These are the proposed plans for the house which I have used to create the plan for the electrician showing where all the lights, switches, sockets, etc. need to be. I have just realised it would probably be useful to upload the plans to the website so you can see the house layout, I will… Continue reading Going to plan (for once)
Category: Sitting Room
Windy weekend
The stormy weather continues, Jasper’s ear is demonstrating just how windy it is. One minute it is sunny, the next it is hailing. It was hailing as I took this photo. I have no idea what is going on here. I helped Cat wrap up all the beams in the attic, ready for painting and… Continue reading Windy weekend
Super Saturday
Today the skirting boards are being fitted on the first floor by Glynn so the plumber can fit the radiators next week. We haven’t seen Glynn since just before Christmas so it’s great to have him back to help us out. He spent his lunch break yesterday (after having rushed to the dentist to have… Continue reading Super Saturday
First radiators fitted!
Cat has Monday off, so paints the second coat in the study. When the paint is wet you can see all the tool marks and hand prints from the plasterers in the lime plaster. It is most bizarre, they disappear (mostly) when the paint is dry. Cutting in the last corner. Cat’s hair is still… Continue reading First radiators fitted!
Ladyholme
Is Spring here already? For the weekend, yes it appears it is. It’s a balmy 20+ degrees here today, 3 weeks ago it was -8! Jasper the dog is helping his best mate Colin roll up the membrane for the front pathway. When I say helping… Going through the buckets and bags of lime plaster… Continue reading Ladyholme
(Still slightly sweary) study preparations
Saturday and Colin is back to help Cat get the study ready to paint (I am out of action with a sore back). We are super excited about getting another room done and cannot wait to see the colour! Colin comes with doughnuts, they don’t last long. These doughnuts have fuelled the build over the… Continue reading (Still slightly sweary) study preparations
Cleaning the house with a toothbrush
My task this week is to clean the plaster and orange dust from the timbers and stone in the study, ready for Cat and Colin to paint this room at the weekend. These are the tools for removing the plaster from the timbers, a chisel and a small wire brush the same size as a… Continue reading Cleaning the house with a toothbrush
Green or blue?
Cat only has one day off work this weekend so we need to make it count. I have spent the week prepping the sitting room so it is ready for her to paint and this morning I finished off the last bits while Cat had a sort of lie in and walked Jasper. The sitting… Continue reading Green or blue?
More colour choices…
Another delivery from Fenwick & Tilbrook, this time Major Tom in Pure Matt emulsion as we ran out of this in claypaint for the modern wall on the landing and it needs at least one more coat. As it is modern plaster we are going to paint over it in the emulsion as it will… Continue reading More colour choices…
Actual, visible progress
Decorating is all about the preparation. It generally takes longer to prepare surfaces for painting than the actual painting itself (unless you are using bloody lime wash of course) and our house needs more preparations than most with the lime plaster and all the timber details, but finally we are making progress with all the… Continue reading Actual, visible progress