Well, surprise, surprise, I am painting again! No, not the art variety, sadly. The studio is still packed in boxes awaiting the arrival of the new carpets. So while we twiddle our thumbs for what seems much longer than a New York Minute.. it's the walls that are getting the treatment!
I also go a hairball and decided that all the stairs would NOT get new carpet and we would re-finish the lovely oak wood that is underneath the manky mess! Not sure if this was a good idea at all as so far I have pretty much mangled most of my fingers (with and without gloves) trying to get all the old staples and nails out of the treads. Might have to re-think this one!
I'll leave you with a few more pics of the back bits of the house. With the garden getting slowly back into shape and a pool that is now clean and sparkly, even if we will have to put it to bed in a few weeks or so. Thank heavens for this sunny weather! Splish splash :-)
Oh and a very big thanks to all of you who have left comments, sent emails and snail mail cards wishing us well in our new house!
I was just wondering whether you'd arrived in NY yet and I see you have! What a gorgeous house - the pool looks so inviting. I hope you'll be really happy there ... Hugs, Sue x
Posted by: Fiverdog | October 10, 2007 at 06:38 PM
It is very nice and the pool looks so inviting.
Posted by: Catherine Witherell | October 09, 2007 at 02:53 AM
Wowza Marie! Gorgeous house! Oh, the memories to look forward to from this place...
Posted by: Deryn Mentock | October 07, 2007 at 08:42 AM
Oh Marie! Love the new house! Good luck with the painting and tearing up the carpet! What an awesome pool! xo
Posted by: Janine | October 07, 2007 at 07:09 AM
Wow - looks gorgoeus.
Posted by: JUDY WILKENFELD | October 05, 2007 at 02:19 PM
Wow Marie, from these pictures you could almost be back here in Oz, the house definitely could pass as one of ours, it looks fabulous.
Ro
xo
Posted by: ro bruhn | October 05, 2007 at 08:44 AM
Gorgeous place! Wow.
Remember that bare wood stairs are slippery. Not so great for dogs (maybe not an issue for you, but for me, a big one! :-) ), and not so great for people who wear wool socks around the house in winter (also a big issue for me).
We covered our beautiful oak stairs in carpet. Much safer, I think.
Posted by: Vicki in Michigan | October 03, 2007 at 10:49 AM
you've done it again, the house looks lovely you will have it all fixed in no time . give the ginger tom a big hug. oxox M & W
Posted by: Mother bear | October 02, 2007 at 09:29 PM
Oh Marie! What a really nice house! You certainly are an ambitious gal doing all that home improvement yourself. I'm sure those stairs will look lovely in their natural wood. And the pool... suffice to say that I am feeling very envious right now, especially since we have been blessed with such gorgeous weather:> Make sure you take some time off from all that indoor work to swim!
Posted by: carla | October 02, 2007 at 07:18 PM