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Originally Posted by Nancy
Are you serious? I'm double plus impressed then! I like everything about your patio jwoody - the water fountain is a particular nice touch  It looks very hyggelig! |
I work for an architect, as an Architectural Technician/Draughtsman so I've known all about the theory of laying bricks and mixing mortar for years but I'd never had any practical experience before.
The first row of bricks looks a bit rough but that's now buried underground so you you can't see it. By the time I'd laid those I'd almost got the hang of it.
Can you remind me what the English translation of hyggelig is again?
(only joking, hyggelig is exactly what I had in mind for the patio area
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A couple of questions though:
#1: This is your own patio right? Do you owe you own house or are you living in a rented apartment?
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I share a house with my brother. We bought it a couple of years ago (in a very rundown state) with the intention of fixing it up and selling it for profit.
I'll put some before and after photos of the house up when (if?) we ever get it finished. Renovating houses is much more expensive than TV would have you believe.
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#2: I really like those "yellow" colored bricks you've used - the same ones that you've used as your kitchen floor. But why on earth have you used bricks on your kitchen floor?!  Isn't it freezing when you walk on it bare-footed
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The house is more than 100 years old and when we moved in it had a rough concrete floor which had to be completely removed because it had no damp-proofing underneath it. We got the stones for the floor at a discount price (through my work) and they look good.
It is cold to walk on bare-foot but it's a small price to pay for such a stylish floor.
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and.. isn't it difficult to keep clean?
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I wouldn't know, we pay someone to come in weekly and clean the house for us. Very reasonable price too.