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Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:24 am Post subject: Woo-hoo: here's my new dining room... (photos)

...which is nearly finished, thanks to Katieowl's wonderful OH, Niall and the team of brilliant chaps who have all worked on it.
We christened it over the weekend with a couple of dinners and plenty of red and white wine

This was how it was when the house was first bought...

Then Fin, Katieowl's son, and Jamie, her daughter's boyfriend, set about taking all the cement off the walls and uncovering the original fireplace behind a ton of cement blocks...

Then the room was cleared up ready for Dante the plasterer to come in...

Then Niall started on the woodwork...

The plastering started...

And loads of plastering, woodwork, painting and a new oiled oak floor later, I have a finished (save for a few bits and pieces) dining room and I am thrilled to bits with it!

Sorry about the quality of the photos - they were taken on my phone in fading light over the weekend...

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vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:26 am Post subject:
Fan-blooming-tastic.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:30 am Post subject:
That look marvellous, congratulations and well done to all who got stuck in!

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
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Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:32 am Post subject:
S'lovely. Very tasteful. EV

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:34 am Post subject:

12Bore wrote:

...well done to all who got stuck in!

The Team:

Niall (project-manager, carpenter, joiner, colour/paint expert, decorator)
Fin (all sorts of useful stuff)
Jamie (all sorts of useful stuff)
Dante (plasterer)
Ian (sparks)
M-J (tea-maker, bossy boots and general pain in the bum)

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snowball
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:38 am Post subject:
That looks lovely, such a transformation. It is very you. Congratulations, and enjoy it a little while before embarking on the next project.

marigold

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Location: West Sussex

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:39 am Post subject:
Lovely

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:39 am Post subject:

Snowball wrote:

That looks lovely, such a transformation. It is very you. Congratulations, and enjoy it a little while before embarking on the next project.

Fanks Jean

Ummmm...we start dismantling the sitting room this weekend...

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 11:48 am Post subject:
jealous

lettucewoman

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Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 12:07 pm Post subject:
coo...very swish!

gardening-girl

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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 12:16 pm Post subject:
Very smart.Obviously a good team there.

Marionb

Joined: 27 Aug 2006
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Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 12:41 pm Post subject:
Very Nice

judith

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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 2:02 pm Post subject:
Absolutely gorgeous. I am very jealous.

robkb

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Location: SE London

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 2:03 pm Post subject:
Wow, that's lovely!

sean
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 12 2:09 pm Post subject:
Very nice.

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