Our Big Build :-)

[EmmaG]

Thought you would like to see some pics of the build, we moved back in last Sunday and have spent the last week off work painting..

Before

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/30c77498.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/c942517d.jpg

[EmmaG]

During

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/b4b0caf0.jpg

Kitchen

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/ff0b8828.jpg

Kitchen cabinets fitted,

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/f00b2edc.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/9511a169.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/197a1f84.jpg

[EmmaG]

Rear

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/e09795f1.jpg

[Shelley123]

Emma, lovely to hear from you. It's looking great

[EmmaG]

Bathroom

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/e42416a6.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/02adc88b.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/825cf9a1.jpg

[EmmaG]

Hi Shelley, we have had very limited Internet access, but back now :-)

[EmmaG]

Front


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/7d055870.jpg

[EmmaG]

Living room

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/e22c4347.jpg

Alcove in living room

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/c28e0637.jpg

[EmmaG]

Another pic of bathroom,

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/358c4bb9.jpg

[alexgirl73]

wow Emma, that is looking great, but what a lot of work :D Will be well worth it I'm sure.

[Mags]

Wow! what a transformation, Emma :D The finished house looks lovely, you must be very pleased with all that extra space.

Looks like you're going to have weeks and weeks of decorating ahead of you ;):D

[EmmaG]

Thanks Alex and Mags, we now have three bedrooms, office, living room, lounge, kitchen dinning room, cloakroom, ensuite and bathroom.

A bit of a leap from a two bedroomed home with a kitchen, dining and living room.

The cats have settled back in really well which I am pleased about.

[Mags]

Did the upheavel upset Arthur and Bronwyn at all, Emma? I expect they thought they were moving into another new home when you returned .....I'm sure they remember your garden though:)

[Moli]

What a difference......Looks really nice, loads of room..........

[angieh]

It's looking really good Emma - I love your new kitchen, we have the same door and cupboard handles as you, and the heated radiator in your lovely new bathroom is ours too by the look of it! Isn't it wonderful having all that extra room?

[EmmaG]

Mags, we rented locally for three months whilst the build was completed and Arthur and Bronwyn settled into the rental really well. It was very funny watching them when we moved back as they seemed to know it was still their home (although only three of the original rooms remained (although all three were altered someway)

Arthur systematically went onto one room after another downstairs and then did the same upstairs, tail in the air, seemed to approve and then settled on the sofa...lol

[Mags]

I'm pleased it all met with Arthur's approval! :lol:

[EmmaG]

Angie, yes it is great having all of the extra room, although I keep losing hubby..lol

Kitchen is taking a bit of getting used to as I now have 27 cupboards to fill. We will have a black sparkle composite work top and oak flooring (the oak flooring cannot be laid for another 2 months as we had a new damp proof course laid, and it takes 3 months for the floor to completely dry) also 2 wine coolers still need to be ordered and fitted in the kitchen.

[EmmaG]

I'm pleased it all met with Arthur's approval! :lol:

I so wished I had got him on video....such a strange cat sometimes...lol ;)

[Kazz]

Wow wow and wow Emma that is such a dramatic change. Wow..........fantastic....I think the word I am seaching for is ..........Wow.

[yola]

What a fantastic transformation! It looks to have pretty well doubled in size. You're going to have the most brilliant fun decorating and styling the interiors :D I envy you the folding doors to the garden . . . if ever we get around to re-styling the kitchen and utility room I'm going to have some of those; grade 2 listing or not!!!

[Kazz]

Any more changes Emma. Have to say it is looking superb.

[pamela81]

the house looks amazing emma!!! i love the kitchen and teh way its laid out

[Velvet]

Really fab looking

[fancyabrew]

were you living there whilst you did the work? Lucky for us we weren't living in our new place (my paretns old house) when we did it up a couple of years back.

from this

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC00702640x480.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC00703640x480.jpg


http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC00697640x480.jpg

through this

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC00939.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC01074.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC01084.jpg

to this

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC01276.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC01283.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m347/fancyabrew/Ivy%20Cottage/DSC01287.jpg

[EmmaG]

Fancyabrew, no we lived in rented for three months whilst most of the work was completed. I will post up some more pictures soon.

