Interior shots

Sorry that it has once AGAIN taken me so long to get these pictures up - but I have a good excuse! I have started my own business! Early days yet, but things are looking very positive. If you need any policy advice or economic analysis - get in touch!

So here is my lovely kitchen.

As you can see, its very much about clean lines - as few protrusions as possible. And that lovely shiny black granite!


We've maximised the storage by taking the cupboards right up to the ceiling. Love the glass splashback too - keeps up the shiny theme with the granite and the stainless steel.


Stairway to heaven? Just a sunny day and our great skylights!

Love the wee wall mounted light up in the stairwell - it creates a great effect on the wall.

And here's the guest bedroom - well it ours for the moment until the curtains actually arrive. You can't really see the effect in the wallpaper that makes it so spectacular - several of the stripes are metallic silver. It really is a very bold wallpaper, but I love it! Hope my guests do too...

And the verdict is...

... The house looks great!

Here's the finished product!

Apologies to my loyal readers - that's you Dons - for being so slack in keeping you updated on the happenings with the house. Things moved quite quickly going in to the end of the year, as we tried to organise all the stuff that needed to be done - carpet, curtains, decorating, etc etc. The builders reached practical completion on 23 December - and what with the time of the year, and a mission with the bank to get the mortgage sorted out, well the blog has taken a bit of back seat...

But yes, we have moved in, and it is fantastic! Everything we were planning it to be and more. The move went very smoothly, and importantly, everything fitted in. And everything fitted down the side of the house to the front door!

It looks narrow - but it doesn't actually feel that bad - and the sofa fitted down there, so it can't be too bad. The deck/boardwalk was a great idea - it takes you down to the front door at floor level which is nice. It's a very neat finish too. We're probably going to stain it - but we've got a few other things to sort out before we get to that.

Got home to this just this Friday past... I was talking to Matthew on the phone before I got home, and he said 'you are going to hate the chimney'... Quite why our chimney needs to be THAT high, we've got no idea - it looks ridiculous. We're yet to query this with the gasfitter / builder. Hopefully it can be made shorter!


And the final picture - don't you love my street numbers?

So it has been a real big deal to get to this point. We've had such a lot of support since we moved in, which is just really nice and confirms that we did the right thing. We've got some further stuff to complete around the outside - and more unpacking of all the 'bits and pieces' inside - but its great to finally be in!

More pictures of the interior to come - including my spanky wallpaper!