Original features…

There are many lovely details I’m discovering little by little in our new home…

The threshold to the bathroom has been done very poorly, but the Victorian floor tiles are still there…

The ceiling of what is now going to be the master bedroom…

The top sashes in the enormous bathroom window feature rare original glass…

Many of the windows have these lovely acorn latches, but they’re in poor condition.

The paint on the door to the living room was cracked and inviting me to try peeling it off! Every time I’m in the flat I do a little more scraping. At some point I’ll have to reach for the chemical stripper, but it’s satisfying to get the paint off the old fashioned way!

Meanwhile the garden is full of faded beauty in the form of neglected planters and overgrown details…