I’ve been a twitterer for about a year now – pretty much since just before I got my iphone. It’s my killer app on the phone and I love the immediacy of it’s microblogging format and the fact that I can find about earthquakes in Melbourne quicker than news agency can deliver it. For just… Continue reading Twitter vs Facebook
Category: Renovations
Final Bits
So Shamus the builder has been given his whisky, the roller door has been installed and we now have speakers on walls. Everything is over. But don’t think the money has stopped hemorrhaging. Having a new space means you have to buy all the odds and ends for them like towels, beds, mats, rugs, cupboards… Continue reading Final Bits
Home stretch on the home theatre front
After a night out at Strike Bowling Bar for Helen’s birthday on Friday night my body was screaming in disgust at me for subjecting it to the weight of the bowling balls. My left leg hurt from putting all my weight on it and my right arm hurt from holding up the balls. I’d also… Continue reading Home stretch on the home theatre front
Electricity completed
It’s been a week of no action on the renovation front since Shamus has been in Western Australia. Finally today there has been some action thanks to the electricians fitting all the lights and even a surprise vent in the shower and smoke detector that I wasn’t expecting. This is what the upstairs room looks… Continue reading Electricity completed
A milestone moment
The plumber came yesterday to put in all the fittings, which to Pauline’s excitement means she no longer has to go downstairs if she needs to go to the loo in the middle of the night! This also marks a pivotal moment in our renovation, we have finally achieved the second bathroom we have always… Continue reading A milestone moment
More painting
So the colours have gone in, but the trims aren’t done yet so final judgement is being reserved. Right now downstairs looks like a white minimalist Edina/Patsy combination while the upstairs bathroom becomes oddly the most feminine paint choice we have in the house. Although a home theatre is best served being dark, I’ve tried… Continue reading More painting
Finishing off starts
Like Chris and Drew said, things start to go a lot slower at this point in the renovations. You spend all day looking forward to coming home to see the next big transformation and all they’ve done is some sanding and a protective paint coat which doesn’t look like much but took them all day.… Continue reading Finishing off starts
Upstairs bathroom transformed
The poor builders spent most of Saturday’s 36 degree heat sweltering in my upstairs bathroom attaching mini-orb and tongue and groove. I’ve gone through a lot of discussions with various builders over my choice of mini-orb since apparently it’s not a material they like to work with. Each of them tried to talk me out… Continue reading Upstairs bathroom transformed
Plastering the ceilings and more walls
Apart from some paint, shower screen, a toilet roll holder and towel rails the downstairs bathroom is complete. The ceiling was put in today so it made a bit of a mess and the apprentice spent hours yesterday drilling holes through the tiles to complete the vanity set up. This is what it looks like… Continue reading Plastering the ceilings and more walls
We have light
I came home yesterday to find we had down lights all over the place and they were illuminated! No more showering by lamp light! The only problem was, although we had lights and the microwave worked, none of the computers or fridge would turn on. About four hours later the electrician came back and fixed… Continue reading We have light