More renovations!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 5:57PM Does this count as a WIP Wednesday? I'm desperately seeking time to sew, but instead my house is full of renovations. I'll put up pictures of both, I swear...
Anyway, linking up!
So the work has continued apace, and the pace at which it has continued is...excellent! Except the tiler fell and fractured his ankle and then fell again and sprained his wrist. So my laundry has only been screeded whereas I should have had a functioning laundry room (with a toilet) by now!
But that's the only hiccup, so I should be thankful, right? And in a way, it's kind of fine that the tiling has taken so long, because instead of focusing on getting the bathroom ready, Clark went and put my kitchen in.
I painted the walls in the kitchen blue. Glorious, Dulux Shampoo blue.
So glorious with the light from the window coming through! And since the films on the cupboards are blue, it's very much like living in a pool at the moment.
I have had lots of help from the tiny tradie though. She's been coming along like a trouper, eating biscuits and pulping bits of cardboard and being generally very patient with her very patient mama.
She sits up all by herself now, and she has finally sprouted a third tooth! It's her upper left eyetooth, of all teeth to sprout, and she's had a miserable week and a bit of fussiness. I'm glad it's broken the surface, and I'm sure there are another two or three on their way...poor kid.
The bathroom does need finishing. Check out my raw skylight. It needs walls!
The board around it was swollen and waterlogged, and it came away like Weet-bix. It will be replaced with waterproof Villaboard in the future.
And, LAMP! It's done, and when I came in the other week, Gary had hung it up for me!
I think it looks so great, the blue of the metal against the stark white ceiling. I'm really proud of what we've been able to recycle, and of how my efforts are turning out.
I'm not the only one who is excited. Piper loves the new pantry. We played "Baby in the cupboard!" while the tilers were working hard!
She is also super excited about her new bright green bedroom, with its beautiful beaded pendant light. Oh, so cute and sweet and still girly!
The only sad room is the bathroom. It's so sad. The floor needs to come up before they put down a new screed and the cast-iron bathtub took three days alone to remove. You can see all of the work that the plumber has done; those are all new pipes and he's even packed the wall out to sustain the wall-mounted sink. Bless.
It is coming along. I know this. I am there every night with some little task. Last night it was drawers; the night before I was painting the kitchen. I'm at Spiders' Group tonight but I'm secretly hoping to head up and see if I can't get some trimwork done in the kitchen. Or some windows painted. Or something. It's so addictive.
Well, in the sewing department, I am still knee-deep in my challenge with Pinky. She is kicking my toosh in this challenge! I have a finished top but I am terribly undecided about the backing. I've been back and forth to Craft Depot picking out backings but none have matched my expectations. Sigh. SIGH. So this is as far as I've gotten.
But! I have a treat! I have photos of the fabric I picked up in AMERICA!
Check out all of these beauties...
And these DS Quilts fabrics from Jo-Ann's...
And some sweet boyish puppy dog fabrics and a few little bits and bobs...
And pretty pink and girly prints....
And sewing literature. Holy pants. I saw that blocks book and snapped it up so quick I gave myself whiplash. Boom.
And this spool holder barely survived in my suitcase. It has a slight lean to it....yikes!
Finally, I picked up a ruffling foot. I've wanted one of those for ages, to make ruffle-bottom pants for Piper!
I had so much fun buying this fabric with Sarah and with my Aunt Rose. I wish I could do it all the time! I got such a good variety that as soon as we're moved into the house with the sewing room sorted out (and everything unpacked) I'll be able to put these projects to good use!
Hopefully my blogging will get back to a normal schedule, sooner rather than later...I'm excited to be finished, and I'm really keen to get all the furniture built, the painting done, the floors polished, and the tradesmen OUT. (Though they are lovely!) I can't wait to just come home and be home, and not have to make two trips back and forth every day. And I can't wait to wake up to my east-facing bedroom windows pouring light over the foot of the bed, and my little family all curled up around me.
It's going to be so amazing.
(PS Sewing, I miss you. FREALS. Let's get together soon.)
Cheers, and happy WIP! Hope your days are less frantic than mine! :)
Reader Comments (6)
Nice fabric, I'm sure you'll have fun playing with those!
Oh so much scrummy fabric! Have fun using them.
Looks very much work in process! How wonderful you have new kitchen! And your new fabrics are fantastic! Wow so much beautiful prints and colours waiting for you!
kathy caught me sunday and said she still has a little of the gift card left, and that she used it to pick up some wool that shes had her eye on. i told her you got a foot there, and it was one of our two favorite stores.
also, that little diamond/star print on the light background is so cute! i might have to go look for some. :)
Lovely fabrics!
Beautiful fabric and quilt.....I know what it is like in this kind of mess.....but when done; you'll be so so happy!!