To make way for the new floor we are planning to put in requires the creation of one large open space in what we call “The Barn” . This is the space to the right …

Dawn had the opportunity to take a week off with her family and spend it at the house. Given the house in an ongoing “work in progress” everyone was always going to be put to …

So David @ Midwest Render again working his magic bringing our changes, dreams and desires to life.
In this latest render we are now 95% complete to these being final “go live” plans, we need …

When it comes to front doors, sliding doors and windows the market is flooded with potential suppliers so to stand out from the crowd you’ve got to bring something special to the table.  So far I have …

There is an update to this post at the bottom of this article.

So with the job up on ELance we are getting a staggering response to our request for some help modifying the plans.
This is …

Please note there is an update at the bottom of this post dated 21 Jan 09
It’s no secret that we feel we’ve had a total disaster with our first architect and while i want to …

So we are starting to learn FAST that thing in France are ALWAYS more expensive and take forever to get done, even then they aren’t necessarily done right. Here’s our story of trying to use …