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We now have the luxury of hot water at Bobble Towers courtesy of our new condensing boiler – the gas pressure hungry condensing boiler – and a long length of fat copper pipe. Surface mounted pipe is very ugly to be sure but it was the only way. I am now shopping for off white metal paint to try and get it to blend – good luck with that – into the hall wall.

The boiler installer was brilliant though and asked lots of questions about which floorboard I’d prefer him to cut and was the carpet tacked down enough etc. etc. If anyone needs a plumbing company in East Sussex I can recommend them a good one.

The three old lead crystal chandeliers are back from rewiring and look marvellous. It’s a pity our Electrician can’t hang them for another three weeks as he is booked up but I am already imagining scenes such as the one below occurring in our drawing room:

We couldn’t find energy saving light bulbs that were pretty enough for the chandeliers so we have gone old school and bought clear incandescent bulbs in a flame shape. They are the most gorgeous light bulbs I have ever seen. To offset them not being energy saving we’ve bought dimmer switches for the rooms they’ll be in. We’ve also got some very pretty ‘dolly switch’ toggle light switches for the rest of our rooms. They make a very satisfying clunk when you switch them on and off.

Today I am expecting a visit from ‘Shutterly Fabulous’ to measure our huge windows for some shutters. The quotes we have had so far cost the same as a small car so hopefully this one will be a tad more reasonable. Unlike most people I want solid panelled shutters like the house would of had originally not plantation or louvre shutters. I think I have a phobia about louvres shutters on Victorian houses… but that could just be me.

So one month in: a new boiler – check.

This month: getting the sashes restored, a new consumer unit, some new wiring, new down-lighters and the chandeliers being hung.

Did I tell you about my teapot? It’s like this:

I think I may have to change my surname to Morland or Dashwood.

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