A dream to build a house, a build to house a dream
It took more than two months from the date of handover but were finally back in our own home! I’m not a gifted enough writer to properly articulate how happy I am to be back home after more than a year away. I suppose I feel a bit like this: The process and pace of … Continue reading The void that has filled our hearts
Those of you who have stayed with me on my long and verbose journey may recall my trials and tribulations with regards to the ovens. The long and short of it is that I pulled the plug on upgrading the ovens with Eden Brae’s supplier. They had a problem with respecting arithmetic logic and I … Continue reading The oven saga – a reprise
Unless you are of noble stock and used to living in a castle with servants, I am almost certain that you would agree that a 50 square home is a large home. Eden Brae’s Waldorf Grange 50 is a monstrously large house. There’s simply no other way to describe it. At various points in our … Continue reading Useable space, useless space, and show-off space
The first flat Annie and I shared as newly weds had an ensuite. That fact alone makes it sound like we lived in a luxurious apartment. The reality was that every window in that flat faced west, and it was in a building whose lobby smelled of rotting food thanks to the adjacent garbage room, … Continue reading A touch of luxury
If a man’s home is his castle, does that mean the toilet his throne? Probably not, the toilet is merely the equivalent of the Royal shitter, or wherever it is that a royal highness chooses to defecate. Irrespective of how poor this analogy is, I am nevertheless thrilled to share with you a picture of … Continue reading My throne
I recently met our new site supervisor, Craig, on-site. Our old supervisor Mark was reassigned to a larger development far enough away from us that it was no longer feasible for him to oversee the last few weeks of our build. It was good to meet Craig in person and also see the progress that … Continue reading That ain’t gonna fit – take 2
After around two weeks of hard work, our tiler completed the wet areas. The powder room That may sound like slow progress, but considering we have enough bathrooms to accommodate the population of Lichtenstein, I think that’s a decent rate of progress. He did five bathrooms with floor to ceiling tiles in all, splash backs … Continue reading Tile & error?
As COVID-19 continues its inexorable spread and working from home stretches into the winter months, I have found myself thinking more about how to stay warm while at home. To keep my feet warm while working at my home workstation, I have purchased my first ever pair of Ugg boots. It may sound surprising that … Continue reading The fire that burns within
The kitchen counter tops have just been installed and while I’m stoked, Annie is underwhelmed and is rueful of an opportunity missed. Our kitchen, complete with a counter top selection no one really wanted.... You see, the stone top that we chose - Crystallite - was neither something we truly desired nor something that we … Continue reading The compromise that pleases no one – redux
The scaffolding over the family room was taken down recently, revealing the void in all its splendour. The aspect from the family room The aspect from the top of the stairs, looking through the rumpus A lovely view of the portaloo. I wonder if my landscaper can work one into our backyard permanently. Nothing says … Continue reading A void to fill our hearts
Eden Brae Waldorf 50 