Back Deck; now you see it, now you don't!

Pete had a busy weekend dismantling the back deck.  Perfect Father's Day activity.

Day Three

All posts are in and awaiting the big beam that will hold up the floor!  The beam arrives on Monday.

Day Two

Concrete is poured into post holes.

Day One

Boring the holes for the posts.

Deck outline.

Blocked off from the children!

Renovation Diary: Before

After 3 and a half years of living here in Leigh, we have decided to take the plunge and put our stamp on this house.  We know now what this house needs to make it livable and comfortable for a family of 5; more space!  We are also desperate for indoor outdoor flow since our living space is on the upper level.  With entertaining in mind, we have decided to add on a massive deck off the open plan living area in a corner of the section that gets all the afternoon sun.  I'm thinking long afternoons spent with friends at a large table on a sunny deck with chilled sauvignon blanc in hand, children running around the garden below playing nicely while we relax in the sun.  Inside, the floor plan will extend by 21m2 or roughly 200ft2.  Everything inside is getting scrapped and will be replaced by an entire new look.  Light colored bamboo flooring will be laid throughout the space and my dream kitchen made of birch plywood will replace the awkward shaped blue 1990's kitchen. 
This is a daily diary of our renovation process.
Here is our house before the action begins:

Awkward un-useful kitchen island thing.

Looking to the cramped living space.

Tiny back deck, more of a landing.

Knitting Mojo

I seem to have the knitting bug again after a long uninspired few months.  I'm halfway through this easy vest although it is supposed to be for a child and I've been tampering with the pattern to make it my size.  This is usually not a good idea especially when you are a novice like me but what the hell!

Yesterday I spent ages cutting 3 large bedsheets into 1 inch strips in order to start on an oval shaped rag rug to use as a door mat just inside our ranch slider.  This must be the biggest ball of yarn I've ever seen!

Let's hope this time around my crafty ideas are well executed into a useable finished product....unlike most of my other preious knitting or crocheting projects.

Grams's chair, Before and After

Say goodbye to the 70's vibe avocado green

Hello duck egg blue; finally fresh and modern!