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Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
We're in - 29th Dec 2009
Well we made our Christmas deadline and I even managed to cook Christmas dinner. Never done it before and it was also a bit daunting in a new kitchen using an oven I'd never used before!
It all turned out really well and Stuart said it was the best Christmas dinner he'd ever had :-) I even made my own cranberry sauce!
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We haven't totally moved all our stuff but almost, just a few things left at the flat and it needs a good clean. Handing the keys back on the 3rd so had better get on with it.
Today we have been trying to finish the bathroom. We needed to attach the shower and shower screen and fit the loo seat then seal everything. We managed to get the screen fitted but the drill bits we bought were rubbish and just snapped. Porcelain tiles are a pain!!! Tomorrows job is to finish the bathroom!
We have basicaly just dumped all our stuff into the back bedroom and its going to take us forever to sort it all out ha ha!
Once we are a bit more sorted and the bathroom is finished I will take lots of piccys!
It all turned out really well and Stuart said it was the best Christmas dinner he'd ever had :-) I even made my own cranberry sauce!
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We haven't totally moved all our stuff but almost, just a few things left at the flat and it needs a good clean. Handing the keys back on the 3rd so had better get on with it.
Today we have been trying to finish the bathroom. We needed to attach the shower and shower screen and fit the loo seat then seal everything. We managed to get the screen fitted but the drill bits we bought were rubbish and just snapped. Porcelain tiles are a pain!!! Tomorrows job is to finish the bathroom!
We have basicaly just dumped all our stuff into the back bedroom and its going to take us forever to sort it all out ha ha!
Once we are a bit more sorted and the bathroom is finished I will take lots of piccys!
Monday, 14 December 2009
Another quick update - 14th Dec 2009
Well another flying update, no time to do proper ones as we're on a Christmas deadline!
The carpets are now finished, the stair runner was fitted last Friday and it looks fab! Im very pleased with it! Heres a couple of piccys:
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The floor downstairs is finished and all the skirting is on, just a few touch ups to do.
All weekend we were tiling the bathroom, its going ok so far and we're ahead of schedule :-)
We should have it finished this week then we will have all weekend to decorate and finish any little jobs left to do!
We will be in for Christmas so have started taking a car full of stuff each day! Its much less stressful this way!
The fridge freezer was delivered today and the turkey is on order :-)
The carpets are now finished, the stair runner was fitted last Friday and it looks fab! Im very pleased with it! Heres a couple of piccys:
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The floor downstairs is finished and all the skirting is on, just a few touch ups to do.
All weekend we were tiling the bathroom, its going ok so far and we're ahead of schedule :-)
We should have it finished this week then we will have all weekend to decorate and finish any little jobs left to do!
We will be in for Christmas so have started taking a car full of stuff each day! Its much less stressful this way!
The fridge freezer was delivered today and the turkey is on order :-)
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
The flooring is almost finished! 2nd December 2009
Just a quick update.
Have almost finished the flooring downstairs apart from 6 boards under the stairs! We have run out and the place we got it from doesnt stock it any more eek! They have said they are going to have a look in the warehouse and see if they have any spare! I really hope so otherwise I have no idea what we will do!
Anyway here is a quick piccy taken on my phone:
I will upload some more when I remember to take my actual camera!
Have almost finished the flooring downstairs apart from 6 boards under the stairs! We have run out and the place we got it from doesnt stock it any more eek! They have said they are going to have a look in the warehouse and see if they have any spare! I really hope so otherwise I have no idea what we will do!
Anyway here is a quick piccy taken on my phone:
I will upload some more when I remember to take my actual camera!
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Upstairs decorated and carpeted whoo! - 10th Nov 09
So much has happened since my last post. We have been working very very hard to get the upstairs ready for carpeting!
We have cleaned, tidied, painted, stuck on skirting board, caulked and then painted all the woodwork! Oh and also started to stain the stairs!
Its been a really hard past few days working most nights till half 10 at night. The carpet deadline was today (10th Nov). Should have been 2 weeks ago but we were no way ready and had to postpone.
Well here are the piccys, I think it looks fab and was worth the pain & the wait!
Box Room
We used Crown paint in snowdrop.
Front Bedroom
In our room we used Crown 'wheatgrass' on 3 walls and 'on the rocks' on the wall where the bed will go.
Back Bedroom
The back bedroom was painted again in snowdrop apart from the feature wall which is scarlet ribbon. Its such a lovely dark raspberry colour!
Hallway
The hallway and landing has been painted in Crowns soft ocre.
We still have a stair runner to be fitted but the carpet man suggested we do that after the wooden flooring is installed downstairs, that way we will get a neater finish and also wont be dragging dirt onto our lovely new carpet!
Were going to be in by Christmas but still a lot to do before then!
We have cleaned, tidied, painted, stuck on skirting board, caulked and then painted all the woodwork! Oh and also started to stain the stairs!
Its been a really hard past few days working most nights till half 10 at night. The carpet deadline was today (10th Nov). Should have been 2 weeks ago but we were no way ready and had to postpone.
Well here are the piccys, I think it looks fab and was worth the pain & the wait!
Box Room
We used Crown paint in snowdrop.
Front Bedroom
In our room we used Crown 'wheatgrass' on 3 walls and 'on the rocks' on the wall where the bed will go.
