Fabulous Renovation ~ Week 13

Week 13 has come around and I was right when I said I would go into a blind panic and think ~ OH CRAP WE ONLY HAVE 5 WEEKS!!!!!
Spent the weekend doing furniture so it is ready to go straight in when we arrive..

Fs Vintage ~The Shop

We were discussing the new  fs vintage  shop and I have to say out loud ~ although I probably will regret it and hear about it for a month ....

Mr Fab is brilliant!!! For some bizarre reason he seems to be able to think of the little details which somehow alude me.
(I like to think it is because my head is full of other more creative things ......? *cough* probably not.)

We were discussing how we will set up the Shop and had an idea for the "counter" and also The Opening Night.
We decided we will have an Opening Night when we are settled and invite you all to come along and have a squizzy at what we have done to create a little bit of Fabulousness in our home. Mr Fab suggested we ask the local TAFE ~ do they cater? Of course they would so that has now gone on my To Do List for when we have basically settled in.

He is absolutely glowing with delight and joy at the moment because ........ The Man Deck has a roof and fans AND lights. He is anticipating his first refreshing beverage while surveying his Castle  .....

It still looks small to me but Mr Fab is happy

View from our Neighbors yard ~

Quite a productive week all round ~The Floors are locked in and we have decided to use Brisbane Floor Sanding and Polishing. We chatted to the wonderful Hesham who will be doing his thing from Monday 30th of September. The floors need at least a few days before being walked on and we will have to speak to the Blind and Floor chap to ask can he wear socks over his shoes please?
We have booked our blinds and the downstairs floors for the week of the 7th of October and in a perfect Renovation world ............ bahahahahahahahahaha........ Everyone will cross over without running into each other.
I have everything that can be crossed ~ firmly crossed that it all works out in the end.
Jason The Tiler is going in on Wednesday of this week to start the Upstairs Bathroom and Toilet *squeal with delight* I honestly did not think I would ever get so insanely excited about tiling .... but I am. So lets be honest ~ maybe we can only afford Marble in the border tile but the point is ~ we will have marble in the Bathroom ... *swoon*
It is still doing Mr Fabs head in a leetle bit that we are doing such a dramatic Black and White theme. I have to keep gently patting him and mentioning his Man Deck, cold Beverage, Feel The Serenity ........ that seems to calm him down and divert his attention.
Our only hold ups so far have been the : ~ Plasterer went on holidays so we cant get the Painting done till he returns and the Downstairs Bathroom has come to a complete stop.

*sigh*

The Upstairs is pretty much done except of course The Plastering which leads to the Painting. The kitchen is so close I can almost smell the muffins baking ........ actually that is impossible because it is a well known fact that I simply suck at baking muffins no matter how easy peasy a recipe is. Feel free to send me your Fail Safe Recipes as others have before you ~ so I can effectively ruin them. Must be a mental block .....

Progress of Upstairs ~See my new shiny fan?

The Downstairs Bathroom is a huge job ~ very labor intensive with concrete needing to be dug out for a shower waste trench, fixtures to be fitted and whatever Plumbers do to them, installation of the Laundry Bench and sink, Villaboard for the floor to ceiling tiles, plaster board (*see Plasterer on holidays) ceiling install and painted.
Appliances are booked for delivery so we are contacting everyone concerned to try and have a Time Frame in case we need to bring in anyone else ( MORE money *shudder*).
Today is a day full of lock down on the New Coffee Table,  King Size Bed *swoonworthy* , chat to Paul the Kitchen Dude to find out when he is installing and the booking in of our movers.
The house here looks like a badly managed Storage Facility with boxes and painted furniture everywhere so I am slowly going a little bit insane with antici ............ pation.
(Did I mention the one poster Print that survived the Rental Era of our Home was our Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Poster? Still looks as Fabulous as it did when I first had it framed.....)

The Electrician was spoken to last night and he only has about 5 hours of work left including fitting the New Lights, moving the plug in the bathroom ( Ok ok I didn't even think about the 80's corner cabinet and where the plug was so had to make some mad Sunday Night Phone calls to sort that out) and little fit offs to complete the Kitchen. I have a list now and every single time I think of something ~ I write it down. I am really trying not to second guess and let my mind wander to things it shouldn't ~ like : Did I make the right choice in Floor and Wall tiles in the Bathrooms and will it look dodgy?. This leads to me up at 1.24am on a Date with Mr Google looking for pictures of Bathrooms with Floor to Ceiling tiles to make sure I have NOT made the wrong choice so I can sleep ......

All things come to those who manage to wait .....

Stay Fabulous

fs vintage
xx

Fabulous Renovation Week 12 ~ Over it.

Yep ~ Over it. Long distance renovating sucks. I mean SUCKS. Over the weekend I had another mini meltdown. I am 12 hours away and I have no idea what has been done or is to be done or when it is being done or how it is being done.
I call everyone who needs to be called and maybe 5 phone calls later it turns out to be a tiny little thing that they could have fixed themselves ....... if they talk to each other.
Nutty concept huh?
Monday morning dawned and basically the phone started at around 6.30 am and didn't stop till 3.00 pm in the afternoon. It was one problem after another and by the end I simply wanted to curl up and sleep for a month.........

