Brionys room makeover...

Ive been meaning to do this for awhile.....
Brionys room was badly in need of a little make-over....her tastes have changed...which happens as you grown older....and she needed a better desk space for study.... (not that she actually uses it much....most of her homework is done at the coffee table in the family room)

Anyway...... we have been chatting over the last weeks about the style she likes..... and I already had a few ideas in place.... and then with the newly finished quilt.....it seems like now was the perfect time to spring into action.....

So I was thinking to myself.....mmmmm...(tapping my finger to my chin).... this room could do with some paint.... hey...what about another feature wall.... yeah.... that would be noice... that would surely warm up the room..... so a few hours and a few un-lady like mutterings later.....tada.... nice warm brown wall.......we still loved the aqua so that stayed....(for now at least...hehe)

This shot was taken in the midst of the re-vamp...almost everything had been piled on her bed..... including the white stool which gets a makeover a little later in this post.... but it at least shows the wall taking on its new look...

Her desk and bedside table both got a coat of white gloss...... thank you to Mitch for applying the first coat....

we hung some Nanny inspired net curtains.... and I whipped up a fabric banner to hang over her bed.....

I recovered this tiny little stool in some lovely bright fabric.....

(in this shot it has a basket of homework books stacked on top of it....)

Hung a blackboard with a nice little message for when she gets home each day....

...and then stood back and thought.....Ahhhhhhh..... that feels good!

Theres been some changes....

since we moved in eight months ago.
So....I was thinking.... it might be interesting to continue the journey of our home via this blog....
So how about some updated photos...

...then we moved in....

...as you can tell by this jumbled mix of photos...






lots to do....but a life time to do it!

Wow....neglectful Mardi....

In all the excitement and fuss at the end...I never did record the final stages....ooops...
So here is a mini....after the event catch-up.....for my own record if nothing else...
..the panel door...and the paths are poured.... it makes a huge difference to the finished look of the house.........the carpets were laid.... I love the rich chocolate brown against the white walls... here is our room.... looking into the ensuite....and a shot of Mitch's room....possibly the tidiest it will ever be..... the kitchen.......and my scrap room....Pretty much all finished ready for us to move in.....

...should add..

Shower screens are now installed...and look fabulous
Mirrors are installed....also fabulous
Painters almost finished
Front door sidelights and front door installed....and painted.
Air conditioner on roof and dropper painted.
Boards around the outside ready for concrete paths.

Still no
roller doors
no tank
plumber second fix
electrical second fix

...but its getting closer and closer....very exciting.

...and after the long weekend...

....its time to update some photos.... it was a nice feeling on Sunday to sweep it all clean.....the tiles are so white and shiny....and everything sparkled......but by the time I took these photos last night.....the tradesmen had been back....and it had that walked on look again (which is quite ok...I'm so glad the tradesmen had been)

So..... the Painter have almost finished....they are just completing the bathrooms...and some door frames....then I guess a little more painting outside...

The Tiler has finished..... and now we are just waiting on the shower screens and accessories....

The Plumber needs to return and connect everything up...

The Electrician needs to do the same...

The paths and driveway will hopefully be poured soon...

The roller doors have been ordered ....

Tank has been ordered.....but still hasn't arrived....luckily it hasn't rained...so we haven't missed anything.

The builders put in the Air conditioner dropper....and Ian and Brent have the Air Con on the roof...ducting in the ceiling....and at some stage need to install all the outlets....

...anyway....photos are..... the kitchen looking from the end of the family room.....I cant wait for the plastic drop sheets to come down....and for the range hood to be istalled....
Thiis one is looking toward the front door.....The kids bathroom....which looks very brown in this photo...when in fact its quite white looking IRL...the splashback tiles are white colour not a tan.

A view from the main bedroom into the ensuite..... and walk in robe to the sideThe Family room from the Kitchen....Its getting closer.....and my packing isnt....I need to MAKE myself pack....I just cant yet...I think its because it still doesn't seem real.

Slack bum didnt update...sorry...

...so here is a quick update...
and its a bit old hat now...as all these tiles are grouted and looking fabulous now..... so much different...

but here is the laundry.......the main bathroom vanity...
the main bathroom...
...the ensuite....
...and the conrete in the shed...
...stay tuned for more photos soon....

its looking amazing now.....all the main floor tiles are layed....and grouted.
The front door is on...
The Air conditioner is on the roof...
the carpet is measured...
our vanity is in...
painters have been back painting the bathrooms....

...and yesterday...

The Quoins were added...
The verandah was added...
The plumbers worked on the stormwater
The Tiler completed the main bathroom walls and began grouting the Kitchen splashback.
The Painter worked on the main living area....and painted in some feature walls....
The Electrician even showed up for a few minutes...
The Cabinet maker phoned to check on the profile and colour of the robe doors...
The tank is to be delivered on the 3rd March.... not bad seeing as Pat ordered it weeks and weeks before christmas.
Ian and I began our carpet choices..... we are thinking a rich chocolate in the lounge... and a dark coffee colour for the bedrooms.... our first quote should be back today.....
... I just love how rich this wall in the lounge room came up......
....and this one in the living room was too pale......so we have another triple strength coat coming up on here..... love that colour though....

Wow...things are moving along fast...

...and I haven't been keeping up with blogging it very well either.....
So here is where we are up too.....
The Bricklayer has finished.... it looks just as we imagined..... only the cream quoins to be added and its done.
The Painter is making amazing progress.....all the ceilings are almost complete..... and the majority of the house has had an undercoat. I chose some colours today for feature walls in the family....lounge and main bedroom.... that will be exciting to see.
The Tiler has been there two days....and OMG.... the bathrooms and laundry are taking shape.... and the kitchen splash back is done..... it looks just as we imagined and the glass mosaic tiles I was nervous about ....look wonderful too.
The Builder...is adding the verandah on the front today.... and finishing off eaves.... doors and door fittings...
The Plumber is there this morning working on the storm water pipes and drainage....
The cabinets makers have fitted all the cupboards and there is just a few robe doors and finishing jobs to do...
so...here are a few piccies...... the main bathroom... ...the laundry....
....my kitchen....that Im so rapt with.... cant wait to see the rangehood canopy up on the wall....and the tiles grouted.
.....the ensuite bathroom...
.....another view of the kitchen....
... Im looking forward to taking some more photos tonight..... the verandah will be finished....and the tiler will no doubt amaze us once again...

ooops....forgot to post..

...and a few things have happened...
The Bricklayer is almost done....another week and Im sure he will be finished.... its looking wonderful.....and we are so pleased we chose the red brick.... cant wait to see the quoins added. The Gyprockers have finished this evening..... I cant believe they worked all weekend ... and as Ian left there tonight at 7pm...they were sweeping up the floor ... so all the cornice is up....and all the flushing complete... ...tomorrow the painter arrives.... so it will all gets its first coat.....it was actually fun working out the colour choice the other day..... and I hope it looks ok on the walls.

Ian and Brent managed (with my help) to get all the air conditioner duct into the roof.

Ian has shoveled dirt.... shoveled dirt.....shoveled dirt.... and finally got the shed floor filled...level...packed down...boarded up and ready for concrete.