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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Wow, those look amazing.

      We have some copper ones we bought from

      https://limehouselighting.com/

      which we put in 15 years ago….

      They look pretty damn good now....

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GilesG
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        We got these, for the new kitchen, from them too.  I really love these, nickel-coated copper…..

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • ChrisC
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          @Giles:

          @Chris You got me worried, I had to check :D.  Must have been a trick of the light…..All intact after I did some gentle remodelling of the spring bar 🙂

          That's a relief 🙂

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          • ROmanR
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            Guttering and downpipes look great…..

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            • dinobarnesberlinD
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              Love the skylight over your kitchen–really nice and cozy in there.

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              • neph93N
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                @dinobarnesberlin:

                Love the skylight over your kitchen–really nice and cozy in there.

                I had the pleasure of spending time in that room and can confirm that it is a wonderful space.

                “Some of those that work forces
                Are the same that burn crosses”

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                • RoxRocks86R
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                  Lovely kitchen love that you know how to use it too…or at least it looks like it in that cooking thread  🙂

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                  • dinobarnesberlinD
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                    I had the pleasure of spending time in that room and can confirm that it is a wonderful space.

                    @neph93 I could see myself grabbing a corner of that couch and maybe some of that bread–-and of course some wine.
                    from what ive seen ---They know how to do things right there 😉

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                    • GilesG
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                      That sofa is my office….

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • dinobarnesberlinD
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                        @Giles:

                        That sofa is my office….

                        That is one sweet office–-comfy comfy

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                        • GraemeG
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                          I believe that's the Robinson of England Chesterfield. I might have put @Giles onto them, and can confirm that they're excellent sofas. 🙂

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                          • northsouthdenimguyN
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                            Not sure how I came across this topic but really great journal. I’m about an hour into looking at pictures and reading, as a home builder/developer I live for this stuff.
                            Such an amazing addition, you did absolutely killer job. Very cool how involved you were in the process… but not sure if I would’ve loved it if I was the General Contractor lol 😳😉

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                            • GilesG
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                              Thank you very much.

                              I was the general contractor 🙂 Which is why it took so long. I had to do everything in series because a) I did not know what I was doing and b) I did not have the luxury of juggling staff from one job to another...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • Tago MagoT
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                                @Giles said in Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House:

                                I did not know what I was doing

                                I see a pattern emerging here. Although that doesn't make it a bad thing

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                                • GilesG
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                                  100% - I have failed so many times, and am still happy to make U turns when it is clear that I've screwed up again. But then you feel you have earned the wins....

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • endoE
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                                    @Giles said in Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House:

                                    I have failed so many times, and am still happy to make U turns

                                    and that's what keeps our brains fit

                                    si tacuisses

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                                    • northsouthdenimguyN
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                                      The use of reclaimed or saved materials is great. I won’t clog up your topic but the house I built before my current house I used some 18th century shutters from France as sliding doors, reclaimed Marie Antoinette “shutter dogs” on the exterior shutters, salvaged Heart Pine floating shelf for the powder vanity etc… New construction, but tried to balance the old with the new to give it a little bit more character

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        I love those old French Shutter dogs. I could not walk more than 50 yards when we were in Brittany last year without commenting on them 🙂 There's one in this post:

                                        https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/820812

                                        Not sure if I documented the repairs we had to do to the "old" kitchen floor, but I found some very long and very wide boards sawn from 19th century beams, which I absolutely love...

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • northsouthdenimguyN
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                                          You made the mistake…don’t get me started. 🤣 Forgot also had reclaimed oak lentils on the exterior and limestone pavers. I may have miss spoken on the shutter dogs maybe they’re Marianne? Regardless, I think they’re French. This house was something I built about 11-12 years ago, going through a very light phase like everybody else at the time.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Kudos, love the overall feel......

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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