Sunday, 31 October 2010

The Bannisters

A lot of the house has been boarded over. It appears that there was some renovation taking place in the 70's.  Lots of chip board covering doors, and lots of flowery carpets and wallpaper.

Today we made an exciting discovery!  The original Victorian spindles have been hiding behind the boarded over bannisters for all this time.  It took a while to expose them but here they are.  They are not perfect but they are original so now after some sanding and vanish they could look perfect.  A little bit of love and care and the staircase may be the first part of the house to be restored.  It's also opened up the space and let in more light.  What a discovery!!  What's next?



The discovery - view from bedroom


The boarded bannister






Revealing the original spindles



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