Chairs

Teapot is on, 

   the cups are waiting,  

Favourite chairs anticipating  . . . .

Had to remove layers of enamel white paint 

to 

Give this two beauties a new life. 

Two beauties waiting for a new life. 

Some repairs has been done 

At last
Beautiful
Priceless!!!

The next item that will need a new lease on life

      


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Thanks to all you wonderful people to help us to do this transformation   

May you all have a wonderful week. 

Love 

Sandra 

Mood board for October

Baie danke aan Vosgeparis for this wonderful motivation 

Who would have tought of this great idea!!
Well done 

Shakespeare on the wall.  

All the wonderful cutlery in a frame 

Wonderful work of African Sketchbook 

African Sketchbook decor at The Cape Grace in
Cape Town 

Die skrif is op die muur . . .  writing is on the wall.  Thanks to Lucina

Hessing and hemp for a bedroom's windows 

Age old French lace 

Antique French linen 

Colour . . .  no colour wonderful 

Would like TEN of this lamps 

A selection of all wonderful and beautiful

Age old tools for a handmade comforters 

Something quirky 

Those were the days 

Thank for modern designs without these 

Planning .... planning 

Love the buckets

and 

old silver 

What a wonderful display ! ! !
Old linen, old paintings and Marie Antoinette shoes . . .  well done

I think Hennie will be able to copy the chairs 

Wonderful . . .  think of a wedding in the garden 

Unexpected side table 

I've got it all 

The mug is waiting ... the Queen Ann lace is blooming . . .  the butter knife is waiting  but the figs is still not ready!

I like this!

During renovations we have unearth lots and lots of blue pieces of porcelain.  If everything was still in tack I could do something like this. 

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful ideas!!
Lots of love
Sandra
De Oude Huize Yard

Regenerated old salvage building materials from old ruins

 In 2007 this process started.  First we had to salvage old building materials.  The term beg, borrow and steal got new meaning. The photo's tell the story!  Hennie (my husband ) did almost everything with the help of Eric Maleka.  

The foundations where once a quince lane grew
After approval of our local municipality the digging started and  hand mixing of the "dagga" could be heard.

The layer for sandstone, that was hand dressed on the premises and every one was dressed to fit a certain space.

It was time to fit the bay windows.  

Slowly but surely progress
is made.

The window sills

As you can see the second
storey is also going strong

Adam Trusscott has honoured us
with this wonderful sketch 

Brick-by-brick an old wall is removed.
The old mud bricks it to be utilized again. 

After many time and errors the stairs is now leading to the top floor 

Oregon pine floors in the upper storey 

Fireplaces is now in every little nook!
Remember wintertime is on average -7 degrees Celsius

Floors in the bathrooms - trying to keep with the time -
 black and white is the theme!
Hennie is the artisan

Parquet floors in the lounge  

Start of the ceiling 

Ceiling fitting

Bathroom fitting 

Sussex bath before restoration

Lovely eagle tub feet

The finished product

Then it was time to get access to the attic

Hennie and Eric are holding on for life

The walkway is almost there!!