Renovation update: Landscaping has officially kicked off with a day of clean up and demolition! Plants will be the final step (have to wait until Strata gets the fence replaced), but there’s plenty to do in the meantime… 🌴🌿🌱

On the left is the front hallway with our old solid door. On the right is the new one with reeded glass. Even on a cloudy day, we get a lot more light in! 😍

It’s been more than a month since my last proper #renovation update! We are still waiting on a few bits of furniture to arrive, but the internal work is now 90% done. Today the builders installed our new @vitsoe shelves! Now comes the fun of filling them. 😍 There’s also the new living room rug, as well as curtains throughout the house. The HVAC is up and running in the living room and bedroom, and our fancy lights are being installed. Most excitingly – a new glass front door and security gate! They’re still tweaking that one, and the frame will be painted bronze to match the windows. As always, thank you to @internidesign and @aureigroup for making it all happen…

It really ties the room together. 😍 The final pieces are slotting into place! #newrug

Week 3: Two of the new walls are built, and plumbing and electrical have been chased in. Our bathroom is finally a rectangle! The internet has been moved to a more practical location, and we can start to see what the back entrance hallway will look like. Next up is to fix the very uneven floor before plastering can begin… 🏠🚧

Day 9: The builders have continued to demolish some things while starting the process of rebuilding others. Cables and pipes are being chased into walls. New wall frames are appearing. So far two unexpected issues: the concrete floor isn’t completely level, and they’ve found some plumbing leaks. Thankfully should be easy to address… 🏠🚧

Day 5: Rubble. This part of the renovation is *fast*! Doors and windows are out; closets gone; cornice coming down; bathroom demolished; walls obliterated. I can’t wait to see it start coming back together! (They’ve set up a weekly meeting so we can see the progress.) 🏠🚧

Day One: The renovation has begun! The builders made quick work of the old flooring, and they started removing doors and closet fittings too. (Don’t expect photos every day. We’re going to try to bother them as little as possible!) 🏠 🚧

We’re wiped out, but it went about as well as it could. A few more bits and pieces to pick up tomorrow, but we’re in. 😅

I think we’re ready? #famouslastwords 🚚