Plaster mouldings!

Ciaran visited the plaster moulding factory in Wicklow yesterday to choose plaster coving, ceiling roses and mouldings for the house. He brought along some samples of the coving that was originally in the house so that he could replace like with like.


He bought new mouldings for the arch in the hallway, a few ceiling roses and some new coving for the downstairs of the house.


The company he went to for the plaster works use traditional methods to make the plaster mouldings and all of their designs are based on authentic designs contemporary to certain periods and regions.

Ready for plastering

Work on the house is progressing nicely.  The place will be plastered tomorrow.  The floor (untreated White American Oak) will be laid upstairs.  Hopefully by the end of the week we will have the downstairs underfloor heating laid and then it will be ready for the big concrete pour!

Itsa.....

Domini Kemp and her sister Peaches have opened a new restaurant!

                                                          Itsa...... Ranelagh

                                               

           The Mountaineer Bagel and the All Day Cure Bagel.

                               Short Americano.  Mmmm!

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First fix in progress....

                                                             Front room

Underfloor heating system being laid in the master bedroom.

                                                             Glass roof!

Looking towards the back of the house - the kitchen will be positioned on the left hand side of the house.

Look up!

The glass skylight to the studio was fitted today.  I think this is a really unique element to the house.  It gives the room at the top of the third landing an atrium feel to it.  

I look forward to looking at the stars in the sky at night time and blue skies during the day!

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom has been skimmed.  The window boxes, coving and the fireplace will be refitted.  This will re-inject the character back into this bedroom!!

A big day today!

                 The inverted bi-folding courtyard doors are in!

 It was hard to visualise what they would look like but I gasped when I was shown this photo!  I'm really pleased with them.  The floor will be built up inside the house and outside in the courtyard so they will be flush to the ground.  I can't wait to visit the house this weekend and see what they are like open!