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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 16, 2008 21:50:48 GMT
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jan 16, 2008 21:55:41 GMT
Fantastic ;D Only one thing tho - what did you do with that lovely kitchen you had  Sorry  it looks great - how exciting. Lucky you. Wish we could get going on our house - mind you saying that I want the garden finishing first - priorities ;D ;D ;D I bet your so excited. Oh yeah BTW NOT boring AT ALL ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 21:59:33 GMT
Wow, it's really coming on April! ;D And that view is gorgeous.
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 16, 2008 22:10:18 GMT
The kitchen we had is just to the right of what was the coal store lol
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jan 16, 2008 22:14:41 GMT
Oh Wow that was interestin' stuff April - are you doing it yourself with family help and the views they are worth a few grand am sure ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 22:17:42 GMT
Well you're certainly making progress !!
Keep us updated April.
FA x
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 16, 2008 22:22:57 GMT
I'm mainly directing <coff> and OH and parents are doing most of the work. Sadly I've been sent to work to do the overtime to buy the stuff. There's little I can actually do anyway, most of it involves electrics/plumbing/building work/wallpapering (which I have no idea about either). Once the wallpapering is done then I can do some painting but OH beat me to it last time...
We've got all the windows in now and even a cat flap so Schmickles will be pleased eventually.
Had a quote for blinds, £198 for 6 blinds or £199 for 7 so I've got one for the utility room too which doesn't need one but might as well have it for £1.
Plumber is starting work on friday installing the central heating, so we'll be warm and draught free after next tuesday!
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Post by Amo on Jan 16, 2008 22:23:37 GMT
Coooo! Lots of work! At least you have the blessing of stripping everything and getting stuck in. We have to live in our 're modeling' |
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 16, 2008 22:28:31 GMT
Wow April you have been busy busy busy, and as Karlslass said, not boring at all. Love the outside bathroom ;D so the one with the cooker down the side of the house is the outside kitchen then until the proper one is complete. Looks like you've got quite a lot done so far. The worst bit is when you've stripped every thing out and you think OMG what have we let ourselves in for, then there's all the crap to get rid of. Once thats done and you start to put it all back together again it's a great feeling to see it all come together. The new window looks so much better. Love the floor boards, doors and skirting boards, looks like one door has a board over it  Upstairs look great and what great views you have. Great fireplace in that bedroom and I know you've outed them but I did like the taps on the bath. Very  looking phones ;D Keep at it. Look forward to seeing the next update, and it really isn't boring at all, keep um coming  |
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 16, 2008 22:42:45 GMT
I'm going to take those taps off I think but I've got nowhere to put them now so might flog them.
The bath is cast with feet but isn't ornate or anything. The taps are in really good nick though.
And yes, it was a bit like "oh god what have we done?!" when we first got in there. However, it's starting to look a wee bit better now. I think.
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Post by Missredhead on Jan 16, 2008 22:56:36 GMT
How can you possibly think it's boring to all us nosy lot ;D  |
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Post by Tig on Jan 16, 2008 23:26:12 GMT
Looks like a grand job so far there is a real sense of pride when you transform a house to what you want - look forward to the next installment. x Tig |
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Post by Shrubrose on Jan 17, 2008 7:56:44 GMT
You've made fantastic progress April! Loved looking at your pics. ;D
BTW, I'm sure you could get a bit of something for that bath and taps, even if it is plain! We've just had one restored and it's worth about £1500 now. Why dont you put it on e-bay?
