Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Painting!

Here's our painter!!!!! Working hard when I dropped past this arvo! I couldn't resist ducking my head around, because as I drove up, I saw that all the front windows were covered, and I thought, "That can only be a good thing!"!!! They were just finishing the ceiling and the first coat was on the walls. How exciting!!! I didn't go inside because I didn't want to annoy them, so can't wait to go up on the weekend and have a squiz through the windows!


And here's a pic of our groovy front door! Can't wait to see it in the right colour! Looking good!

xMel

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Doors, architraves and ......?!

All sorts of little bits and pieces have been going on, unfortunately no pics 'cause we can't get in!

From what we can see through windows, all the doors have been hung and architraves done.

Fit-out of the wardrobes/cupboards are mostly finished.

The doors in the garage (through to laundry and study) have been fixed.

Plaster work in master bedroom has been finished (there was an issue with our power pole).

Plaster nearly finished in garage.

Which brings us up to today. I drove past this morning and there was a van parked out the front with a Bristol sticker on it. "Isn't that paint?" I said to myself. Rang Dave, just a tad excited. He suggested I go inside and have a chat and find out! Now that's big stuff to us, because until now, we haven't spoken to a single tradie on site because we don't want to get in the way! But now that we can't get in.....! So in I went and had a lovely chat with.....the painter!!!!!! Yee haa!!!!! How insane is that?!!!! Unreal! He was prepping, getting ready to start! Let's hope the colours I've picked are ok.....freaking out about that a bit because of the colour muck-up with the kitchen......

So there you go! Don't know what's next; we love the surprise of turning up and trying to work out what's been done! There's always something! Getting down to the pointy end now I think!

I've also made an executive decision to go with the 'Manor Red' render colour - fingers crossed it's not a decision that comes back to bite me on the bum!

Oh and our groovy front door is now on; albeit in that lovely aqua colour!!!!

xMel

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Bricks are finished! They look fabulous if I do say so myself! I love the pillars at the front - now just have to decide what colour render to do - should we be practical and safe or take a risk?! The garage and front doors will be Woodland Grey. My "high risk" colour choice is "Colorbond Manor Red". Practical safe choice would probably be similar to the colour of the mortar - sandyish, I think! Might hop onto the HomeOne forums and ask for opinions!

Anyway, the carpenter was there today hanging all the doors (from what I could see - we are now officially locked up!).

Our sweet babe is three weeks old today and she is just gorgeous! Such an easy girl at the moment! Fingers crossed she stays this way!

xMel

Monday, September 29, 2008

I've been slack!....

Yep. Slack. No pics but I can tell you that the whole house is now bricked and the brickie was there today doing all the window sills, so it might even have been his last day today! I will take some pics tomorrow!

xMel

Tuesday, September 23, 2008


Front finished, apart from under the windows! I love it! I'd say they're about just over half way through with the bricks. I must say I'm having withdrawal symptoms not being able to drive past every day!

And I'm afraid I will be boring you with baby photos for quite a while to come! Note the new headband that Granny just couldn't resist!!!


xMel

Sunday, September 21, 2008

More bricks!

The front


Down the road side

Our sweet cherub pie!

A great effort from the brickies this week! Looking fabulous!

xMel

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Back to the house stuff!

The brickies have started!!!! The colours in the bricks are great - even better than what I expected (from memory they look quite different from the display!!) Very happy indeedy! Pics are of down the left-hand side and the front (complete with 'Spiderman'!).

Little Chick is one week old today - god it's going too quick already :( and she's just had her first bath at home! Slept through the whole thing! She is a divine creature!!!!!

xMel