Humpty dumpty in wonderland (part 2)
So where were we? Top of the stairs, right? So lets go down.
And flip (teleport ourselves to the other end of the hall).
Right, we are at the entrance. Where you'd normally start off. Long thin hall with more red. Not a lot changed visually. But a lot changed smell-wise. Actually something has changed as the door on the right was blocked up before and is now open. Let's go through it.
Lounge. This is probably the first photo we posted on the blog.
Nowadays it is looking like this.
There is still a long way to go as well the 2nd fit electrics and radiator, the doors / woodwork need to be redone, floor replaced, and we will be changing the walls to a shade darker than plaster white. But already its already a different room.
It looks at first sight like not a huge amount has changed here. But look closer and beyond the walls, you'll notice the ceiling has come down 30cm. Fake ceiling to cover the unsalvageably cracked original ceiling, and allow recessed lighting.
The 5m2 rat infested kitchen with doorless toilet, wood pannelling and hardboard walls concealing wallpaper abuse which would, or should be punishable by... not nice things. We have spent days, maybe even weeks removing the layers of crap. Rotten cupboard on top of smelly boards on top of paint on top of wallpaper on top of patchy vinyl wallpaper. And we have not managed to finish. One day this room will make sense, but we will probably have to cheat to get there (more on that another time).
In case you're wondering what happens through that door...
And with a U-turn and a walk back through *that* room we get back to the hall. So where next in this house tour?
Photo answer: electricity! That's the first room to have actual electricity!
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| Err... what is that thing in the middle of the hall? Details to follow later. |
And flip (teleport ourselves to the other end of the hall).
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| Oooh, the thing has vanished. More on that later... |
Right, we are at the entrance. Where you'd normally start off. Long thin hall with more red. Not a lot changed visually. But a lot changed smell-wise. Actually something has changed as the door on the right was blocked up before and is now open. Let's go through it.
Lounge. This is probably the first photo we posted on the blog.
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| This photo again?! |
Nowadays it is looking like this.
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| A bizarre example of how wall colour can completely change the outlook of a room. |
There is still a long way to go as well the 2nd fit electrics and radiator, the doors / woodwork need to be redone, floor replaced, and we will be changing the walls to a shade darker than plaster white. But already its already a different room.
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| Love that ceiling. Our undertaker fixed the cracks with plaster mesh. |
So lets go through that other door. Here is where we come out.
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| The before |
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| Now. Do you notice anything special about the ceiling? (answer at end of post) |
It looks at first sight like not a huge amount has changed here. But look closer and beyond the walls, you'll notice the ceiling has come down 30cm. Fake ceiling to cover the unsalvageably cracked original ceiling, and allow recessed lighting.
So lets continue going straight ahead through that inviting opening.
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| Shadowy undertakers again. |
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| More soundproof walls. |
We come to this room, formerly one of the few empty rooms in the house, and to be the kitchen in the future. This is probably the room where we looked at each other and said "yes, this is a place we want". It's south facing, so its where we saw sunlight shining through all the s**t the first time we came here (figuratively and literally).
You can't see the door on the left, but trust me there is a door on the left. Let's turn left (and then look right).
I despise this room. Indeed, we may both absolutely ******g hate it.
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| Why? |
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| WHY?! |
The 5m2 rat infested kitchen with doorless toilet, wood pannelling and hardboard walls concealing wallpaper abuse which would, or should be punishable by... not nice things. We have spent days, maybe even weeks removing the layers of crap. Rotten cupboard on top of smelly boards on top of paint on top of wallpaper on top of patchy vinyl wallpaper. And we have not managed to finish. One day this room will make sense, but we will probably have to cheat to get there (more on that another time).
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| Let us engage in some turd polishing. |
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| Keep the bizarre toilet,but erect a fake wall to separate it... |
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| ... the fake wall at the corner of the picture... |
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| ... and have this space the other side of the fake wall. |
In case you're wondering what happens through that door...
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| It's a garden! |
And with a U-turn and a walk back through *that* room we get back to the hall. So where next in this house tour?
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| Going down? |
Photo answer: electricity! That's the first room to have actual electricity!
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