Spangly Spindles
The final piece of outsourced work for the loft was to install new banisters from top to bottom of the house. On Tuesday night we had the pleasure of removing the ugliest piece of the conversion work that was done to make the house 2 flats - the partition wall running up the side of the staircase. (Please note that no pregnant ladies were harmed in the taking of this photograph).
The carpenter managed to salvage what was left of the bottommost newel post and very neatly cut and joined one of our replicated posts on top of it. We're really pleased with the finished result. Our loftman thought the square spindles were pretty controversial, but we think they are suitably period (and considerably cheaper to produce non standard lengths…)
We have given ourselves three weekends to finish all the painting, skirting, door frames and radiator plumbing - after which point the new carpet arrives. Nothing like a deadline to increase the work rate! The walls are done after a weekend of activity, you can pick out the door frames coming on nicely in the photo as well. It is refreshing to post a picture that isn't predominantly beige for once! (Wonder if living in an all magnolia and plaster coloured house has influenced our choice of colour for the first room we painted). Mind you, I did have a certain fondness for my beige Rover and beige shoes, will have to contain it...
On Thursday the scaffolding was taken away so we can see our house again. It's nice to be able to walk out of the front door without ducking your head any more. Picture of the back of the house to follow when we remember to take one in daylight hours.
On Monday we finally received our permission from the Highways Agency to lower the kerb in front of the house. This will involve installation of traffic lights for 2 days which will no doubt make us very popular with the local motorists! Almost as popular as when one of the builders got his BMW stuck in the snow across the road right outside our house probably...
We also have a scheme to get the kitchen glass doors and roof windows moving at long last. It involves a large steel beam and should deliver a kitchen wall that is mostly glass. Work starts on Monday which will keep us on our toes.
posted by Ali & Dave @ 9:10 pm
4 Comments:
Where do square posts and beige rovers appear on the cool board?
Everything looks spangily marvellous including the bump.
Love mum and dad Mcg
Progress, progress, progress - it's great to see it all coming together.
Amazing how non-magnolia paint can make a real difference to things- looks like you (X 3) will have somewhere to relax (if you can remember how to do that!) and get away from it all very soon.
Kitchen, drive, bump..all developing well and will make great changes in a very short time.
See you soon.
M & P xx
Progress, progress, progress - it's great to see it all coming together.
Amazing how non-magnolia paint can make a real difference to things- looks like you (X 3) will have somewhere to relax (if you can remember how to do that!) and get away from it all very soon.
Kitchen, drive, bump..all developing well and will make great changes in a very short time.
See you soon.
M & P xx
Need another update Ali & Dave! Intrigued NI JST. PS Renovation hard work eh?!
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