Well, you might think that it's hard to believe that we've been at the "major" renovation stage for over a year...it's not hard for us to believe! It's been a long haul, with more than a couple disagreements, breakdowns, and thrown objects. We can finally see the end of the tunnel, though...at least for the house! Next step...the garden, but we'll leave that be for now :)
It's been a while since I posted an update, but there's been a bit of travelling going on, and every weekend is fully consumed with house stuff so that we can finish as soon as possible. We have made lots of progress lately, though. You might actually be impressed!
Our efforts over the past month have mainly been focused around the kitchenette and laundry. We've also been finishing up the renovation of our ensuite bathroom and our bedroom/wardrobe.
For the kitchenette, we decided that we would do everything in this room ourselves. So, we've fitted it out with IKEA worktops & cabinets, which actually turned out quite nicely. We also decided that we'd be brave and do the splashback ourselves...so that was our project on one of our 3-day weekends...
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| Andy's expert tile installation...not bad for an amateur! |
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| After installation of the tiles, but before the grouting. |
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| The finished product with appliances installed! |
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| View from the other doorway. |
As I said before, we also have been doing a bit of work on the laundry room...or I should say that Andy has been doing a bit of work on the laundry room. He's done a really good job, I think. We actually managed to make use of 1 of the old kitchen units we had in storage for a year! But we also managed to get someone to come and take away the rest of them, so at least we don't have to pay to take them to the dump!
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| The almost finished laundry room, with shelving and worktop installed. |
The other work we've been doing is to finish our bedroom & wardrobe and master ensuite.
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| Master bedroom with new carpet, fresh paint, and the furniture moved back in! |
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| The second bedroom with new carpet...the painting still to come once we decide on a colour! |
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| Andy hard at work glossing the door to our walk-in robe. |
So, magically, Andy has decided he's going to keep the original wardrobes in our bedroom for his own, and I get all of the new wardrobes in our walk-in robe....featuring below, the framework for my new 3.5m of wardrobes :) Every girl's dream!
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| Wardrobe frames in the walk-in robe. |
The almost finished ensuite as well...only thing missing is a good clean and a mirror. I really like the solid glass shower screen.
So, hopefully in the next couple weeks, I'll be able to show you a FINISHED ensuite, walk-in robe, laundry, and maybe even some stairs! Don't hold your breath, though! There's no telling what might happen between now and then! :)
Catch you soon!
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