The story of our home

Category: Painting

  • The Kitchen Conversion

    The Kitchen Conversion

    In the beginning. This was the last area of the house we knew that we desperately needed to do something about before we could consider it “livable” – as you can see from the picture below, which was taken just before we moved in. It was about year behind schedule, but finally under way, with…

  • The Laundry Conversion (Part 1)

    The Laundry Conversion (Part 1)

    Day 1, master builder Freddy going over the plan with his labour End of day 1, foundations dug and laid   Day 2, up to floor level Day 3, slab preparation and keying for doorway Day 4, full swing getting to roof level and floor slab Day 5, floor screed and truss extensions fitted. Roof level…

  • The Spare Room

    The Spare Room

    What started out as a strange little space… Got gutted and cleaned out… And had some holes bashed into it… A lick of paint or two, and some skirting… Curtain rails, tiebacks, window sills and polished window brasses… A carpet…     Some curtains, a bed, a lamp… And then it was complete (just about, still…

  • Painting the wall

    Painting the wall

    A huge amount has happened in the last few weeks and I just haven’t had a second to get round to posting any pictures – fortunately Bid sent this one via WhatsApp today of her project, the outside wall paint 🙂 Its gonna look awesome!