Day five saw the start of the hall tiling which you may recall was the main reason for our project. Good progress was made but the dwindling light made it impossible to see to make the finer cuts on the tiles around the edge of the hallway.
When I arrived home after a day in the [...]
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The Smallest Room in the House – Day Five
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2016
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The Smallest Room in the House – Day Four
The tiling in the ’smallest room in the house’ progressed to near completion. The electricians arrived to fit the new ceiling light and fan, and apparently they were their usual surly selves so I am glad I was at work. At least they fitted what was asked for this time without grumbling.
When I returned home [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2016
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The Smallest Room in the House – Day Three
On the previous day the fitter had ordered the tiles and fittings to be delivered first thing in the morning. This did not happen according to plan, they were delivered an hour later than scheduled putting the fitter back in his plan for the day. Whilst he was waiting we worked out how high on [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2016
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The Smallest Room in the House – Day Two
Day two was all about skimming and plastering the ceiling in the smallest room in the house. This involved the removal of the light fitting as a temporary measure. The smallest room was too dark for photography so you will have to wait for the next instalment to see the progress made.
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 14th 2016
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The Smallest Room in the House – Day One
Day one nearly didn’t happen! Mr C was working from home and by mid morning there were no signs of activity, not even a phone call.
Mr C phoned me up to vent his frustration. He had sent an email to the fittings department because he had no phone number for them. I was quite insistent [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2016
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The Smallest Room in the House – Before
I probably should have warned you that sunglasses were needed for the before shots of the smallest room in the house. This decor is the previous owners handiwork, I quite liked it when we moved in but a change has long been overdue.
Tiling the hallway has been in the planning stage for some time. This [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2016
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
Winston Churchill
20 Comments CherryPie on Dec 11th 2016
