Finally, we are settling into the house. We moved in mid September! Our weekends consist of tree buying, organising and cooking.
We have purchased 6 new "sound proofing" bay trees. If they survive, they may start blocking the road sound by 2017 - and for now, they just look nice. We managed to fit all 6 in our incredible huge Passat. Thanks for the Power of Passat, we were able to move everything - sofas and all.
Below are pictures of Tim looking manly after he dug up a massive fence post and cement block - I'm scared to see what else we find when digging up our garden.
When we bought the house, we never thought we would have to re-do the kitchen, but we basically re-did everything. Below, Tim is preparing for an incredible meal - Coq au Reisling - he deserved a few Michelin stars for that dish.
We have an open plan kitchen/"dining" area. We bought some new soft brown leather chairs which have enriched our lives to no end. The shelves come from Tim's bedroom from his parents place. It matches the floor but we are unsure if dark brown shelves would look better. Feedback welcome...
Both our bedroom and guest room have the wooden beams. They are original, from the 1800's but have been recently repainted.
It's hard to get the right angle for the office pic (below). It has 2 skylights and we have put 2 desks in there. A double airmattress fits in there if need be.
This is the sunniest weekend of the year. It may be misrepresentative of what England is really like, as it's normally overcast, yet mild most of the year. When it starts raining tomorrow, I'll pull up these photos so I can remember that this was real and not just a mere dream...
We have an open plan kitchen/"dining" area. We bought some new soft brown leather chairs which have enriched our lives to no end. The shelves come from Tim's bedroom from his parents place. It matches the floor but we are unsure if dark brown shelves would look better. Feedback welcome...
Both our bedroom and guest room have the wooden beams. They are original, from the 1800's but have been recently repainted.
It's hard to get the right angle for the office pic (below). It has 2 skylights and we have put 2 desks in there. A double airmattress fits in there if need be.
Below is the view into the conservatory. We have moved that desk upstairs into the office, we have turned that sofa around and will be putting in another chair. It's very cozy with the furry rug and the ambient uplighting.
This is our sitting room below. We are replacing the woodburning fireplace with a newer version. That is expected to be installed in November so it's going to be super warm in that house over the winter. Note how I took the pics on the sunniest day of the year - the radiant sun has taken over the conservatory.
This is the view from the kitchen, down the hallway past our utility room and toilet room, into the conservatory.
I can only wish this was our back garden. This is actually at the Belgian Arms, a great pub/restaurant in Holyport.
We spent the afternoon walking down country paths picking fresh blackberries.
This is our sitting room below. We are replacing the woodburning fireplace with a newer version. That is expected to be installed in November so it's going to be super warm in that house over the winter. Note how I took the pics on the sunniest day of the year - the radiant sun has taken over the conservatory.
This is the view from the kitchen, down the hallway past our utility room and toilet room, into the conservatory.
I can only wish this was our back garden. This is actually at the Belgian Arms, a great pub/restaurant in Holyport.
We spent the afternoon walking down country paths picking fresh blackberries.This is the sunniest weekend of the year. It may be misrepresentative of what England is really like, as it's normally overcast, yet mild most of the year. When it starts raining tomorrow, I'll pull up these photos so I can remember that this was real and not just a mere dream...
