First of all, I have to say that I’m pretty far behind on my real estate terminology as I’ve been using “Master Bedroom” — which, in my defense, is also how it’s commonly labelled here in Ireland in the property listings and also how my female architect labelled what will be my room! And then …
Things are still sloooow with construction at the new house so I’m digging deep to keep myself motivated by looking back to the improvements on the original Tilly’s Cottage. Here are some before and after photos of one of the original upstairs bedrooms. The “rough luxe” approach to design was in vogue when I was …
It’s quite a challenge trying to make sure that everything has arrived in time for when it’s needed on the build but not too soon that my entire house is filled with boxes. I’m managing okay at the moment but it will soon be untenable!
Another throwback photo from the original cottage of the living room before versus the way it looks now. I remember my joy when I pulled off the the 70s fireplace that had been added and saw what was underneath. It took a lot of scrubbing the brick to get off all the layers of wallpaper …
There are old fireplaces in each of the original upstairs bedrooms in Tilly’s Cottage. A lot of the detail on these cast iron beauties was lost due to too many layers of paint. The builder removed them and I had them dipped to remove all the paint. In the case of the one below in …
I ordered this for the front entry hall. First of all, I hope the colour will be ok. Second of all, I hope it doesn’t look too much like it belongs in a kid’s bedroom. It probably does but I liked it so I kind of don’t care.
I have a spreadsheet with various materials I need to order — a bit of a challenge because I’m taking a “just in time” approach so that I don’t have to store too many items and risk them getting damaged on site. A few things have already arrived and I’m keeping them at the old …
The builders have made considerable progress on the upper floor getting rooms framed in and the subfloor down. They’ve also moved on to prepare for the plumbing on the ground floor. They are waiting on an additional piece of structural steel for the upstairs overhang so that they can finish off the cinderblock walls and …
We were away for a few days so it was nice to come back and see the progress that happened while we were away. Structural steel has gone in as well as the frame for the ceiling on the ground floor. I’m excited to see the walls go in upstairs to get a real sense …
Here’s an old before & after when I first did the renovation on Tilly’s Cottage. The backyard of the house was 45 feet long and filled with blackberry brambles. I had a friend (who was 80 at the time) who helped me clear the trees and brambles with his chain saw to help the builders …