Three weeks to go. I took some quick shots yesterday to update the blog. Here we go:
Oh and we have STAIRS! Although no banisters yet... the stairs will be carpeted at some point.
The ceiling in the bedroom is a different shade to the rest of the house. The wood needs to be oiled, and when Steven applied it to start with in the bedroom, I didn't want the whole ceiling to be that warm shade of orange. So after some trial and error, the rest of the ceiling is painted with wood oil and white tint mixed in, to retain the shade of the original blonde wood. You can see the difference in the image below:
One tiny bit of plaster left to go on the outside. It's done in stages as you can see here. Eventually it will be painted an oatey shade.
Steven cutting wood for the floor. The ceiling boards took two months to instal, and by the time it is finished the floor will have taken about a week and a half (working day and night), which is a big relief to someone who is over 8 months pregnant!
Floor in the guest room:
I took some shots of part of the floor-laying process below. The car jacks are being used in place of more expensive floor compressing equipment:
Oh and we have STAIRS! Although no banisters yet... the stairs will be carpeted at some point.
My walk in wardrobe on the left (work by Greg the builder, who comes in once a week now that we have time pressures). Also a view of the finished ceiling. Steven stood on scaffolding at night to paint it and then rub it down. It took a lot of work:
The ceiling in the bedroom is a different shade to the rest of the house. The wood needs to be oiled, and when Steven applied it to start with in the bedroom, I didn't want the whole ceiling to be that warm shade of orange. So after some trial and error, the rest of the ceiling is painted with wood oil and white tint mixed in, to retain the shade of the original blonde wood. You can see the difference in the image below:
Downstairs floor getting laid by Reece who is an invaluable help for us (he did the ceiling with Steven):
Bathroom floor in it's current state (underfloor heating visible):
And Elmer's room:
If this was Grand Designs, I would be able to hear the title music playing before the third ad-break, and Kevin's slightly condescending voice saying "...and they expect to be living in this house in just 3 weeks time!"
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I shot Sam and Simon's Engagement Shoot in Clyde, Central Otago. They live in Wellington but flew down for Simon's mother's birthday in nearby Alex. It's always sunny over there. People in Central Otago laugh at the amount of rain we get here on the east coast, ha ha ha.... So when I drove to Clyde on a beautifully sunny day recently I had in mind plans for a lovely afternoon (sunny) shoot. When I got about 30 minutes from Clyde and saw a big bank of black cloud hovering over the hills I was pretty surprised - it was one of those weather systems that seems to start abruptly after one little peak in the road. I looked back at the blue skies of Dunedin and headed in to find some wet weather spots!
Turns out Sam and Simon almost didn't make it because the winds were so extreme it made for difficult flying.
It rained for about 90% of the shoot, but we ran with it, and Sam and Simon are just so freaking happy and in love that the cold and the wet didn't seem to intrude on them at all. I'm looking forward to the wedding, I'm hearing lots of very cool ideas already :)
And tomorrow, I WILL go out and photograph the state of the house, and blog it..............
Turns out Sam and Simon almost didn't make it because the winds were so extreme it made for difficult flying.
It rained for about 90% of the shoot, but we ran with it, and Sam and Simon are just so freaking happy and in love that the cold and the wet didn't seem to intrude on them at all. I'm looking forward to the wedding, I'm hearing lots of very cool ideas already :)
And tomorrow, I WILL go out and photograph the state of the house, and blog it..............
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Isabella and Jonathan had a beautifully simple winter wedding that befitted their relationship perfectly. They met, got engaged, and married all in the space of just two years but seem as though they've been together forever.
Jonathan MADE the wedding rings and Isabella's engagement ring. Originally, she had a fancy diamond ring that was custom made by a jeweller in town, but it was stolen in an airport, so Jonathan decided to make her a new one! Since he is a dentist, he was able to utilise his skills and the skills of a colleague to handcraft a ring for Isabella. And then, you know, because that was so straightforward, he decided to make the wedding rings too!
After a lovely, personal ceremony and morning tea, we headed out into some beautiful winter light for portraits (the very beginnings of spring had just appeared on the trees that week), and then into the warmth of Etrusco for the reception. As this was an early ceremony, for the first time ever I got to see the bride and groom drive off into the sunset!
Ahhh. More babies on the blog soon, and an update on the house..............
Jonathan MADE the wedding rings and Isabella's engagement ring. Originally, she had a fancy diamond ring that was custom made by a jeweller in town, but it was stolen in an airport, so Jonathan decided to make her a new one! Since he is a dentist, he was able to utilise his skills and the skills of a colleague to handcraft a ring for Isabella. And then, you know, because that was so straightforward, he decided to make the wedding rings too!
