http://www.renovationvoyeur.com Before and After Pictures of Home Renovations Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:45:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK I never thought I'd be able to share this last post this side of the new year. There were times I even wondered if I'd ever move in. Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong with this project, but I don't take it as an omen - ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/12/26/ta-da/ Hey there, I've posted some detail before, but this time I've got better pics to share now that certain bits and pieces have been placed. So let's start with the bathroom: I've chosen Dornbracht fittings here. Primarily from the Meta.02 range - I liked its simplicity. You may think it's odd to ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/12/24/the-devil-is-in-more-detail/ Although this project hasn't been good for my heart and stress levels in general terms, you can imagine my horror when I checked in on the floor that was delivered, only to find that it was the wrong colour. With time of the essence, a kitchen to come very soon, and ... http://www.renovationvoyeur.com/2008/11/25/the-floor/ 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/