It's all hands on deck to get things finished off, ready for opening.
Once again, the cupboard upstairs has been left till last, so we've roped in friends and family to fit the skirting...
And our wonderful electrician to hang the last few lights in the front bedroom.
He hasn't had it easy, having to work up so high, and having to sort out some very interesting wiring choices from the past!
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We need to provide a bit of privacy, but don't want to block the light coming in through our beautiful big windows. So, we've chosen to do DIY frosting with some sticky-back plastic.
It isn't easy to get right, but has turned out to be surprisingly effective!
While carrying out repairs to our floorboards, we found some interesting pieces of history tucked away in the gaps underneath.
The first find was an original piece of Meccano, probably dating from the 1930s or 40s, which must have slipped between the boards while a creation was being built.
And this was a ticket for the 2nd Warwick Sea Scouts' grand Christmas draw - to be drawn on Wednesday 21st December 1960.
The prizes included whisky, port and cigarettes...how things have changed!
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Rather than go with the usual, run-of-the-mill furnishings around the house, we have chosen to 'do things differently'.
We are lucky to have a talented blacksmith friend, who has handmade us some bespoke curtain poles, shelving brackets and hoops for our wonderful lounge lighting.
He even came to help us install it all!
Another piece of furniture that needed some TLC...
The paint was yellowing, chipped and flaking, so we stripped the layers back and found even more layers of wood stain and varnish!
It's still a work-in-progress as we need to spend some more time on the doors, but we've installed it in our lounge and have started to fill it with books and games for our guests.
We needed a table for our dining room, and thought we'd try and rescue one that probably would have ended up as firewood if it hadn't been left outside any longer!
Step 1 - try to loosen the top layer of pain with the hot air gun.
Step 3 - Add a few coats of wax and voila! We now have a dining table!
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