Reflections in the glass

20 November 2013

Light is reflecting off the glass in the new window and doors, and suddenly the barn feels as if it has p for personality.  Since our last update, Tom and team have put in three French doors and three windows. There are still three more windows and a French door to come.

He has also rendered the wall on the right as you enter the barn, in preparation for the lining. No draughts or meece allowed!

This is the view over the valley from the living room.

And yes, there will be a step up into the barn as you approach from outside. That was a deliberate decision and is a good idea in case of bad weather and flooding. At the gable end, the land falls away quite steeply, so we may have to build up the garden a bit there, or fix a garde-corps, to stop all you lot from toppling out into the raspberry canes in an unguarded moment.

The windowsill is clearly a very useful place to keep your miscellaneous stuff.  Like UHT milk.


Although G and I chose really good windows and doors - all framed in oak - seeing them installed is a tiny anti-climax. After all, 'custom-made' and 'rustic solidity' would describe the materials and workmanship so far, and now we have to accept 'factory-built' and 'modern'.

Ah well. (It's what Cal would call a first-world problem.)

I think in time, the juxtaposition between old and new will soften. The shutters will help, too. And the odd hydrangea. Only odd ones need apply.