The last 2 visits to The Charlton House have been clearly focused on progressing the renovation of the entry hall.

After applying the first coat of wall paint and clear lacquering the Baltic pine dado on the previous trip, this weekend’s tasks were to put a second coat on the walls and fit new architraves to the doorways. However, 2 things caused me to re-prioritse… firstly I forgot the bring the paint with me, and secondly, the glass I had ordered for the entry door was now available.

So, after loading up the trailer on Friday night with miscellaneous boxes, pallets, and of course the first order of Victorian architrave, Skylar and left very early on Saturday morning and headed up the Calder in the hope of getting to Charlton nice and early, in preparation for a full weekend’s work.

First task after unloading the trailer was to remove the temporary masonite panels which had replaced the entry glass a couple of trips earlier and install the nice new clear glass sidelights and the piece de resistance, a glass panel over the door etched with our house name. Apart from looking fantastic the new glass lets in considerably more light than the previous pink, yellow and white obscure glass.

It was then on to the architraves, which in an old house which is out of square can prove quite challenging, but after some fiddling I managed to get it looking pretty good.

After completing a few other odd bits and pieces it was time to start packing up for the return home. The weekend went WAY too fast but overall was productive. Cant wait till the next visit when the painting in the entry should be finished, leaving only the flooring to bring the renovation of our first room to completion.

House name etched on window. Unfortunately the old paint doesn’t do it justice.

Entry hall door frames now have architrave