A dream to build a house, a build to house a dream
Once upon a time, in a far away land, lived a man who dreamed of building a home for his family to live in happily ever after. His old home had been destroyed by a fearsome yellow creature named Caterpillar, whose belly billowed smoke from the combustion of fossilised remains of dinosaurs. After entrusting his … Continue reading Our fairytale
The final element of our facade was installed this week: the Juliet balconies. Or perhaps more accurately, the Juliet balustrades. There is no balcony in any way shape or form. They are a purely decorative balustrade. But they are a decorative addition that took Annie’s breath away. She absolutely loves them. Hopefully the dark of … Continue reading Juliet balconies
While going on a walk around the neighbourhood to break up the monotony of COVID-19 enforced home isolation, I passed a nearby house that I had long admired. Like our future home, this house has window mouldings and Juliet balconies. What I noticed for the first time today though, was that this house too has … Continue reading Safety in numbers
They finished putting on the decorative mouldings yesterday and I’m left with mixed feelings. See if you can see what I see. There is exposed face brick between the decorative moulding (or external architrave) and the window itself. We hadn’t anticipated the exposed window reveal! We took it for granted that the entire window reveal … Continue reading The windows revealed
What difference a few simple touches can make! In much the same way that icing can lift a cake from tasty to delicious, the decorative mouldings on our facade have really given the house a pop. Before mouldings: Also, the first floor bricks have been cleaned revealing the sandstock bricks in all their characterful glory. … Continue reading The icing on the cake
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