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Post by nightowl on Jan 17, 2008 8:53:12 GMT
Not boring at all April It's gonna be great!  What fab views you've got And that empty garden, like a big blank canvas <itchy-fingers-smiley> ;D |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 17, 2008 9:30:56 GMT
WOW! It's such an exciting project and you are getting on so well! I can't wait to see the next progress pictures. Keep up the good work |
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Post by purplejulia on Jan 17, 2008 9:38:42 GMT
Not boring April - I love looking at other people's houses! YHou al have certainly been working very hard. When we moved in July 2006 all I wanted to do was the garden. We only decorated bedrooms. We have the before and after pictures and that is very satisfying. I think I would have kept the bath though Good luck April! PJ |
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Post by borderbabe on Jan 17, 2008 10:03:01 GMT
Not boring at all! At least working on the inside over the winter leaves the garden for the summer!! And what a garden - looks like its a nice size and you can start from scratch <notenvioussmiley>
We are hoping to do our bathroom this year - tiles are about 30years old so its about time - I've put up with them for 23 years myself! OH has promised me a corner whirlpool bath - nice if it comes to pass!
Sorry to hijack your thread - keep the pics coming!
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Post by Weeterrier on Jan 17, 2008 10:08:04 GMT
Not boring, I love makeovers, even when I am in the thick of it myself. It's so exciting, seeing the transformation, isn't it? In fact, I'd like to do it for a living. keep the photos coming. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2008 10:09:05 GMT
very interesting . i cant wait to see more pics!!!
and how lovely to look out to those hills with snow!!!!!!!!!
xxxx and what a fab enormous garden .
xxxx
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Post by snowowl on Jan 17, 2008 11:08:21 GMT
Its realy coming on April its nice to gut a house and start from scratch when you are young. You can make it how you want to then.The views of the hills is fantastic. Keep us posted on your update with photos of course. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 17, 2008 19:57:20 GMT
The bathroom isn't really big enough for the bath unfortunately. I would have liked to have kept it.
I can't wait to get started on the garden but I'm even more lost looking at that than I was when we first got in the house! I know I don't have enough plants to go in it (no really, I don't... you can NEVER have enough plants anyway!) and I don't want to just plonk them all in willy nilly nor just plonk them all in one bit of the garden "for now". It will have to be one or the other to start with though won't it?!
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Post by Jardack on Jan 20, 2008 8:17:47 GMT
wow that is looking like a great project - and the views are amazing!! Good luck in getting it all finished Jardack PS Just think, once the house is finished there will be that lovely garden to work on!! |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jan 20, 2008 19:05:58 GMT
Looking good...well done, it's such an exciting project.
Looking forward to the next installment ;D X
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 20, 2008 22:03:59 GMT
We have radiators and a boiler!! They don't work yet like but we have them lol
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Post by Missredhead on Jan 20, 2008 22:06:53 GMT
It's a start April.........what comes next?
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Post by MamIDdau on Jan 20, 2008 22:41:04 GMT
getting them connected lol then the bathroom is being installed so we'll have a working toilet with a door on the room an everyfink! We've mainly been waiting for the central heating to go in. Once that and the windows have been done we can get cracking on everything else. The blinds are ready to be installed once we've finished decorating, everything is still in storage, just need to get the carpets down and move all the stuff back in. Nothing else to buy hopefully... |
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Post by Missredhead on Jan 21, 2008 11:22:17 GMT
I am so excited for you.....don't forget pics, need to keep an eye on those workmen, LOL ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2008 17:37:41 GMT
Looking good...well done, it's such an exciting project. Looking forward to the next installment ;D X Me too. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Feb 3, 2008 22:19:20 GMT
More, not very interesting, photos being uploaded now...
I'm taking some more tomorrow showing the newly painted kitchen and lounge and the fireplace. Wooooo how exciting for you all lol
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Post by MamIDdau on Feb 3, 2008 22:30:22 GMT
Here they are.. New windows, bath is gone and we have a lamp on the outside of the house now.  The bedroom  The lounge papered  Back bedroom  Kitchen with radiator  Utility room with a new boiler!!  More pics being taken tomorrow of the other bits that have been done since. |
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it looks great - how exciting. Lucky you. Wish we could get going on our house - mind you saying that I want the garden finishing first - priorities ;D ;D ;D I bet your so excited. Oh yeah BTW NOT boring AT ALL ;D
Upstairs look great and what great views you have. Great fireplace in that bedroom and I know you've outed them but I did like the taps on the bath. Very 
looking phones ;D
