http://www.renovationvoyeur.com Before and After Pictures of Home Renovations Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:46:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you can see a little more of the detail here, some of the colours and shapes building up gradually. Since last posting, there's been paint, wallpaper and more tiling. The wallpaper is so subtle that it wont show up greatly here; I'll try to remember to take some close ups. The ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/11/16/grand-designs/ OK, so everyone's seen for months the incremental changes that are happening on my apartment, but now you can actually start seeing some of the detail emerging. Here's how the apartment overall is looking, now that the plasterwork has mostly dried: Oh yeah, about that detail. We had a little false start ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/10/11/the-detail/ God bless Halogen for creating this lovely warm glow. It's the first time I've seen all the lights on - dashing my worries that I'd chosen enough lighting for the whole space. The plaster work has also begun in earnest and the whole pad is looking great! I got such a ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/10/01/let-there-be-light/ ...well, about a month off now. I know I haven't posted for a while - but here are a series of pics that I took a couple of weeks ago. In my next post you'll be able to see a dramatic difference. The bathroom I'm not that good at drawing, but here's ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/10/01/preparation-for-plaster/ The last week I've been in Ibiza trying to escape the craziness of this project but my contractor rang me with an 11th hour request for the dimensions of this, the bedroom wall. So there I sat on my summer holiday, trying to 'draw' in a Word document in a ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/09/03/wow/ Hi. So OK, I'm back with photos. The builder's vacation is over, and I'm relieved as my apartment has been sitting idle for the last 3 weeks or so, and I'm getting more eager and excited about moving in. So anyway, work is underway again, and things continue to take shape. Here's ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/08/26/construction-with-renewed-vigour/ Well, I survived the demolition, but note that there is still a lot of rubbish around the place and I guess more to come as things are refined. I have wires hanging from the ceiling and a contractor on my back to provide lighting and final lighting plans. The stress of it ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/08/03/looks-almost-liveable/ Just when I thought it was all over, even more rubbish... Living Space: However nearly a month later and the 'real' work is just beginning, as you can see from the scaffolding that's starting to appear... The Study: Bathroom: Not really the kind of place you're gonna get clean in right now... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/07/31/demolition-part-ii/ This is the beginning of what turned out to be 10 cubic metres of rubbish from my walls and ceiling. It's all looking very neat and packed up - ready for disposal - which is an improvement from the bomb site that my apartment was last time. It's still not entirely clear to me why ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/07/31/space-junk/ The first rock has been knocked! It was so exciting to see my vision beginning to take shape. There's a long way to go, but hey, Rome wasn't built in a day. During: Living Space During: Study My contractor persuaded me to take down the ceiling, and I stand to gain a lot of ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/07/27/the-demolition-begins/