Finally, some photos. Very little sun these last few weeks so everything looks a little dreary. The green paintwork on the studio looks nice.
Barbora has been wwoofing and we painted the outside using a mixture of liquid clay and cal (lime) - equal amounts of similar textured slurry). It went on well and dried quickly into a protective shell. And it's a nice colour.
Billy's house is coming along well, too. The walls in the main room are nearly complete. The plaster is made from the earth from the floor and fine sand. It feels lovely and looks like chocolate!
I have nearly completed the extension exterior walls. It has been very wet so not a huge amount of work has been done. I have been making bottle niches in the bathroom and am longing to get plastering as that really transforms the lumpy mud into proper walls!
A bit of plastering on the outside, just because I couldn't resist seeing how it will look.
This little carpet is made from six cotton tee shirts and a skirt. (Things to do while it's raining!) The photo is rather dreary due to bad light, but the carpet actually looks quite nice.
Hi Veronica,
ReplyDeleteI think the house looks charming and quirky (always a great combination) and the colours are just beautiful, it is all coming together really well. The bottle windows are a great idea too. It is a great way of getting light into an old stone house attic too, where the only other option is to put windows in the roof, which is a pain or glass tiles, which are ugly and out of character. Would you mind if I pinned your rug onto my Pinterest board on refashioning - this is it if you want to take a look https://fr.pinterest.com/pavlovafowl/upcycled-wardrobe-costume-and-clothes/ By the way you said you made this whilst it was raining - well this year we could have carpeted the whole house and the garden!
All the very best from Normandie,
Sue
Oh me too! Just ran out of tee shirts! No problem with sharing.Rather a dull photo of something that looks quite nice. I crocheted it using an hook made from olive wood that I made. It feels so sturdy and smooth. A joy to work with on these kind of things.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and keep on keeping on!