Roscoe’s dedication to painting has paid off – the bedroom is finished off just in time for our sofa delivery, so we can vacate the lounge and actually use more rooms of our house. The bedroom looks wonderful. Originally the soggiorno (lounge), it was a feature that sold us on the house, being spacious and airy, and it’s so great to see it tidied up.
However, a few hurdles remain… The bedroom - still without a door to the hall - is on the same floor as the front door – which is unfinished. The result being gaps as big as your thumb on all sides. Fine for the summer, but it’s COLD out there!
And then there’s the heating. Doing a thorough job of the painting meant taking off the new radiators and therefore draining the whole system. This was carefully planned for the last possible moment, so we could do two coats in the course of a long day, and then get the heating on again. But then a little rubber ring that seals the join broke. We’ve scoured the plumbing shops of town, no luck. We’ve just got to wait for the plumber to come back and sort it. Meanwhile lounge temperatures have sunk to what feels like sub-zero (but is actually a balmy 12 degrees). Brrr.
I checked progress on our front door this week. It seems other clients have managed to get in front of the queue. Given that the carpenters got us our windows when we needed them, I don’t want to complain. But it’s been three months since then. We agreed on mid-Feb for installation. I also got to check out my new, specially-made door handle. It’s a style common in the area, but not for sale anywhere! A fabbro (blacksmith) made me this one for €35. Bargain, I reckon! It came out much bigger than I thought, so I hope we can fit it on!
I also had an exciting shopping trip to PuntoBrico to get my very own saw and workbench. Been happily sawing away (not very well) since. Haven’t dared to attack a door yet, but they’re looking scared!
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