A simple job

When you start a job it seems to create many other jobs. I’m not sure why that is, it just does. The curtain at the front door, which we put up in winter to keep the cold winter chill out, was looking past its best. As it’s one of the first things guests see of the house in winter, we wanted to make a new one with more of an impact. I started by asking Brian if he could fix a new curtain rail up, as the old one was a bit sticky when you pulled it. A simple job you’d think, but it’s meant he has had to create some holders for the rail. The double doors reach right across the hallway, which doesn’t leave much room at the ends, and I wanted the curtain pole to reach as close as possible to both sides of the entrance hallway to help keep it warm.

To keep it looking like it belonged he wanted to soften the edges with a little architrave. He also wanted to add some coving around the ceiling, as it would make it look more finished. Which then raised the question, ‘why not put the ceiling rose up?’.

So now that’s all done, I need to paint the hallway, and then get on and finally make the curtain.