After a lovely, personal ceremony and morning tea, we headed out into some beautiful winter light for portraits (the very beginnings of spring had just appeared on the trees that week), and then into the warmth of Etrusco for the reception. As this was an early ceremony, for the first time ever I got to see the bride and groom drive off into the sunset!
Ahhh. More babies on the blog soon, and an update on the house..............
Susan Warring:
Hi Isabella- you look just stunning! Gongrats to you both. Any family group pics? Would love to see xx sorry I couldn't be there on the day.
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Another chubby baby for the blog: here is a beautiful family I photographed recently in their home - baby Luca was 4 weeks old here, and a lovely cuddly size. She was still young enough to put up with me photographing her asleep in the living room. Her older sister Sam is a total character - I love all her determined 'at play' facial expressions. I'm learning lots from spending time with people who have two children :)
Lush. I'm off to bed!
Lush. I'm off to bed!
Monica:
Wonderful photos Sinead, particulalry the mother and baby shots. X
(09.04.12 @ 10:21 AM)
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I've been meaning to blog the state of the house build for a while, but never get a chance to get in there, alone, with my camera! Steven was collecting building materials in town and picking up Elmer from kindy so I finally got in there and took some photographs the other day. Excuse the bad lighting (the weather has been rainy, dark and horrible) and the un-glamourous nature of these shots. I think the main thing to think is: I am having a baby in 2 months, and we will be LIVING in this house before then. When I look at these images, it's kind of hard to believe..
The fire, almost finished:
There's actually a lot going on at the moment. That wooden ceiling you can see in the shot above has taken weeks to put in. It's perfect though, and needs to be if you are going to be Steven, lying on the sofa when it is all finished, looking at the work he has put in. We have a (proper!) builder coming in one day every week to do the bathroom, the downstairs ceilings, and some other jobs that we want finished properly. You can see the gib-board on the walls - that should be almost finished soon. It goes in so quickly!
The ceiling - a labour of love:
The ceiling - a labour of love:
Living area, open plan kitchen, bathroom and upstairs 'cinema' room:
The bathroom... complete with plumbing for bath and shower... and STRAW BALES in the walls! Steven is extra careful and wrapped the first layer of straw bales in waterproof paper incase the house is ever flooded. In the rest of the house these bales (plastered) will form the interior walls, but in the bathroom they are purely insulation, and the (disgusting coloured) green bathroom gib board will be tiled:
The fire, almost finished:
Guest room:
Elmer's room (when I talk to Elmer about him having his own room, he ignores me, or changes the subject. But he knows which room in the house is his. I think the idea of living in this building site seems a bit worrying!):
I didn't venture upstairs on the ladder on my own (mum!). Oh and here is a cabinet I bought second hand, have sanded and am re-painting for the bathroom. The sink will sit on top. Quite exciting to be doing an actual job for the house. The next job will be making lampshades:
Anyway, as you can see, it's almost finished... ahem....cough.. The race is on. I will blog more images soon, and hopefully there will be some big changes.
Charlotte:
Walls, fittings, ceiling, fireplace!!!!! It's all looking very possible. Fingers (and legs ;) ) crossed till October.
xxx
Sinead Photo:
:) Yes, looking much more possible now! x
(08.23.12 @ 10:41 AM)
Mel:
Sinead, that looks AMAZING!!!! You're nearly there :-)
Mxx
Belinda:
Yippeee!!!! How excited Sinead! It looks amazing X
(08.23.12 @ 10:32 PM)
Belinda:
Yipppeeee!!! How exciting Sinead! It looks amazing X
(08.23.12 @ 10:33 PM)
Monica:
Steven, that ceiling looks wonderful. I'm looking forward to lying on the couch, admiring it!
Don't you dare go up that ladder Sinead...M x
Breda:
Absoliutely wonderful.Congrats to both. Where do you get the time to do everything Sinead, like sanding, making lamp shades etc!
(08.25.12 @ 12:48 AM)
Breda:
Absolutely wonderful.
(08.25.12 @ 12:52 AM)
Ferg:
Wowee! Exciting! Love the old cabinet/sink idea. Can't wait to see the kitchen. X
Ferg:
Wowee! Exciting! Love the old cabinet/sink idea. Can't wait to see the kitchen. X
Monica:
The ceiling looks great Steven. I'm looking forward to lying on the couch admiring it! Don't you dare go up that ladder Sinead...M x
(08.26.12 @ 11:43 AM)
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Ignore Kevin - we know you can do this!!
(09.23.12 @ 02:30 AM)Looking great...almost there...as are we!! xx
(09.24.12 @ 07:22 AM)