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 …
I feel a great sense of accomplishment to have landed on my color palette (not including my neutrals palette of gray, black and white). I’m not going to be a slave to the colors but I needed to think about the mix and how it all works together – particularly for the open living, dining, …
A friend asked me what this photo was about and I told her we’re going for a house with a moat. She says she didn’t believe me but she did hesitate for just a second or two. The team has been hard at work battling all kinds of crazy winter storms in Ireland to get …
I have always been very blessed to have an eclectic group of smart and creative friends and family. A perfect case in point is my highly talented friend, @Brent_Hay_Art. I’d been admiring a series of paintings of Brent’s and the next thing you know, one of the studies in the series shows up at my …
As of today, more than half of the house is gone and what’s left isn’t much to write home about. The demo part of the construction is moving swiftly along. I’ll be excited to see walls going up and the new space starting to take shape.
The guys did such a great job of clearing out yesterday. The former kitchen and dining are gone – hasta baby!
The fun all started today — here are a photos just from the first 20 minutes of demo day. I really wish I could throw on a hard hat and join the fun… I found a photo behind an old mirror that was in the house when I bought it. A photo had slipped behind …
I lost a lot of the content from the original Tilly’s Cottage website but I found these photos of some of the work that was done on the stairs. I added a transom window with stained glass in the upstairs bedroom in order to bring in more light to the stairway, Everything had to be …
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