Patrick Kerr from Shadowlight called to the house this morning with a few lights, bulbs & transformers that needed to be fitted.
Patrick is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about lighting that I highly recommend meeting with him if you are updating and modernising your house. A good lighting plan is essential for highlighting good design and making your new house a beautiful place to live in.
After an architect, a lighting consultant is the professional you need to hire. Seriously!
I was very lucky to have full access to all of the resources provided by ODKM Architects and I also feel very lucky to have had ShadowLight on board too!
Light in the front room
Given that I have been in the house for over 2 weeks now, had people over for dinner and lunch, have cooked and cleaned up and even managed to use my dishwasher a few times I think it is time that I did an extensive post on the amazing kitchen.
Here's a few pictures for you to browse.....
You can play a game of guess what is behind the door!
It's the mini dishwasher - so cute and so practical. Made by Siemens it has a clever little attachment that drops the kickboard down as the door opens.
What's behind these two large oak doors?
Why the fridge, cookers and microwave of course! When you have finished cooking you close over the doors in order to hide the cooker - you can then pretend you are eating in a restaurant and not at home!!!
Spice press built to hide the ventilation unit - nifty!
Two huge flat drawers for cutlery and cooking utensils (there are two larger drawers underneath these). The cutlery drawers are in black but have the oak drawer makes them invisible when they are closed. Got to have the clean lines, folks!!!
Hey look what I found when I was unpacking boxes for the kitchen!
It's the cutest little starfish cheese spreader that I brought home from Key West - bought in Fast Buck Freddies, which is now sadly gone.
Here's some other nice things I found when unpacking. Here's my Ben De Lisi Champagne glasses - they're fabulous and black - they match the kitchen!!
If you are interested in any elements of the kitchen or are interested in hiring our amazing kitchen designer - have a look at Dean Cooper's website for his contact details.
I stumbled upon Jumbletown yesterday.
I am getting rid of a couch that I thought I would get re-upholstered and then put it in the new house. I decided against keeping this couch for a few reasons.
However, I didn't want to throw away the couch as it still has a lot of life left in it!
So I looked on the Internet for how to pass on furniture in Ireland and found Jumbletown.ie.
It is a site that you put up stuff you don't want any more and then people can instant message you and get your contact details in order to collect it.
I put up the couch yesterday and within about a half hour I had contact from three different people who were interested in taking it. Hopefully it will be picked up from Ciaran's office later today. Result!
If you are interested in getting rid of stuff or looking for free stuff have a look on www.jumbletown.ie
The second bedroom is pretty much complete*
Here's a few pictures that I took tonight.
Night time picture with the bed side lights on.
Fireplace with bedside lamps on
Fireplace with all lights in the bedroom on
Shutters in the bedroom closed - no need for curtains as the shutters do the job!
And this is a photo taken during the day!
*When I said above that the second bedroom is nearly complete what I meant is that it is just about usable and presentable as a bedroom. It is quite sparse at the moment. It still needs a few things to really complete it. It needs a coloured throw, a mirror above the fireplace (have one in mind) and also a painting above the bed (one of Ciaran's which is currently in storage).
Yay I am hooked up!
The third engineer from UPC was finally able to get me all set up. I'm back on the grid. I've got my landline, TV & Internet. So happy!
Here's a vid of Bones on the glass stairs that I just posted on Youtube.
Above is a picture of my mother and sister having breakfast in my house.
Amy sharing a seat with Bones
I turned my back on Bones and he jumped on to the table and stole a pain au chocolat. What a brat!
Would you believe I still have no TV, landline or Internet in my house?
I have been trying to get them all hooked up for nearly 3 weeks at this point. I have had two engineers out from UPC and still no joy. Another engineer is due out tomorrow so hopefully I will get it sorted then.
Currently I am blogging from the Starbucks close to my work - I drive to work now and it takes me about a half hour to get across the city so I just leave a bit earlier so that I can have a strong cup of coffee and go on my laptop before work. Life is good!
My best friend Alice and twin sister Amy called over for nibblies and a catch up last night. It was Alice's first time seeing the house so she had a good look around the place and then said the nicest thing about the house!
We had quite a smorgasbord to eat. Alice had brought some sushi and salmon mousse with her. Amy brought some indian chicken pakora's with a beautiful sauce and I had made pizza and mac & cheese. We also had red pepper hummus with bruschetta. For dessert Alice supplied gorgeous mini Key Lime Cheesecakes and we also had beautiful little salted caramel and chocolate bites. All delicious!!!
Amy & Alice
Me talking and eating, as usual!
Mini Key Lime Cheesecake
