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Kids' Rooms Renovating

complete restoration old cottage

5 years ago

pulled out all the 20th century mess and showing off all original features using sympathetic materials. lime, claypaint etc etc coming up to decorating stage so will be asking opinions in coming weeks for the childrens bedroom. before and current image below

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Alix W
5 years ago
Those beams are lovely. Is that a fireplace hiding behind the wardrobe in the second picture?
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5 years ago
good eye! yes it was a late victorian one put in at some point just for show. ( house is stuart period)no chimney behind. we put it back to how it was supposed to be. wood wool board and lime plaster.
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