Why January’s The Perfect Time For A Bathroom/Kitchen Remodel

Why January’s The Perfect Time For A Bathroom/Kitchen Remodel

Starting the new year right. New year! New you! Why not new bathroom or kitchen?

 Sales! The Winter Sales mean that you’ll get more bang for your buck if you choose to take advantage of the offers available. We've got a few on ourselves! If you’ve got to remodel something, it makes sense to leave the outdoorsy stuff for summer when it’s a little warmer for working outside. It can be a bit chilly for that kind of thing come January! If you’ve made a new bathroom or kitchen one of your resolutions, it’s probably best to get it done as soon as possible. We all know how it gets easier to put them off as the year wears on. A January remodelling leaves plenty of time to work out all issues to have it ready for some summer hosting – you wouldn’t want to put off having guests round because your bathroom looks like a building site!

 Statistically, people spend more time indoors over winter. Come summer you’ll be jetsetting off on holiday somewhere, so it follows that to get the most enjoyment out of your new bathroom or kitchen before the novelty wears off, a January remodelling is the most sensible choice.

 It doesn’t necessarily need to be a full remodelling, either. The feel of the room (or perhaps the lack of) might rest with a single item. If your otherwise perfect bathroom is held back by an unsightly basin or an ageing toilet, you could be enjoying that shiny new bathroom feel without having to remodel your entire bathroom. 

Mince Pie Recipe

What better way to enjoy the Christmas period than in the kitchen making mince pies? Follow our recipe below for what we think are the best mince pies going. Makes Six Mince Pies Ingredients90g plain flour40g (3oz) icing sugar50g (3½oz) chilled, cubed butter1 medium egg yolk1 1/2 tbsp. cold water1 tsp. vanilla extractIcing sugar, to dust Mincemeat Recipe25 g (1oz) suet25g (2oz) dark brown sugar75g (5oz) mixed dried fruit (raisins & currants)25g (2oz) chopped glacé cherries½ apple½ large orange, finely grated zest and juice½ tsp ground mixed spice2 tbsp. ruby port DirectionsMix plain flour, icing sugar and butter.Add egg yolk. Save the white.Add water and vanilla extract. Mix again.Contain and chill for 30 mins.Grate apple and mix with all other mincemeat ingredients and set aside.Roll out pastry until about 3 – 4mm.Use a cutter to cut six circles and line a cupcake baking tin.Fill each one with the mincemeat.Roll up the pastry trimmings and use a different cutter – stars and Christmas trees are our favourite to cut six shapes.Place these shapes on top of each mince pie and glaze with egg white saved from earlier.Bake at 180 ºC for for 20 minutes.Remove from oven, allow to cool, and enjoy!