Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: renovations

As some know, we have been sleeping in the cellar, but until recently, we had no direct access from our house. The trip from the kitchen to the bedroom involved going out to the street, and down to the next entrance, which led to the cellar. More significantly, in the middle of the night, the trip obviously also involved heading outside and via the street. It took some time, but eventually our custom stairs arrived.

You might be able to tell from the picture - the wall is about 80 cm thick here. No problems, when the plumber has a drill. In about 40 minutes, he bored a 12 cm hole.

This is now my work desk. Another acquisition from a "mercato ustao". The old school desk was given a Jo treatment.

Please ignore the warped appearance of the beams in our "after" photo. I ended up taking a panorama scan. Repainted, flame pellet heater installed, furnished, and styled. This is now our master bedroom.

We have been having so much enjoyment shopping at the "used markets". From left to right: 1) Bedside tables, with marble tops, probably 1950s, now painted and with new handles. Bedside lights from a similar era, 2) Set of 8 drawers in a pyramid - new handles are on order, and should be soon delivered. Top drawer is pretty useless, and the second can only be used for selected items - but the rest are fine for whatever. 3) A corner cabinet with shelves. A Moroccan lamp with a candle inside. 4) A very old brass bed warming pan, deserving of hot coals Age? No idea, Probably early 20th century. 5) Some glimpses of a couple of the pre-owned rugs that we have acquired.

... you start bringing your furniture in via the balcony.

When you have narrow medieval streets to negotiate, it's handy to know the right people.

Last few metres, by hand.

When you end up drilling through 60+ cm of stone, you want the right tool for the job.

We got a pellet stove delivered to help us survive the last straggling days of winter.

We were told the door should be brown, being in the old town. So we painted it brown-ish. As far as we thought we could push our luck, still technically brown, but slightly not.

Our Second Cellar is at the top of those stairs. And to the left, an entrance to the cellar which is beneath our cellar.

Setting a mood.