Back Bedroom
The back bedroom was painted again in snowdrop apart from the feature wall which is scarlet ribbon. Its such a lovely dark raspberry colour!
Hallway
The hallway and landing has been painted in Crowns soft ocre.
We still have a stair runner to be fitted but the carpet man suggested we do that after the wooden flooring is installed downstairs, that way we will get a neater finish and also wont be dragging dirt onto our lovely new carpet!
Were going to be in by Christmas but still a lot to do before then!
Sunday, 11 October 2009
New Doors and almost finished staircase - 11 Oct 2009
Well its been another couple of months!
We now have 6 hung and fully working doors and doorways and an almost finished staircase.
As all the walls had been boarded the door frames were too narrow and not a single one square. We could have done this ourselves but just did not have the time. We used the joiner who fitted the kitchen as he'd done such a good job. He estimated it would take 3 days but actually took 7, luckily we had a quote for the job!
The door furniture was from screwfix and was so much cheaper and better quality then the likes of wickes & B&Q! The ones we got were half price at £11/pair.
The stripping and sanding of the stairs has taken months of really hard work but now its finished it was worth it! Here's a before and after:
The stairs are probably as old as the house (71) and had many many coats of varnish and paint suffocating them! I think you'll agree they look much better now! I have no idea how much solid wood stairs like these would cost to buy now!
We are going to stain them a little bit darker then varnish them! I hope we don't ruin them after all that hard work ha ha! Eventually we would like to glaze the holes in the bannister but this will have to wait until we have moved in and saved a few more pennies!
Next update will be of the skirting board then the carpets :-)
We now have 6 hung and fully working doors and doorways and an almost finished staircase.
As all the walls had been boarded the door frames were too narrow and not a single one square. We could have done this ourselves but just did not have the time. We used the joiner who fitted the kitchen as he'd done such a good job. He estimated it would take 3 days but actually took 7, luckily we had a quote for the job!
The door furniture was from screwfix and was so much cheaper and better quality then the likes of wickes & B&Q! The ones we got were half price at £11/pair.
The stripping and sanding of the stairs has taken months of really hard work but now its finished it was worth it! Here's a before and after:
The stairs are probably as old as the house (71) and had many many coats of varnish and paint suffocating them! I think you'll agree they look much better now! I have no idea how much solid wood stairs like these would cost to buy now!
We are going to stain them a little bit darker then varnish them! I hope we don't ruin them after all that hard work ha ha! Eventually we would like to glaze the holes in the bannister but this will have to wait until we have moved in and saved a few more pennies!
Next update will be of the skirting board then the carpets :-)
Monday, 27 July 2009
We have a fully working kitchen :-) 27th July 2009
Its been a while again but we have achieved lots!
The flooring is finished in the kitchen/diner and the kitchen is fitted! It took 5 days and the carpenter has done a wonderful job! I'm so glad we decided to pay someone to do it!
Here's the piccys:
Think I need to clean my camera lens as the pictures are a bit fuzzy!
We've also boarded out the loft - well Stuart has, I just passed him things. We also insulated it all up there! What a horrible job!
Next on the list was the stairs. We have almost finished stripping and sanding them. Ive never seen so much dust in my life! They do look lovely! We've decided to have a runner up the stairs now as they are too nice to cover up! Ill have to take some pictures when we've finished.
We are also getting the joiner back to sort out all the doorways and hang the new doors! Got some real bargains from b&q:
Upstairs Doors £89 online but only £24.99 instore!
Downstairs Doors £99 online but only £49.99 instore!
Just got to decide on door handles now. Think these will come from Screwfix as they are quite cheap!
Also went carpet shopping at the weekend! Allied carpets wanted £1600 for 3 bedrooms and landing/stairs (not including underlay). I thought this seemed a lot so we went to a local shop to see what they could offer. £900 including everything! The service was a million times better too!
List of things still left to do:
Fit skirting
Finish floor in lounge and hall
Fit carpets upstairs
Finish tiling bathroom & fit extractor
Pack
Move in!
Its definitely smaller! :-)
The flooring is finished in the kitchen/diner and the kitchen is fitted! It took 5 days and the carpenter has done a wonderful job! I'm so glad we decided to pay someone to do it!
Here's the piccys:
Think I need to clean my camera lens as the pictures are a bit fuzzy!
We've also boarded out the loft - well Stuart has, I just passed him things. We also insulated it all up there! What a horrible job!
Next on the list was the stairs. We have almost finished stripping and sanding them. Ive never seen so much dust in my life! They do look lovely! We've decided to have a runner up the stairs now as they are too nice to cover up! Ill have to take some pictures when we've finished.
We are also getting the joiner back to sort out all the doorways and hang the new doors! Got some real bargains from b&q:
Upstairs Doors £89 online but only £24.99 instore!
Downstairs Doors £99 online but only £49.99 instore!
Just got to decide on door handles now. Think these will come from Screwfix as they are quite cheap!
Also went carpet shopping at the weekend! Allied carpets wanted £1600 for 3 bedrooms and landing/stairs (not including underlay). I thought this seemed a lot so we went to a local shop to see what they could offer. £900 including everything! The service was a million times better too!
List of things still left to do:
Fit skirting
Finish floor in lounge and hall
Fit carpets upstairs
Finish tiling bathroom & fit extractor
Pack
Move in!
Its definitely smaller! :-)
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