3 days of getting up to greet the plasterers, 3 packets of biscuits and the lovely mustard walls are no more. They were impressively tidy too.
The only downsides are that we've realised that fitting the wall lights is going to be a bit more complicated than we anticipated (short cables) & the switch for the lobby light isn't working so are resorting to getting an electrician back in.
We made a start on the decorating this weekend. Phil used some interesting concrete-mix-in-a-bag stuff to tidy up the floor of the fireplace ready for tiling, stripped & re-varnished one of the handrails (and the light pull in the cloakroom). I started on de-golding the railings, painting all of them black - pleased that we got that job finished on Saturday.
Looking better already I think....
Most of our stuff is stowed in the conservatory & we've temporarily turned the guest room into a mini-lounge because the mammoth plastering project starts on Monday - about 6 months later than we originally thought!
Delays have included illness, a heatwave making wallpaper stripping seem like a daft idea, availability of trades, trying to find the flooring and hearth that meet at least a couple of responsible sourcing criteria, discovering that every Hetas installer seemed to have a different view about what we could or couldn't do....
Having said that, it's been good to spend a bit more time working out what we want and more time living in the room.
It's a big project as it's our lounge, dining area and hallway - and has 3 trades involved - plasterer, carpenter & Hetas installer. And a little bit for a plumber to do - plus vast amounts of painting for me & Phil.
We have decided against retaining the lovely mustard shade on the walls - although I was pleased to see it used inside Mottisfont Abbey, complete with a trope d'oeil marble paint effect.
The banisters will be staying though - haven't got the budget to change 'em so hoping that a bit of black metal paint will suffice for now.
3 days of getting up to greet the plasterers, 3 packets of biscuits and the lovely mustard walls are no more. They were impressively tidy too.
We made a start on the decorating this weekend. Phil used some interesting concrete-mix-in-a-bag stuff to tidy up the floor of the fireplace ready for tiling, stripped & re-varnished one of the handrails (and the light pull in the cloakroom). I started on de-golding the railings, painting all of them black - pleased that we got that job finished on Saturday.
