Making Hay at last ....

STOP PRESS: After a 14-week wait, the first of our new furniture has finally arrived.

Yay!

We have stools and two of our dining chairs - pity we don't have a table to sit at yet.....

Expecting a new swivel armchair and sofa soon. It's a bit like having Christmas stretched out over several weeks, instead of the alternative feeling of having it all at once.

Fingers-crossed for more arrivals next week..... (scroll down for product and stockist details)

Our Hay Furniture About A Stool x 4 in black injected moulded polypropylene.

About A Stool up close - you can see how it complements the new sliding doors (without being matchy-matchy)

Our gorgeous dining chairs for both table ends - the Hay About A Chair upholstered. Fabric detail below (note how they tone well my our original Mertz Marshall Studio ceramic lamp bases...).

Hay About A Chair beech legs with seat covered in Kvadrat Steelcut Trio in teal blue.

Hay stool and chairs from Cult Design.

#Week 17: Let’s get this (joinery) party started

Right now feels like the night before a big event, a special occasion.

From next Monday, the interior is going to take substantial shape as our joinery starts to be installed.

And there’s a lot of it. The entire kitchen, including the new, island; a whole of American Oak veneer with shelving plus the dining bench seat; the laundry with benchtop and storage; both bathroom vanity units.

Bummer then that I’m working in Melbourne most of the week.

What’s new?

Our new timber flooring in the entire back area including the kitchen.

We have gorgeous timber floors throughout the kitchen, dining, lounge. The floating engineered timber flooring was my choice and the stunning result is gratifying and equally a relief. It's Atacama from the Au Naturale range, described on the website as being made from European Oak. It's warm without being yellow and has black tool marks that pick up the black sliding doors. 

Tiling in the bathrooms is finished.

I'm in love with the main bathroom tiles.

Heated towel racks are in.

This is the ensuite - you can see the tiles a bit here too.

New cornices and skirting boards are helping to top and tail every room.

Downlights are in, while outdoor lights (Orsay from Instyle Lighting) have also been installed on the back verandah.

These will direct light above and below. 

Power has been restored. 

We have passage lights for the first time and I love what they do to that area – the Love Note white on the walls is sparkling.

What’s changed?

Two weeks ago, Christine decided we should scrap the Caravaggio pendants we had planned for the kitchen in favour of black track lighting. 

This image shows the look we’re going for. Unsettled at first, I’m totally with her on this.

The black track will complement the sliding doors.

We’ve also gone with these About a Stool stools from Danish furniture company Hay.

Really love these stools.