Winter is coming...

Antique front door

Finally our house has a front door! We bought this antique Indian door before we started construction and it is one of the last things to be installed. It is quite a challenge to install a roughly 150 year old door which has aged and bent and been adapted to each location where it has been used. Nothing is straight or level but the craftsmanship remains remarkable.

House number

In 2010 my husband and I lived in Munich, Germany. All the houses in Munich have the same blue street signs indicating the street name and number. Before we left I had a street sign made for our new house. Back then we had already purchased the land but had no idea what we would build on this big beautiful rock.

Pure wool

The decision to install a carpet in the main bedroom and walk-in-closet was not taken lightly. Originally I allowed a 20mm recess in the concrete floor for timber hardwood flooring. However, after using the reclaimed pine for the ceilings and the wall behind the bed, I could not find a suitable timber. Every option was explored until I realised that all the surfaces are too harsh. The room needed softness.  A pure wool carpet provided the texture and tactile sense needed.

The carpet installers nail timber strips into the concrete floor. The timber strips has angled nails sticking up into the air. First they place underfelt and then they place the carpet, pulling it tight into the nails.

Please excuse the closet…we live here!

 

Illumination

The first set of waterproof LED strip lights are installed above the garage door, illuminating the entrance facade.

Mirror mirror…

Let’s talk about the closet

Designing a perfect walk-in-closet requires certain elements: brilliant natural daylight to apply make-up, ultimate privacy for dressing and a clean layout to prevent messiness and clutter.

A skylight settled the natural daylight and privacy requirements. Translucent polycarbonate sheeting was integrated in the roof design to allow soft diffused light yet minimise excessive heat gain.   

We chose white washed pine shelving which is easy to assemble and can be altered should we require any additional closet elements, for example shoe boxes.  The white generates cleanliness and the timber texture visible beneath keeps everything real and honest.