I nearly forgot to post images of some of the final results!

The top room, the Dorma, now looks like this:

Muchimproved.com!!  Nest'pas....

The hallway is also much improved too....

Do you like the bottom step?

I'll be honest.  I cocked up on the bottom rising!  So we had a flash of inspiration, why not put carpet on the bottom rising.

It works and looks pretty good.

The bottom step gets all the wear, called the "kick".  So the solid oak step, after staining and varnishing with special varnish, Glen lent us, does the job.

It's funny though when you walk down the stairs at the bottom step you "miss" your footing a little, as it is raised up by 30mm, but we will get used to that.

We also "blagged" Glen into repainting the bathroom walls and re-doing all the silicone around the bath etc....

Finally to the master bedroom.

Don't have images from before, though I think Glen does so we will have to get them from him.  However 'er indoors and I agreed, for once, on the wall paper and paint colours almost at once!  Unheard of.

Some pictures still to go up, but not on the feature wall.  We beefed up the sliding wardrobe with extra fitted mirrors, through someone Glen knew.

Glen liked the feature paper so much he bought the two extra roles we had left off us.

We need to change the curtains as well, but have not made a decision yet....

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And so the pain continues!

The upstairs loft room has been done but we are running behind on the rest of the "plan"!

Though our room is done, well apart from some snaggings, the boys room has almost been finished, final touches need doing and the carpet putting down.

Carpet fitters are delayed until 7th Feb, because of the delays in the house.

The hallway is being done or nearly finished, but some doors are being finished, skirting etc. then I have to do the bullnose (bottom) step on the stairs before the carpet fitters come.  A job and a half in itself!  Hope my woodwork skills can cope....

Last minute decision was to do the bathroom, 200 quid cash XXXX (call if you want agood decorator!) said, so a no brainer!

Next set of photos should show the finished article.

XXXX wants me to look at his home network as he is having problems and his brother in law keeps promising but not coming up with the goodies.  I feel a bater coming on!!  "What price for the network" he asks. "Oh, I dunno" I say "dorma bathroom and kitchen ceiling"??  Tee Hee....

Now it's time to get some fish and chips!!

So from this situation:

To this .....

So much nicer now!

We spent some time yesterday cleaning the UPVC windows, inside and out.  I also spray painted the radiator, to bring it back up to nearly new.

The thing that is lacking now is come carpet!

The carpet company cannot come until the new year and then after that we have to re-populate the room with it's furniture so that Manda and Steve can move up this room, whilst their room is bing done.  Glen is coming back in the new year so the work to be done is our room, hallway and landing etc. THEN the box (the boys) room.

When Shaun gets back he will not be able to use his room for a while as we still need it for storage whilst our room is being done, so he has elected to try out the bunk bed the boys use, we will probably have to double the mattreses up for him to sleep on!

Next shots will be when the top room is finally complete.

There was so much dust!