girl...
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