A delayed update
I am so sorry about the poor update lately! The internet in the house doesn't work anymore for some reason and every time I get to work thinking that today I will update the blog, there is a ton of work to do. Now I have decided to take 5 minutes of my time to show you what has happened. (Sorry about the poor quality of the photos...)
The evacuation for the shower is done as well as the preparation on the wall.
The base for the shower is installed...
...as well as the tile on the floor.
Our monster of water tank has arrived.
A part of the toilet is installed downstairs.
And also upstairs...
They have covered it.
And tiled
The bathtub upstairs is installed.
With a very nice fosset.
And a beautiful tile.
The piping for the kitchen is done (at least on the inside of the house...)
Painting of one bedroom is done.
The wooden floor for the bedrooms has arrived (here you can see a part of it)
Evolution
This is what have happened the last few weeks :
The electrical box is up
The radiators are in place
The electricity is done
Our bathtub is sitting in our bedroom waiting to be installed in the upstairs bathroom
Tile has been installed on the floor of the upsatirs bathroom
Second part of the front
Our first decoration outside
Yesterday we bought the first flowerpot for our garden. We have planted a lavender that looks nice next to the white gravel.
Delivery from Sweden
Yesterday we got a delivery from Sweden with plenty of nice things ; a beautiful fireplace, fossets, towel dryers, shower doors...
It is all put into safety at the moment while waiting for the house to be done. You will see pictures of all of this in the near future.
Gardening
Not that much has happened to the house recently so we decided to do some work in the garden to have the feeling things are going somewhere.
Last weekend A took out the roots of a bush, and I can tell you he was really working, there were a lot of roots and deep too. Very impressive!
I have taken out the weeds and put nice little white stones in the piece of land that is next to the sidewalk. I still have half left to do but I think that it looks really good already!
All the roots that A took out.
The front part half done.
A quick update
This is what have happend recently. The plumber has finaly arrived and it is on the right track again!
Tomorrow we have a meeting with the constructor to see what is left to do.
Sorry about the low quality of the photos, I took them last night with my cellphone...
Bathroom downstairs
Kitchen
Hallway upstairs
Moodboard bedroom
Since I just showed you the bedrooms I thought I would show you the ambiance of our bedroom once it will be done. It will be a cocoon with warm grey tones mixed with wood and an accent color, for example purple.
We have bedrooms!
When I came to the house a couple of days ago, a lot of things had changed! They have put up almost all the walls upstairs so now we have three bedrooms. The space looks much smaller now though because we have been used to see one big space, but I am sure it will change.
The hallway upstairs. In front is our little closet.
Bedroom 1 (will be either our bedroom or office/guestroom)
Bedroom 2 (will be either our bedroom or office/guestroom)
Bedroom 3 (will become a big dressing or office)
House update
One week nothing happens, the next everything goes really fast. Every night is a sursprise when we go and check it out.
Here is what have happened recently.
They have taken out the container but there is still a lot of junk to get rid of...
Spring has arrived! This is a beautiful view we have from one of the bedrooms!
The ventilation system in the house is installed.
Walls are being put up! Finally it is starting to look like a real house!
Moodboard kitchen
The end is getting closer and soon it will be time for the decoration part, the fun part in my opinion. To give you a clue about the style and ambiance we would like I will show some moodboards that I have done. We'll start with the kitchen. The overall look of the house will be modern, black & white with accent colors. The kitchen is not an exception. It is a mix of black and white with quite big surfaces and it being open towards the living/diningroom. A wooden floor will make it feel like a warm and Scandinavian looking kitchen.
The plan of the house
I don't remember having shown you the plans of the house. Since they are the way they are supposed to now (after all the changes that were done) I thought I would share them with you.
Ground floor :
First floor :
Things are happening!
Finaly the construction is moving again after 2 months of waiting. The exact reason why nothing happened for so long is still unclear but the important thing is that we are back in business!
This is what have happend the last two weeks :
There are cables hanging everywhere in the house. It looks like a jungle in there at the moment.
They have taken out the roof of the garage and the cave in order to redo it for the terrasse (which will be placed there).
The deep hole in the garden has been covered.
Electricity has started to be pulled from the house to the source.
The water system for the gutter is being installed.
Day 36 - 39 / Floor is ready
Day 33-35 / Exterior is ready
Day 31-32 Dressing the house part 2
Day 26 - 30 / The house is getting dressed
Day 23 -25 / Windows and chimney are installed
The house is now closed up just in time for the first snow! We have to have a key to enter now!!! I think we are starting to feel the end even though all the inside and exterior finishing is still to do.
Entrance door.
Bathroom window downstairs.
Chimney outside.
Chimney inside.
Livingroom.
Kitchen.
Hallway and bathroom downstairs.
Two bedrooms upstairs.
View from our bedroom.
Bathroom and third bedroom upstairs.
Day 21 - 22 / All exterior walls are up!
First floor progress
