Whether you’re renovating a house or a boat you always come across something unexpected that drags your timeframe backwards and can grind you almost a halt .

For us we have been tied up in a war against staples! Part of our kitchen area is a large seating / eating area and desperately needs an upholstery update, so off the old fabric needed to come. However, as lovely and neat as it looks on the outside underneath it’s all held together by about 5,000 staples. Somebody clearly loved their staple gun .

It has taken literally hours over the past 2 weeks but am finally on the home straight then can get on with the new cushions and upholstery.

I’m pretty sure that the time and effort will be worth it in the end but staples have become my nemesis. I’ve stabbed myself in the hand and leg trying to get the things out and cut myself on small stubborn stubs of staple. My hands are aching and my wrist and back. I’ll be glad to see the back of it.