Nothing Is More French Than French Doors
Hubby put the door hardware on for the three western-facing french doors last night. I was the assistant standing by with the washers and...
We Love Our Brickies
Our brickies have seriously done an amazing job!!! The brickwork for the new extension is now complete. They have been so good-natured...
Finally... Some Progress
The northern side of the new extension is finally complete. Frank and Pat have done a great job lining up the new brickwork with the...
Finally Some Progress... Not
With the doors all finally weathered correctly, bricking work has resumed at a brisk pace. Frank and Pat have been really great. They are...
A Dream Come True
So I have returned from my girls' weekend away to Melbourne, and boy does hubby have a surprise for me - an antique Louis XV style marble...
Work Continues
Frank and Pat are working like machines and we are virtually seeing the outer shell of our new extension grow right before our very eyes....
Brickwork
Bricking work has begun. We had to have our bricks made to order at Littlehampton to match the existing brickwork. Our old bricks are not...
Terracotta Tiles
Our hand-painted terracotta sample tiles arrived from the US yesterday. I fell in love with these beautiful tiles when I first laid eyes...
More Problems
So the renderer was progressing along very nicely. The bricked up doorway for the bedroom which we are converting into the walk in robe...
Finally Some Positive Progress
Finally some positive progress. The cracked wall in the guest room and the chipped out walls in the kitchen have now been rendered and...
