Wow, its already the 12th of January… but we’ve been hard at work here at Idube.
The roof of the main guesthouse has been painted, and it looks grand! I’m so glad to get rid of the faded old green roof that had its previous coat badly applied with a brush - and only ONE coat at that. It looked really dodgy, but wow… what a change! I could equate it to having a new haircut. Always makes one feel better!
Our guesthouse kitchen is getting a revamp next week - new cupboards, new countertops, new sink! The mustard cupboards have done the job since the 1970’s, but I do think its high time that they be sent for recycling. The outside of the buildings are also being damp-proofed from tomorrow and we’re going from the boring typical Melville look of “white walls and Melville Green roof”, to a funky textured paint in a colour called ‘cyclone’. Its going to look sh*t-hot!
But the best news is that the rater tired guest bathrooms for our budget rooms are being re-tiled. The guys are busy tiling as I type this post, and we’re about 90% of the way there with the first bathroom. The tumbled natural stone mosaic was an amazing choice. It has inspired me to get cracking on the other guest room bathrooms and get them tiled too. There’s the decorator inside of me just screaming to get out again!
Lionel and I also raided a really well-priced nursery in Linbro Park. Our parking area is looking so charming with four beautiful ficus topiary trees in large terracotta pots, underplanted with purple petunias and woodchip mulch. The pots are offset against wonderful wooden trellises. What a transformation!
Oh well… no rest for the wicked! Let me go and chase the tilers to see how far they are, pour myself a glass of vino and relax until our fabulous guests return from their tours of our gorgeous city.
Till next time!