The alternative title for this blog was “The last pleasureable touches after the slog in the stazzu lounge”
That’s often the most satisfying bit in a DIY/ rebuild, the part where you get to hang or position your favorite objects in a room. ( I guess you would call it “decoration”. There was a lot of hanging and positioning on shelves in our case though, lol)
Already, with a coat of white paint and the new ceiling, we were happy with the results.But with those sardinian antiques pieces in place, we are pretty delighted now … ( there is still the floor to lay down and the furniture to get but we shan’t think of that yet 😉 ) And Malcolm thought of an ingenious and traditional way to hang our antiques too. I wonder if you’ll guess what he used … (Tip : it’s recycled from excess material 🙂 )
So let me take you through a series of before and after pictures of the lounge.
The fire place (We chose an original colour for the fireplace as back in the day, only a small handfull of natural dye colours were widely available. That shade of brown was , and still is the most common for fireplaces.)
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- In its original state
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- with some of the inside rendered
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- complete with a granite hearth
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- Tool for fawning wheat
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- Cork spoons
The kitchenette ( not quite finished)
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- In its original state
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- ready with a 1950’s sink.
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- Now with old design / modern colours taps and mosaic backdrop
The new shelves ( with traditional and ornemental kitchen objects )
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- original decaying bamboo ceiling
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- with its original 2 colour scheme
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- shelves support made from scavenged dead wood
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- they went in like a dream … surprisingly !
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- New insulated ceiling too
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- gourd as still used traditionally for wine. Made from a gourd (hence the name !)
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- cutest cheese grater ever !
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- curd drainer / cheese dryer
The bread oven
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- in its original state
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- final rendering
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- final intonaco
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- et voila !
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- complete with authentic fire and oven equipment
An existing hole for the old electricity meter box is turned into a sweet alcove
The addition of a stone container in the lounge
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- I nearly put a hammer instead of the pitch fork for fun … then thought better 😉
A few decorative items
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- I nearly put a hammer instead of the pitch fork for fun … then thought better 😉
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- Art deco style coat hanger.
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- curd drainer / cheese dryer
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- useful tools for a country lifestyle
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- New insulated ceiling too
Villa Nuraghe in Sardinia 