Fireplace - getting there

Having opened up the chimney before Christmas today we got on with taking the whole chimney breast back to the original brickwork - it makes it a lot smaller and therefore the room bigger. next weekend the top will be done as well beofre the fire sourround is put on and the chimney breast is re plastered and the log burner is installed.

The Living Room - Faux Brick Arch - Gone

A thoroughly safisfing Sunday morning spent with a bloster and lump hammer resulted in no more brick arch!

The "after" photo - sorry no "before" photo - we were too keen just to get rid of the arch. Removal opens up the space even more which is great.

Rue Beeckman Winter Wonderland

The Road outside the front of the house, including our snow covered mini

The rather marvelous Christmas Tree.

Snow covered garden.

Living Room - Project Underway

We started renovating the living room yesterday with stripping the wallpaper off. It has made the room look a lot larger which is great news. At the same time we knocked out all the tiles that made up the fireplace. The next step will ne to paint the walls white. Then the work really starts we need to: patch up some of the plaster, redo the ceilings, block in a doorway, knock out and square off the faux brick archway, rebuild the existing chimney breast, build from scratch another one, level the floor up, replace the radiators, fit the log burner, paint the final colour and get the carpet fitted, put back the furniture and relax!

Middle Loo - Finished

Emma finished the wallpapering and the floor last weekend. Just a couple of pictures to put up and its finished.

Roof Insulation

Most of the roof is now insulated. Just the area around the shylight and the two alcoves to go. The skylight is being replaced next week for a velux by the roofers when they come a do a repair to stop a small leak we've had with the heavy rain. Once all the insulation is in the whole ceiling will be platerboarded, filled and painted white. Before the floor is ripped up and more insulation goes in!

Windows and Doors

Emma has been working away painting the window frames and front door. They're all primed so now the colour - a very light green. We have door furniture going on soon.