The g & t deck is on its way

Toph has spent a few days over the last few weekends being a real builder using, you know, tools and stuff. Bring on the slice of lemon.

 

Some corners of our painted home

So, there are 7 different internal colours...the painters just loved me! We have the resene colours half tea on all the kitchen, lounge and family walls, tea in the master bedroom and double tea in the foyer plus half black-white in the downstairs bedrooms and all bathrooms, quarter black-white on celings and trims throughout and finally, feature walls in the kid's bedrooms of skye and half lanark which are Heritage Paint's own colours.

Fresh from the tree

Whilst the moral of this story could be that staying in Glen Iris would allow us to enjoy oranges in abundance from the backyard, the moral that I am aiming for is that our tree/chook/seachange will present us with a far greater range of juices (and whole fruit and vegetables) to choose from , albeit in a few years time.

Stainless steel in the stairs

Wall-hugging no longer needed for ascending the stairs!

Cabinets are still a go go

Status report:

#1 The family room cupboards (just needs a coat of paint and the window seat around the corner):


#2 The children's study nook (just needs the desktop attached and the shelving put around the window):
#3 The downstairs bathroom (just needs the proper benchtop and to be, you know, attached to the floor):
#4 The laundry (only needs handles!):

A sight to warm the heart

Space, space and more space! We hope any visiting Singapore residents do not get agoraphobia.

Working on a grand entry

The builder and his brother got on the tools and knocked up a temporary prototype entry, which then had to be emailed to me in Glen Iris for approval before steps could be taken to secure more permanently. So this is the unfinished bit of an idea of how you might find your way to the front door.