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Just a landscaper dude and moi. Most of the plants are still so young and it wont be as I imagine it until next year at least and I probably won't see it... kind of regret doing it now! :o But it was fun, so hey. :)

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Today's progess report....

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Shure is purdy. :D

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Still, will add value to your property, though. So not a loss at all :) Nice job!

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Thanks - though it was a joint effort, really - hubs laid the Cement board, and 'nibbled' the tiles where necessary, but I did all the tiling and grouting. Bloody hard physical work though, and it was only a small area. I have a whole new respect for tilers.

(just noticed my pics have been switched around - they're back to front from when I posted them! :confused: )

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Nice cupboard Yonk!

Are you having tiled walls again?

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The smallest room:

Our main floor 'washroom' (UK= WC/Bog/Toilet/Can/Loo) :D

Don't have a 'before' for this - just a during. That dark green was on all walls. The Toilet, pedestal sink, AND the light fixture were the same dark green! It was like a dingy cave in there.

All the carpets in the house were/are also the same (IMO 'orrible) green! :eek:

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Very flash!

I haven't decided about tiles yet - joiner came two weeks earlier than 1st suggested so I'm going to get them plastered and then think about it. He's made a lot of progress today so it's good but I'm running out of clothes.

Did you see my photos in the Bar?

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Nice tiling job! i tiled my conservatory floor in Scotland, with much guffawing from hubbie and friend - " But you've never done it before, you're just a girl ..." - red rag to a bull! Reply - " Sorry, what part of your genitalia do you use to lay tiles?"

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Quite! Hehehee ;)

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OK so not really a reno, but before and after pics of our bedroom
Still waiting for a picture to arrive to hang over the bed, but apart from that it's done.

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Nice job Guys! Love the colour - HUGE improvement on the blue! :)

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I liked the blue :rolleyes: ;)

Seriously guys love the 'designer' bed (its VERY similar to ours) and the whole room looks much better than the before.

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But your a boy, and boys like blue :D ;)

I don't like blue - I prefer Earth tones meself.

(Trivia: Blue is the toughest resale colour in a home)

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Actually I really liked the colour of that room as well - but then blue and white is one of favourite combos! :o

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LOL - You and Butch would be ok in it together then ;)

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Not totally true

Our last place had a lot of blue and sold to the first viewer. :p

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Tis true! :p (Wouldn't stop me from buying either, but it would be the first thing to go!)

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Hey folks, what do you think?

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Nice cooler. ;)

Looks great yonk! :) What colours/materials are the walls and floor going to be?

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Vinyl floor, don't know about walls yet - need a plasterer to come.

Cheers

Jayne

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That is going to look really good when it's finished! :)

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It will have a nice cooker hood too. Not sure whether or not to have tiles.

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Stainless steel backsplash would look slick!

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I know - had one in the last kitchen but it was a b**gger to keep clean, baby oil was the only way to get it to shine.

I think I should have thought about it a bit more but it's all been a bit difficult - 1st kitchen fitter went AWOL.

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That's true enough - had a stainless appliances in one of our houses. It looks great ONLY when it's clean, though. When you have kids (even big ones, like husbands), it doesn't stay that way for long. :rolleyes:

I have a spray cleaner especially for SS, which works well (quite toxic though, so don't like it too much). I have white (knackered) appliances in this house, except for the new washer and dryer in the laundry pics. (I'll never learn, but I just love the look of steel!)

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The baby oil works really well and you get nice, soft hands!

Not really one for chemicals as I was sensitised by my 1st job, prefer dirt!

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No reno's to our house this year (apart from painting the outside) but our acre of Paradise was largely rock fill which whilst being low maintenance is not very pretty to look at. So 1 Bobcat, 15 loads of topsoil, a days seeding and fertilizing and 6 weeks of unseasonably warm weather and we now have a lush and verdant lawn. Only problem is now I have to mow the bloody thing once every 5 days!

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Looks really great! :)

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Completely off-topic, but before I forget again, your pics are absolutely wonderful! Love them!

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Oh - thank you! :)

I'm waiting on Yonk's progress piccie! It's several days overdue ;)

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Well, OH has been away (again) and the washing up has got out of hand plus I now have a decent hob/oven and have been cooking, which makes matters worse.

The washing machine is still in the hall so it sort of is looking much worse than it did.

OH wants dishwasher to come....as do I! Fridge freezer has been delayed....and still no idea when a plasterer may come.....so basically, things are just plain normal & I'll get round to a piccy at some point soon, promise. :)

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Waiting patiently.....
<drumming fingers on desk> ;)

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While we're waiting for Yonks latest......


Not my renovation - a neighbours!

A whole new roof in progress, due to leaks..............................





on a THREE year old house :rolleyes:

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Oh, but it's just about to get exciting....dishwasher is coming tomorrow and the fridge freezer on Fri or Sat so then you can have a proper look at both sides done.

I decided that it wasn't that exciting an intermediate piccy, plus it's hot here and I'm being lazy. :)

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Bin der dun dat.

Last year, house 33 years old though, still payin' for it. :eek:

How ya doin' kiddo??

:beer:
Steve

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Anway, as an apology, here is a poor before and an ok after picture of last place. Note the dog - not mine but a piccy of her for Biiiiink!

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Hi Steve,

OK I s'pose, thanks for asking :) A bit fed up with having to check up behind people; but mustn't complain, it could be worse.

How you doing??

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Hi Yonk! Better than nothing :D

That dog could be MY dog!!! Exactly the same size/shape; just ours has a little Brindle on his lower legs!

I love that room - superb architecture. Looks very classy since your magic touch, too! :)

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Same old, same old.

After I got over my sulk last week I got word that they decided I needed a plain old "Echo-Cardiogram" in order to establish a baseline for the up coming "Stress Echo-Cardiogram". So I went for that this morning, it's basically an ultra-sound of your heart.

The young girl (well twenty something) didn't have much of a sense of humour though. She looked totally blank when I asked her if she could tell whether it was a boy or a girl and could I have a picture to take home to show my wife. :rolleyes:

I go the the stress version next Thursday.:eek: