Exterior painting, new ensuite finished and outdoor living plans
It has been a few months since my last blog post, but the house renovation continues with exciting progress.
Exterior Painting
We started preparing the front and northern verandah walls for painting during the Christmas break. It's the 'essence of Summer' to me... painting, cricket and tennis on the TV, mangoes, balmy evenings... The below photos were taken before we started painting.
We decided to go with a dark charcoal colour for the verandah walls, while all the trims and remainder of the house exterior will be painted white, as will the interior.
I think the dark colour will do justice to the intricate design details that Dad has incorporated, and allow them to really stand out.
But first, a quick 'BEFORE' reminder of how the house looked 'pre-reno'... unrecognisable.
Below you can see the front aspects of the house today... hard to believe the entire verandah is new. To me, it looks like this 'Queenslander' has stood on the block for 100 years... in fact, we believe the original house turns 100 in 2018!
You can see the first coat has now been painted on the front (western) side, with more coats to come... and the overall effect is starting to take shape.
Below you can see the north western corner of the house... this will also soon be painted in the dark charcoal, with white trims.
The first coat on the western wall is now complete. Interestingly, the below window was previously located on the wall between a bedroom and (former) laundry of the front flat. Dad re-located it to the front of the house, and added the side panels on either side, to serve it more justice.
The new ensuite is now finished and is such a light, calm space. The white plantation shutters were recently installed on the southern window, and the glass shower screen was installed yesterday. How exciting to have a bath tub again!
Below is the exterior of the ensuite, on the southern side of the house. This entire room is an extension to the existing home. The new window hood ensures consistency with the house style.
As you can see, the southern window looks out to the privacy of a green hedge.
Outdoor living plans
Planning is underway for a back deck and outdoor living area, which will replace the existing carport (seen in the image below). The new back outdoor living space will also incorporate a pool and additional landscaping and planting... exciting and busy times ahead!
Below you can see some of the existing backyard. It is a really spacious and private area, partly shaded by the beautiful old Jacaranda tree on the eastern fence-line.
Meanwhile painting is underway in the bright and airy new main bedroom, which will also be carpeted in the same neutral coloured wool carpet as the back living room. The main bedroom will be installed with roman blinds, consistent with the roman blind in the front living room.
Jacaranda Season
I didn't post an update in November, so here are a couple of photos taken of the beautiful Jacaranda tree that sits on my back fence-line. So striking against a stormy late afternoon sky.
