Let me take you on a little journey of where we started on the French door journey...
BEFORE
in all of its pinky glory, pre paint, our house really needed something on this side of the house, and as our windows were rotting with age we thought 'wouldn't French doors be great'. This photo was during the painting stage.
DURING
Here we are when the wonderful 'Chris the Builder' (or as the kids called him Bob The Builder!). He laid our new veranda base, which I thought was wonderful as I pondered on what was coming...
TODAY
Here we are!!! New French doors. Still not finished painting yet, but I couldn't wait to do a TA DA! Our veranda still has to be erected (coming soon) and gardens etc done to finish, but what a difference. We love it. Chris worked some magic, let me tell you! There were lots of snags along the way, which he dealt with beautifully and we are so pleased with the result.
DURING - inside.
BEFOREin all of its pinky glory, pre paint, our house really needed something on this side of the house, and as our windows were rotting with age we thought 'wouldn't French doors be great'. This photo was during the painting stage.
DURINGHere we are when the wonderful 'Chris the Builder' (or as the kids called him Bob The Builder!). He laid our new veranda base, which I thought was wonderful as I pondered on what was coming...
TODAYHere we are!!! New French doors. Still not finished painting yet, but I couldn't wait to do a TA DA! Our veranda still has to be erected (coming soon) and gardens etc done to finish, but what a difference. We love it. Chris worked some magic, let me tell you! There were lots of snags along the way, which he dealt with beautifully and we are so pleased with the result.
DURING - inside. This is while they were going in the living room. Plaster dust everywhere and nearly done.
TODAY
I had them open today while I was cleaning and dressing the room again. It was bliss! We, well I have waited SO long to get French doors along this side of the house...well worth it.
We did have a moment where we thought about painting them the charcoal colour, but it didn't look right, so back to white.
This is the door in Declan's room. Chris had to make up little glass boxes for the top of the doors (one of the snags) and the little pieces for the corners of the architrave (another snag). they look so good though. These doors will be getting stained like the rest of the woodwork in here.
Now all I have to do is make up curtains for them all. Any suggestions. I was thinking a putty colour for the living room, natural for Mics slot car room (I didn't show you those, they look the same as Declan's room) and maybe a denim for Declan's door. decisions!!
TODAYI had them open today while I was cleaning and dressing the room again. It was bliss! We, well I have waited SO long to get French doors along this side of the house...well worth it.
We did have a moment where we thought about painting them the charcoal colour, but it didn't look right, so back to white.
This is the door in Declan's room. Chris had to make up little glass boxes for the top of the doors (one of the snags) and the little pieces for the corners of the architrave (another snag). they look so good though. These doors will be getting stained like the rest of the woodwork in here.Now all I have to do is make up curtains for them all. Any suggestions. I was thinking a putty colour for the living room, natural for Mics slot car room (I didn't show you those, they look the same as Declan's room) and maybe a denim for Declan's door. decisions!!
Ness xx