The Stone House Farewell

 After many years and much effort we have it sorted.

Before.

Finally after fixing the house, dressing it up, actually selling it, emptying it, 8  settlement dates falling through, the sale going to god, redressing the house and selling it again with a 120 day settlement, emptying it again, we are now only days away from saying goodbye to it!!!

The last incarnation of the fireplace.

This was our mother, Lois's house, bought after our fathers death and a fabulous house it is too. Sadly she developed dementia and had to move into a nursing home and very regretfully we forced to prepare the house for sale. This seems all such a long time ago. Lois died last september a few weeks after her 87th birthday celebrated with family and a cream sponge cake. She had two serves.

We started the resurrection of the house in May 2011 and it was in a very sorry state.
It was quite a voyage of discovery as we cleared the garden, the rubbish and general flotsam that had blanketed it for years and revealed the house that it used to be.
More of the story of the house is to be found here.

http://thestonehousemelbourne.blogspot.com.au/

The garden was like this.

Lower back garden.

Upper back garden.

Side garden.

Front garden.

Other side.

A bit of high pressure hosing revealed the rather  nice marble under the leaf litter.

Inside some novel colour schemes, acres of mouldering carpet, stuff and some very heavy handed curtain action all presented special challenges.

Green aye?

Ruffles R us.

The curtains in the background had little ducks on them and were 3 deep. Behind them is a stone framed sliding door we had never noticed before.

Stuff.

Feeling mellow?

A fireplace evolution.

This was the yellow room.

And this the green.

Revived bedroom. This was an office.

This was a study/gym.

The master.

Front room.

Revived entrance.

Nude fireplace.

Second version of front room.

Now it is all empty and ready for the new owners who are lovely people and I am glad they have bought it. A nice touch is that one of them is a geologist.
I have photographed most of the different stone used and will share it with you soon.
Bon voyage house.