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PARTY TIME ALL ROUND
So exciting having the front windows finally painted and complete. This was cause for celebration itself, but not near as much as Carl's...
Rosalie
Jun 16, 20211 min read
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WINDOWS - WINDOWS - WINDOWS!!!
This circa 1860 cottage still has its original Victorian windows. Having spent many months going down the impossible task pursuing...
Rosalie
May 26, 20212 min read
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NOW THE STREETSCAPE
Really hope you all remember how the front of the house once looked — actually you couldn't see it at all from the street. This link is a...
Rosalie
May 21, 20212 min read
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EXTERIOR — BIG WORKS!!
Must confess we have been baulking at this mammoth task of painting the exterior of the house. Firstly because of our DOB and secondly we...
Rosalie
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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CHAIR RESTORATION
Lots of people have enquired about our black and white directors chairs, so I thought I would share their story. These chairs started...
Rosalie
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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ALFRESCO DETAILS
The Alfresco has been a process that has taken a few stages to transform it into its present state. You will have noticed one of those...
Rosalie
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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FRONT LANDSCAPING — ALL DONE!!!
Such an exciting moment to see this wild, overgrown, unloved yard looking like someone lives here. We are delighted with the end result...
Rosalie
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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TIME TO GET THE FRONT SORTED
Finally! The day has come for the front yard to have its final clean-up so the landscaping can happen and to catch this year's growing...
Rosalie
Oct 22, 20201 min read
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ONE YEAR ON — LET'S CELEBRATE
One year on and we are feeling a reasonable sense of accomplishment. To be super precise, it is just one year since we acquired the house...
Rosalie
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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PLUMBER, TILER & BATHROOM BITS
It becomes pretty exciting when you start to see your vision become a reality. We have been chipping away at the wet areas for a while...
Rosalie
Sep 2, 20201 min read
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PICCOLO PAD
Piccolo Rose had been having a little stay in a neighboring property until we made a home for her in our own back yard. We decided that...
Rosalie
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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EN-SUITE AND WARDROBE COME TOGETHER
Of course it's been a while coming together but we have reached some exciting stages and a forging ahead regardless. Walk-in wardrobe...
Rosalie
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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A SWING... OR A SWING WITH FLAIR
Our Flame Tree cried out to have a swing hung from its branches. Right from the beginning we had pictured this happening one day and...
Rosalie
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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STREETSCAPE & BEYOND
The lovely new picket fence looked rather lonely without some foliage gracing its presence, it was now time to add some gardens to catch...
Rosalie
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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FIDDLE LEAF BARN - AGAIN...
Always been part of the plan to restore this 'OLD' gem. Cute, rustic, historic but positively useless! Leaked like a sieve and almost...
Rosalie
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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SIMULTANEOUS HAPPENINGS
Nothing about our Reno is random even if it may appear that way. During this period there seemed to be all sorts of projects running...
Rosalie
May 27, 20201 min read
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YES — A WHITE PICKET FENCE
A few months ago as Carl was having yet another one of his surgeries, I found myself cruising the internet, as you do! I felt super...
Rosalie
May 14, 20203 min read
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MY HEART'S PRAYER
This Blog entry is to share the progress on our little cottage, but even more than that, it's to share the most amazing answer to prayer...
Rosalie
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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DECK ATTACK
The back deck certainly hadn't been oiled or cleaned for such a long time I am guessing, so it was now time to hit it with the high...
Rosalie
Apr 17, 20201 min read
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'FIDDLE LEAF BARN' REVISITED
For all those loving foliage, then this Blog post is probably not for you. A seriously out of control Monstera Deliciosa had spent a long...
Rosalie
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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