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The smallest, sweetest bathroom ever!

I don’t know about you, but night time bathroom visits are now the norm. OK, TMI? The very though of walking the length of the upstairs, past a couple of sleeping people, down spiral steps, walking the length of the downstairs, past another sleeping person and then ducking to go through the bathroom door… aContinue reading “The smallest, sweetest bathroom ever!”

A lot has happened and I’ve been too busy to share!!

So I thought for this blog I would upload photos. Photos taken from the same spot but a year, 6 months and 1 month ago. Are you ready? Let’s begin.

A Worm’s eye View

An interesting view of the dining room table with an up-cycled barley twist leg. Various pieces of wood and clamps keeping the whole piece intact.

A Plumber has Landed!!

A friendly pigeon overseeing the beginning of plumbing in Walter.

Anyone for Dinner

Coach seats in place, temporarily placed to ensure the spacing is correct. The wheel arch has been blocked in and makes the platform for the cupboard, TV room and dining room chairs. Looking great guys.

Bathroom Bliss

Have you seen the pop up hotel pod series? They are copying Ali’s bathroom ideas. Plywood walls and corrugated steel look amazing and I’m happy to say we will have varnished ply in the large bathroom. The Iceni Roundhouse already has corrugated steel on the inside bathroom walls. Many of the materials are repurposed havingContinue reading “Bathroom Bliss”

We even have the kitchen sink!

I am loving these colour combinations and materials.

9 months of Renovation

Azerbaijani Socks Supporting rural women in Azerbaijan. Welcome to Walter. As you enter on the right there is a handy open shelf space to deposit your bags, gloves and hats and to slip on a snuggly, hand-knitted, pair Azerbaijani slipper socks.

Blog Post Number 80

You see the weathered slices of oak trunk on the left. Below you can see the steps taken by that wood, in the saw mill, cutting to size and installed as the waney edged kitchen counter with the sink inserted. All cut to size and will now be sealed with 5 coats of OSMO oil.

Cosy and Homely Downstairs

Meanwhile, downstairs the kitchen and waney edged counter top are going in. Also notice the oak window sills are in. From the look of it, the broom by the door in the bottom photo, everything is really clean and tidy.