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Pantry Sliding Door
The shopping list (and $10 for Kennedy apparently :)) The design did change a little, the Z pieces werent required for rigidity and it weighed a ton which concerned me a little because it needed to hang off the track. The timber (thanks Don) Not much detail I’m afraid, but here it is having…
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The Veranda
Since we had the first rain at our new house, we realized we were going to need a veranda to cover the slab which had been really badly built! It drained water back towards the house and was generally unpleasant in the wet weather. Also we couldnt leave furniture outside which is my favourite place to…
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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…
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The Borehole
For those of you who haven’t been to Zimbabwe, life in the blue collar suburbs of the capital city is more like being on a farm than anything else. You need: a 4×4 to get to and from your house given the state of the roads the ability to survive without electricity (given the frequency…
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Bathroom Blinds
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Walk-In Wardrobe – Complete!
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Homemade Key Rack
Our beautiful rustic key rack hand made by Jim from some old wood found in the garden.
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Phase 1 Complete!
This post is extremely delayed! These photos were taken by mum in early February and so much has been done around the house since then, but for history’s sake I thought it would be best to post them even if they are late.
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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!
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Building the walk in wardrobe and dressing room fittings
I’m not sure how this didn’t get posted sooner, but here’s dad and I working on the walk in wardrobe and dressing room fittings for our bedroom. It was extremely hot but we were lovingly supported with sustenance by our better halves 🙂
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