So lets recap on where we are and use our Positive Can Do Approach .........

All the appliances are done and ready to be delivered on the 14th of October. We needed quite a few like a new Fridge / Dishwasher / Microwave and various other necessities ................. OK OK OK ........ I admit ~ a luxury new LG 50 inch LCD TV because apparently size does matter .......... In the end I went with the LG stainless steel washer .... because it is serious cool ....

LG Washer ~ Image via Google

The Great Appliance Purchase was interesting in itself ... again Long Distance. I did all the Googling I could then called a couple of places back and forth with prices until we had what we think is a great deal. It has been so long since we purchased any kind of appliance we thought delivery was ... wait for it ..... $25.00 ish?

I laugh at $25.00 ish

We eventually went with The Good Guys at their Carseldine store. The customer service was awesome and they even call to advise when your B Payment has been received? Oh my my ~ customer service? Yes indeed. Paul was terrific and once we had established our budget and adopted a Give a little / Take a little can do attitude? The whole process was easy peasy.

All the internal doors were fitted this week with the Fabulous Scents Vintage shop door being done on Wednesday.
The Man Deck Roof is also scheduled to be fitted on Wednesday and I can let you know .... Mr Fab is a wee bit excited.
Mat The Painter called in to see what he has to do and looks like starting his part in 2 weeks.
Jason The Tiler has cleared his diary to get cracking over the weekend and Ryan The Plumber is finishing all his little plumby bits.
Both Bathrooms will be completely covered in Villaboard as we have an obsession with wet areas and a need to ensure there is no leaks or water getting in anywhere.

The Kitchen Kitchen Plans is in the Machine Shop being cut and the doors are at the 2 Packer being ..... 2 Packed.

Our Blinds are on track and Cheryl from  DezineABlinds has assured me she will organise everything needed for the Blinds to be installed in the week before we move in ..... Not sure on that one. I like to think it will happen but I am not confident. How nice would it be to arrive at 7.30am on Monday 14th and find a clean and sparkly house with everything installed and we basically only have to drop our bags and make a cuppa ...... *cough* Okkkkkkkk it is nice to Dream a little .......

But ya never never know ..........

Vintage Quart Mason Soy Candle ~ Kate Redmond Photography

In between all this ~ Keeping up with Customer Orders and establishing contacts for the New Industrial section of our business ....... fs vintage. We will always do our Mason Soy Candles ~ it's what we do but we both felt a new direction is needed. We have found the most amazing selection of Industrial and unique home wares to add to the range and have fingers firmly crossed after spending many a long night finding just the right products to have in our shop.

All the Plaster Boarding is done and waiting for the Setter to do his bit so Mat The Painter can go in and paint everything Antique White USA.
Boring?
Maybe. We used this the last time we painted and after 7 years and god knows how many Tenants ~ some of the walls still looked pretty darn good. That was good enough for me. Plus I really like how that color seems to pick up the accent color you use in a room .....

*pffftttttttttttttttttt snort* Listen to me ~ sounding like I know what I am doing ......

Of course the Calm before the proverbial storm lulled me into a false sense of security as I thought I might even take some time today to read a book or watch a movie ..........This mornings nutty and zany shenaigans have included ~

* All our tiles dropped in the middle of the garage so now the Builder cant get the roof sheets past ...
* Tile delivery driver wont return to put them where they are supposed to be even though we paid for it
 (* Note to self never to use that guy)
* Tile place refunding delivery cost ( Excellent customer service)
* Apprentice putting wrong board on Bathroom roof so needs to be redone.
* Mr Fab having a meltdown thinking all the internal doors have key locks and that looks "disgusting"..
* Confirming with Builder about Door handles 
* Have a panic attack about the Fridge not fitting into the kitchen
* Confirming Fridge will fit in kitchen ~ heaving sigh of relief
* Race to Coles for ingredients to try a new dish ( WHAT was I thinking)
* Race home and prepare new dish ( Again ~WHAT was I thinking)
* Answer 9 messages about zany shenanigans
* Sort out shenanigans
* Look at mess in current kitchen 
* Book in for a nervous breakdown

Made a decision this morning as I almost tore my own hair out ~ On Wednesday the 16th of October ~ I am going to rise from my awesome new  King Size Bed ~ cook Mr Fab some bacon and eggs ~ prepare a scrumptious Croissant with I am thinking maybe some delicious raspberry jam? ~ Pour two glasses of chilled Orange Juice taken from the New Samsung Fridge ~ take the Coffee Pot full of freshly brewed peculated coffee and walk out of the new ManDeck door to just sit and chill for maybe an hour?

We will sip our Beverages, partake of a delicious breakfast with all accompanying condiments and look out over the view toward The Mountains.

We shall laugh uproariously at all the Dramas with The Fabulous Scents Vintage Renovation Nightmare.......

Like I said ~It's nice to dream a little ....

Stay Fabulous

fs vintage
xx

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