I know I've been a bad blogger but here are some before and after renovation photos!

Gosh, where did that five months go since my last renovation update? I've been around but just not here. I've been boring relatives silly with endless renovation photos on my private blog - really, you've been spared.

But for those of you who are interested we are seven months in to a renovation/restoration of a 1912 early Arts and Crafts style house in Sydney's lower north shore. After living elsewhere for seven months we have now moved back in. The house interior is mostly complete but there is still a bit of work to do on the exterior and in the landscaping.

We have had huge cost overruns, of course. Due to the complex nature of the job it was done Cost Plus. We believe this was the best way to go as we had ultimate flexibility but it is hard to keep control of every cost. This has been a HUGE project especially given that we wanted maintain respect of the Arts and Crafts movement in everything we did inside.

So a few before and after shots...

Kitchen before...

Kitchen after.

We love this room. The kitchen is a pleasure to cook in and has had a huge workout in the last week. Special favourites: Stainless Steel island as a workspace (love that it doesn't have the sink in the island); the scullery/laundry set up (accessed via a sliding door) and the induction stovetop.