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?
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!
That's weird I didn't get an update in my blogroll so only just saw this! Looks fabulous can't wait to see in person (might be a while before that happens tho). So glad all sorted tho can't wait for more internal snaps too! Wha font are the numbers? Are you going to keep blogging now it's all done?
ReplyDeleteI do have some more photos to put up - so will try and do that this weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe dramas continue however with getting the last few issues resolved... who knew footpaths could be do contentious - and expensive!
I have to admit to having absolutely no idea what font the letters are! Just saw them at Mitre10 and thought they were cool!