Savour The View

This is the view from the kitchen through the dining room and into the garden and across the creek. Hard to belive we're just 10 mins from the city.

Ben has begun framing up some of the other rooms ... and installed the skylight in the roof. This will bring light right into the studio.

James surveys what will be our spare room. This is for you Nana and Dor Dor! There are new windows to come. They're being made off site at the moment.

Taking Shape

It's easy to see the shape of the dining room .... it's the triangle shape jutting into the garden. I can just imagine the glass windows ...

Ben's been hard at it the last week or so. He's using the scaffolding to put the floor joints in for the second storey. They're high.

Eliza thinks the scaffolding makes the perfect monkey bars.

"Mummy , can these stay here when Ben finishes?"

There's a Floor In There

Ben's been a busy boy.
He's put the floor in ... not the gorgeous spotted gum, but the panel flooring onto which the spotted gum will be fixed. You can also see the triangle shape in the picture above, whichwill be topped with floor to ceiling glass, butted together at an angle for the stunning dining room window. There's already the sense of floating into the garden.

Eliza seemed pretty impressed!

Some of the framing is in place for the butler's pantry, at the end of the kitchen. I'm worried it's a bit small and James will check the dimensions again on site. Perhaps it looks small, because the fireplace is there. The fireplace has to stay (or else the wall will fall down), but it will be hollowed out and shelves installed.

Spring Amongst the Reno

While the renovation rolls on, the garden is busy is lapping up all the attention it's not getting!
James throws some water on the pots at least once a week, but that's about the extent of it.
Great to see the lavender in full bloom and the apricots forming ... can't wait to pick those at Christmas time.

A Silver Flash

Yes, it's true.
You can see our new roof from the moon!
It shimmered in the afternoon sun.

It WILL FADE.
It WILL fade.
IT WILL FADE!!!!!!!!

Repeat after me ...

(don't get me wrong ....it does look better than the red roof)

Steel Yourself

Ben the Builder has been busy.

The steelwork has been installed.

The columns in the new living room will support the new upper floor. These will be eventually be clad in ply.

And the silver wall you can see is the firewall - a requirement because we're building right to the boundary

I Heart Progress!

Back at the house this afternoon after three weeks in Qld - and oh the progress!
Brand new weatherboards on the side of the house - smooth and straight.
New windows letting in lots of lovely sunlight.

The curved steel has been delivered.
This will shape our new bedroom upstairs.
It's awesome!