We are a married couple living in Loughborough. We bought our own house in 2013 and since then have had a desire to turn our back garden detached garage into a studio flat with style. We hope Marta's family (who live in Brazil) will be able to use it to stay with us for extended periods during the cold winter months of Brazil (temperatures as low as 16 degrees!) in the English summer time.
Dan has a passion for DIY, but extending beyond the ordinary. He likes to make furniture pieces from discarded crates and has a load of respect for wood (and is a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm). After making a coffee table, stationary box and office desk from crates he has picked up from his work's skip, this will be his greatest challenge to date - to turn a regular brick garage into a place where everyone wants to stay over.
Marta's passion is baking. She keeps Dan well fed throughout his projects with delicious meals, snacks and cakes, using the baking skills she is learning through her college course. She is also a smart negotiator, a skill that will definitely be valuable as we try to do everything on a very tight budget!
We hope you will enjoy following our journey to create something special.
Dan has a passion for DIY, but extending beyond the ordinary. He likes to make furniture pieces from discarded crates and has a load of respect for wood (and is a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm). After making a coffee table, stationary box and office desk from crates he has picked up from his work's skip, this will be his greatest challenge to date - to turn a regular brick garage into a place where everyone wants to stay over.
Marta's passion is baking. She keeps Dan well fed throughout his projects with delicious meals, snacks and cakes, using the baking skills she is learning through her college course. She is also a smart negotiator, a skill that will definitely be valuable as we try to do everything on a very tight budget!
We hope you will enjoy following our journey to create something special.