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The perils and possibilities of Ticking
Ticking is a material most people remember from mattresses. It is, usually, cheap and decorative. It suits old furniture, having a certain Jane Austen quality of elegance and utility (ie it is cheap as chips). Ticking comes in black, red, … Continue reading
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In praise of footstools
The auction drought is over, from mid December to end of January there’s little in the way of auctions to feed the need of an obsessive auction goer. However from this week that is all over, not only have Cordy’s … Continue reading
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Board and batten ceilings
There are essentially three different ways of ‘restoring’ the appearance of an old board and batten ceiling of the type common in New Zealand houses of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Ceilings often survive the redecoration and renovation of … Continue reading
Deck the Halls …
Merry Christmas – to all Decor Extremes followers from Peter and me. Now I ‘m not generally one for Christmas, although I must say I am settling into the rift this year – with excellent presents – the new Constance … Continue reading
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Enclosure but no closure
1. The builders are still here and what was a ‘nine to ten week job’ enters its 6th month and we wonder if there are going to be men in the house into the New Year. Don’t get me wrong, … Continue reading
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Dusk is the perfect time to imagine.
Dusk is the perfect time to imagine. Hard lines blur and imperfections cease to nag. It is one of my favourite times in the garden. You can imagine how things will be the next year, when this year’s plantings … Continue reading
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Not Going to Dannevirke
I’ve been told that at least one reader looks forward to reading a Decor Extremus posting every Saturday morning (total flattery I know) and that recent tardy posting habits are to be redeemed by good behaviour and regular posting forthwith. … Continue reading
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find me in the morning room
We have for a long time had a ‘sunroom’ it was a small room with low ceilings and horizontal picture windows designed to catch the sun. However it offered up little else in terms of aesthetic pleasure. An earlier owner … Continue reading
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More Beaton than butch
1. Somehow we decided the sun room aka back dining room would have coloured glass windows. This was partly because we had haphazardly collected old Victorian windows and now had to justify these fevered purchases. But the idea of a … Continue reading
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Men about the house.
I have managed to persist in writing and editing a book while the house has been undergoing that curious species of madness known as renovation. I did this through the purchase of some earplugs costing less than $7. They’re not particularly … Continue reading
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