Here is the new mirror in the living room.

This next picture shows that we're still living in what looks like a building site. The dado rail has just been fitted and the decorator is due to start on either this Monday or a week Monday. I can't wait to get the carpet down afterwards.

Carpentry

Two carpenters were working at the house on Wednesday. We've had the dado rail fitted in the hall, stairs and landing and they've also fitted the frame and door for an airing cupboard in bedroom three. One of them will be back next week to finish the airing cupboard and fit the skirting in the kitchen.

We had thought that getting someone in to fit the dado was a bit lazy but now it is up, we're so glad we didn't attempt to do it ourselves. There are way too many corners or angles for us to get very wrong.

Now we're just waiting on the decorator to give us a date to start then we'll be able to order the carpet, which is a stage I thought we'd never get to.

Plumber, Carpenter & Decorator

Plumbing - Finished (almost) on Friday so we now have the water softener working, the cloakroom all plumbed in and the bathroom is just waiting on a replacement hose and thermostat valve, which were faulty.

Carpenter - We think we've got him booked into to do the dado rail in the hall stairs and landing and airing cupboard in 3rd bedroom for Wednesday but haven't yet had this confirmed.

Decorator - If the carpenter can do his work on Wednesday, we can book the decorator if we can decide on what we want. Am thinking Dulux Overtly Olive for the wall paper at the bottom and something like Natural Calico for the plain wall above.