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Sneaky peek…

12-08-2010

Interiors, Loft, Secret DIY, Stairs, White

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…The spiral stairs are coming along nicely. I’ve sanded them and filled the holes with a metal putty which absolutely stinks but it dries solid and is ready to sand in an hour. There are five holes in each of the thirteen steps so it certainly is turning into a labour of love. I’m painting them with a white primer and the final coats will also be white. The walls are currently being covered with dry walling plasterboard to cover up the open joists at the top, it’s looking so much better already. More pics soon…

Sparks flew part 2…

06-08-2010

Interiors, Loft, Stairs

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…I may have gone a shade mad but I have now taken off all of the wooden steps on the spiral staircase! It’s beginning to resemble the magnificent staircase I blogged about a few weeks ago and I’m loving it…even David likes it and didn’t pull a face when he saw it earlier,he also said why hadn’t I thought of doing before now!?! He had told me to absolutely not even attempt it but since when do I do as I’m told where DIY or decorating is concerned?

The pic below is looking up into the loft which was plastered a while ago to get rid of the vile swirley artex. No more vile metalwork in the way to ruin the view…

Sparks flew…

04-08-2010

Home, Interiors, Loft, Stairs

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…I’ve been busy with my angle grinder and I’ve attacked the spiral staircase to the loft!

I’ve been waiting for a local metal company to give me a quote for the last six weeks for a new spiral staircase and still nothing. What’s wrong with these companies, I would have thought they would be falling over themselves for new business in the current financial climate!? I think what I wanted was far too minimal for him and he was most disappointed when he suggested having hearts cut into the metalwork and I said no thanks! So I have unscrewed and cut away the vile uprights and handrail which has made a huge improvement. The before pic below on the left was taken nine years ago when we moved in…

I did start painting the wooden steps a while ago but I’m not sure what to do with them at the moment? I had thought of stripping them back and re-varnishing but as you can see each step has a hole in them where the metalwork was attached…

I may fill the holes in the wood and carry on painting them or remove them altogether and get metal ones made and attach them. Now do I paint it the same grey or black or white or…

Stairs! Again…

30-06-2010

Interiors, Loft, Stairs, White

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We have decided to have the very dated spiral staircase replaced leading up to the loft…WOO HOO!..at long last! A man has been to measure up (he didn’t think there was anything wrong with the one we have) and we are awaiting the quote which will probably end up being uber expensive and I will pout because we won’t be able to afford it. He was telling me all about the staircases which he had made with some having hearts cut into the metalwork, he was very excited about them and I just stood there nodding and saying “oh really”…lovely I’m sure.

It was pointed out to me recently that I had a stairs fetish, I think they may be right. I came across a great site called Stair Porn and I was positively drooling.