Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Renovation Diary #5 - a hint of what's to come, Part 2

This asbestos shed will go.

This junk room will become ... a library, with a bay window and ... window seat (oh my god, can't wait)

This lovely 1960s bathroom will be increased in size and be re-fitted with actual working modern fittings and will have a toilet seat that is (a) not made of wood and (b) hasn't split in two.


This classic 1992 bathroom will gain a bay window and a shower that fits an actual adult-sized human. The new bay will have new leadlight windows based on arts and crafts designs, yet with a modern touch.

We haven't found a space for the current leadlights and they won't fit into the new windows. We would love to find a home for the. They are not original but still quite lovely. The whole window, in fact, is potentially up for grabs.

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9 comments:

Super Sarah said...

I love, love, love reno projects and can't wait to see how your's progresses! Keep the photos coming! Its going to be so fabulous.

Melinda said...

I too love a renovation project. Especially the 1 hour kind they show on TV all the time! :-)

Excited to see the transformations... and dream of my own alongside.

kurrabikid said...

A library!! So envious!

Laura Jane said...

Thanks for the Before photos!

Its gonna be fab!

Deep breaths, its DOES end.

(says she who has had a major home reno, a laundry reno and a sole bathroom reno, and who is planning a garage to studio conversion later this year as .... gulp.... Owner Builders....deep breaths)

She'll be right! And a library! Divine!

Frogdancer said...

I'm getting so many memories coming as I see those photos. It's plain that one day after the reno I'll have to pop back for another cuppa and see the library for myself!

Lesley said...

There's so much potential in that great big house ... looking forward to seeing the emergence of your fab new home.

With library .... sigh ...

Will you get one of those overhead laundry racks installed in your laundry? A laundry maid, I think they're called. I've always wanted one. You raise and lower them by pulleys. Not glam, but efficient!

Anonymous said...

When I got to the words library with window seat my mind wandered off to beautiful places and I could barely read any more...

Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.com said...

That room will make a fantastic library!

MissyBoo said...

Oh the library sounds divine!

As a previous owner of a wooden toilet seat, I'm understanding your pain :)