Garden bench completed

3-2-13

I did the last coat of paint on the bench last night. As I have been doing it in the dark after the kids are in bed at night, it is pretty rough.
I also didn't find any affordable outdoor cushions so I had these two cushions stored in the attic so dragged them down. They will do until I find something I like better.

You can see my littlest munchkin crawling around. :)

Change of plans

28-2-13

This afternoon we met with the draftsman (with the three kids in tow. That was fun!! Not) and told him of the plans to go up and change the laundry etc. He told us that we would have to step in the top storey of the house due to regulations abut overshadowing. So he suggested doing a greater canterlevering and turning the overhang into an undercover outdoor area. This will mean that we can fit 2 bedrooms and a living room upstairs but it will encroach more on the kids backyard space. So we will have to rejig the backyard down the track to make the most of the space.

He said the new plans will hopefully be done in 2-3 weeks then we resubmit the amendments to council again. Fingers crossed no one objects.

I can't find any pictures online of what it might look like unfortunately.

Undercoat finished

I just found time to finish the undercoat for the bench. However it is raining today so I hope it stays dry under the porch. I will paint the next coat in a gloss acrylic the same colour as the cream in our house. I think if I did it stark white it wouldn't blend very well.

I saw these outdoor cushions at Ikea which I think I might get for it. However the website says they don't sell them at Richmond Ikea  :(  That is dissappointing. I might have to go check out some places at Highpoint to see if I can find some. Maybe even spotlight.

I am trying to convince my Hubby that we should paint the front door an indian red. I think it would give the place a nice punch of colour. He said though (being a carpenter) that you should never paint a door black or dark red because they absorb too much heat which warps the shape of the door. But ours is south facing so I don't think it would affect it too much.