Love your transformation, you must be so pleased with it...did it take long?

[Kazz]

Wow that is smashing, did you design it yourself? Look like a magazine picture

[pamela81]

i love it!!!! i want a big kitchen if we ever get to move. yours looks amazing!!!

[EmmaG]

Picture of hallway

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/bedc1e44.jpg

[Kazz]

That is a beautiful light fitting Emma. I love your stairs.
I have often considered having the wall between the kitchen diner bit and hallway removed a few people have done it around here and it always looks from good to brilliant depending on that they have done, but it means the stairs and hall are all one with no door in between.

[EmmaG]

Thanks Kazz,

Another pic of the light....the doors still have a protective film over the glass and we will remove this once the floor is laid.


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/3123c9b4.jpg

The stairs will be oiled (spindles) and the top rail we will wax.

It is nice having an open dining/kitchen

[EmmaG]

Oh and I will get a new silver mirror for the hallway ;-)

[Kim]

Dramatic and amazing transformation to both properties, I am very envious!

[Az]

Wow what a fantastic job you have both done! :)

[fancyabrew]

Fancyabrew, no we lived in rented for three months whilst most of the work was completed. I will post up some more pictures soon.

Love your transformation, you must be so pleased with it...did it take long?

took about 15 months but we only had my best mate doing the building work, had a plumber doing the CH (quite complicated big thermal store, underfloor heating 3 seperate heating zones, oil boiler and a log burner with a back boiler) Also had a couple of sparkies as it was a total rewire.

Just got to build an extention now which will be 3 or 4 years away as we could do with 1 more bedroom (its 3 bed now) and a seperate lounge (currently kitchen/dinner/lounge)

[fancyabrew]

Wow that is smashing, did you design it yourself? Look like a magazine picture

yep all our own design, but to be honest it wasn't difficult as the house is very narrow so lent itself to how we designed it. Upstairs there is 3 bedrooms (1 ensuite nice big walk in shower) and a large bathroom (spa bath another large walk in shower)

[EmmaG]

A few more pictures,

Our bedroom, still need carpet, light fitting and built in wardrobes

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/20FE36C4-667E-4008-9488-450747BC4AF7-2157-0000026B795E9CEA.jpg

Kitchen, before flooring has been laid

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/e4402d2d.jpg

[EmmaG]

Bathroom finished

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/9e516bdf.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/5c284d25.jpg

[EmmaG]

Solid oak floor now laid

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/16E34ADA-E526-466E-8DF5-D4A40B925E4C-25350-00003E9DCCA1F26E.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/66CD788E-66BD-4751-9948-2E1E096EC9C3-25350-00003E9DF7257E6A.jpg

[EmmaG]

More floor

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/5D2FC21E-CB7B-4085-9F7E-EE1C7C58EE93-25350-00003E9E1954C4F3.jpg

[EmmaG]

Office, still need blinds and a light fitting

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/13833019-9D02-4D35-9E30-739396BD89C4-25350-00003E9E641F36FD.jpg

[angieh]

You are heading for the home straight now Emma, nearly done! Loving the oak floor.

[Kazz]

I love the oask floor too in fact I love all of it room for a little'un??? I could fit under the desk. ;)
Serious;y coming together now what carpet are you having in the bedroom?

What will you do with all that time once you have finished?

[EmmaG]

One bedroom we have carpeted, it is a mink colour

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/FEA81C58-290D-46FD-A7BA-44664984587C-25350-00003ED1A3D73011.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/B2BDE4C1-B22D-48F3-BD48-A578EE722BCF-25350-00003ED1AD3F84E8.jpg

[EmmaG]

Once it is finished Karen we will go on holiday!!! I will be spending all of my spare time cleaning it I reckon... :-)

And always rooms for a little'un :-)

[EmmaG]

Stairs now oiled and waxed

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/DC6E88C7-EF26-4822-A9FE-8AAA32EB4729-25350-00003ED180F7EBC4.jpg

[EmmaG]

Still need carpet there....

[alexgirl73]

Looking fabulous Emma :D The floor is stunning as is the stair rail!