12 Week Update

Here is the 12 week update video! The main differences are that we have put boards down in the lounge to lay the carpet on top of and we have sorted out some of the rooms upstairs a bit more!

Skirting Boards, Windows and Dressing Table!

I've moved things round a bit this morning. We had carpet underlay in the cupboard under the stairs but I've emptied it out and filled it with boxes of things we don't need to use at the moment. We still need to take the carpet underlay to the tip so that a job for the weekend after next when we're back in wales!

We went to the builders merchants and for the skirting boards this morning. We just about managed to it them in the car. They're duel sided so we need to decide which side we prefer.

Nathan has patched up the hole above the window with some wood that he shaped using a router. The first photo is the only I could find of what it was like before. We're going to give it another coat of paint an attach the curtain rail to them then we can measure up for curtains!

We went to the auction surplus shop and I got a dressing table and chair with my birthday money! The dressing table was £80 and the chair was £10! They delivered then this evening. I think I'm going to sand them down an wax them. I'll re-do the padding on the chair and get some new fabric for the chair. I like how it's tacked on so I want to do that again.

Fireplace Tiles

Nathan has put the tiles down in the fireplace this week.  We have got black grouting but we've not done that yet!

The fireplace was a but chipped on the wood at the bottom so we've out filler in it. It's still going to be visible but we might just have to put something in front of it to hide it a bit.

I've sanded the fireplace and put on a few coats if bee's wax and buffed it. On the photo below it had wax on the bottom half but not the top.

This is the bottom section that's a bit damaged but hopefully we can hide that when we decorate!

A Busy Day Off

We've had a busy day off work today with lots of deliveries. The sofa has arrived but we're leaving it in the box for now. The fridge is also here and plugged in but we can't use it just yet. We will probably fill it up tomorrow.

We weren't sure where to put our book shelf but I've put it in the small room at the front of the house for now so we can use it for storage. I've managed to do a bit of unpacking too.

We ordered some boards to flatten out the floor downstairs and make a good base to put the carpet on. They arrived today and Nathan has put them down.

I also planted a few more plants in the garden!

The Garden

I've been trying to do a bit on the garden today. I started last week but it was taking me ages with a square spade so my Dad brought be a fork when they came to visit. Mum and Dad also brought lots of plants so I have made a good start now.

The border on the right hand side of the garden is in the shade nearly all day. I've planted some daffodil bulbs in there as we had loads and to did find some different bulbs already in the ground but I'm not sure what they were. I've also planted some forget me nots so we will see how they grow.

I've planted a variety of plants on the lend hand side border. Dad helped me to do an acidic section as I wouldn't have had a clue!

I want to have a bench in the middle of the border at some point so I'm going to leave the middle fence pannel section with just grass and no plants then hopefully we can put a bench there next year. That section of the garden has a lot of sun in the evening so it should be a nice place to sit out!

The cherry tree has also been planted and it looks smaller than ever now it's in the ground and not a pot!! It is a dwarf one but hopefully it can grow a few more branches now it's in the ground!

Nathan has made a light shade for the kitchen out of a colander! He saw the idea online and it only cost a couple of quid! 

We didn't get much in IKEA last week, mainly just little bits and bobs. We went to an furniture shop yesterday which is an auction surpluss shop. I've seen a nice dressing table so hopefully we will go back next weekend for my birthday and get it. They've got loads of things in there so might be get one or two other things too!

A Few Little Jobs

After painting most of the lounge and dining room at the beginning of the week we were pretty tired so haven't done too much after work this week. We've done a few little jobs today that we needed to get done so we're back to making good progress.

We tidied up the paint around the edges this morning. I'm not very neat with the paint so like to use masking tape but it seems to keep pulling off the paint with it so we have gone round touching it up. It's 99% painted now and might just need a bit touching up on the ceiling.

We got some new vents from B&Q so Nathan has fit these!

Inside the back fireplace is painted now. We're going to have a drinks wrack inside! We've put a vent in the top of this.

We've got the freezer and washing machine set up in the utility room. Still no fridge though!!! We're keeping out eye out for a second hand one and have seen one on eBay that's up tomorrow so hopefully we will be sorted soon!

We've got a little storage wrack for the bathroom as we didn't have any storage in there.

Nathan also tacked the beading down round the edges of the bedroom and I touched up the paint.

In the garden I managed to cut the grass at the beginning of the week. We've put the washing line in today in concrete. It's currently covered by a green bin bag! I've been trying to pull up some of the weeds in the grass but I think we will kill it all in the spring and lay new grass down. I've not dug the boarder on the right yet but we've got a spade now so making progress! 

Tomorrow we're going to ikea!!!

8 Week Update

We've finally got internet today and here is the video for the 8 week update! I should be able to do blogs more often again now. I like looking back in the other videos and seeing how much we have done!