Hmmmmm. Saying that we haven't really had a lot of people on site this week. Mostly it's been me and 'Derek' who is a very nice man, conversation is a bit stilted as his English isn't the best, but we were attempting to select paint colours together!?
No doubt you've been anxiously waiting for news on the doors (God.. this blog is edge of your seat stuff!)... and I am pleased to report they are back! Woo hoo! They have been delivered, but our hopes of having them in place for the weekend were firmly dashed as the fitter can't come back until Monday. Damn!
This coming week, however we are 'thinking' progress will be plentiful. The Saviour that is 'Kris the builder' who is a multi-tasking genius will be back! He has been in Poland for the last three weeks and we are awaiting his return with baited breath.
But still we have progress - we now have a shell of the downstairs loo and utility room complete with floor.
The kitchen had an initial white wash and is starting to take shape until I started trying out paint colours! The first colour is not good! I hate mushrooms but I wanted a mushroom colour for the wall (work that out!?). Having painted over the plaster, Paul (boss man builder) then got his roller out to try the colour for size, and the result...it looks like it's just been plastered again! Back to the drawing board and to Brewers we go.
We are now opting for a pale grey for two of the kitchen walls, mainly to break up the white mass of cupboards and tiles. Then for the utility room we're thinking bright but not quite sure what and how yet. We've spent most of the week trying to work out how we can get a washing machine, tumble drier and sink into the weirdly shaped room.
Then for the toilet we are going muted, having seen the space we need to go lighter to make it look like the walls aren't closing in on you! So instead will be adding interest using dogs or deer...samples are en route from wallpaperdirect.
Flooring in utility and toilet is coming courtesy of the lovely Forbo flooring company and the even lovelier Madge who is back from illness and probably wishing she was still tucked up in bed able to avoid Mrs Doyle's requests!
ETA for end of build is now end of April, so marathon soiree will take place in a house of publicness instead. But we are hoping this week we might have the plasterer back, a sink and washing machine plumbed into the utility room, the final electrics fix and the doors will be on. We're also going to have a couple of coats of paint before the kitchen arrives which is now next Saturday.
As this week is quite nicely quiet on the work front I have time to continue my search for either a chaise longue or two Louis XV chairs for the 'vestibule'. Ebay here we come!
Mrs Dx
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