Author Archives: victorianvibeseb

This hallway is 2.5 metres wide by 15 metres long and would have been part of the original hotel corridor when it was built. I’ve added some pictures from the beginning right through its development. Jonny Lawton from Cleveland Quality Tiling laid the chequered tiled floor for me at the entrance. This was not onlyContinue reading “Hallway”

Just a quick note to show you the progress with the main bedroom. I decided to fit a window seat in this room and I have to say it’s pretty special! It’s a straightforward window seat but the view from here is nothing short of amazing 🤩 after a full day working on the flatContinue reading “Master bedroom update”

So we found the original fireplace and hearth in the family bathroom which I have decided to use as a feature in the room. The hearth is a slab of stone with a wooden border around it. I could have put some new Victorian style fire tiles over the top of it but I feelContinue reading “Hearth recovery”

Some of the skirting boards in the flat are original and have been restored as I have previously mentioned however there hasn’t been enough for every room and certainly not enough for the lounge. We also had the task of fitting new skirts around the curved wall in the lounge (the turret part). We decidedContinue reading “Curvy”

Hi everyone, I’m sorry we have been so quiet on here. The truth is that I have been so crazy busy with this renovation that I simply have not had time to sit down and write anything. In the last couple of months we have worked very hard to meet deadlines. So I wanted toContinue reading “What a view”

So it finally looks like it’s starting to come together. The ‘Classic Plaster Moulds’ team returned to complete phase 2 of the ceiling work and it looks amazing 🤩 This is the quality of detail that this apartment deserves and is getting. Thank you to the whole team, Peter, Bob, Will and Louie your skillContinue reading “Look up”

An original feature found in this apartment are the rounded edges on all of the fire breasts and two doorways. They have all been filled in and then wallpaper covered over them. I have painstakingly removed the filled in edges and sanded the staff beads. The plasterer has then had the challenge of cutting backContinue reading “Quirky!”

Well we spent the whole Easter weekend sorting this room out ready for our talented plasterers to swoop in. So if you can remember, this was a family bathroom with no natural light and a smaller room with a window which stores the gas meter. We took down the wall, removed the suite, replaced 3Continue reading “Utilising the space”

There are absolutely amazing architraves and skirting boards in this apartment. 160 years of original hardwood craftsmanship. They are all thick with years of paint and I have been lovingly stripping them down piece by piece. It’s amazing how much detail there is when you remove the layers. However they still need that bit ofContinue reading “Who ya gonna call 📞”

Well, it was time to blow out a few cobwebs, get out of the flat and take a walk along the beautiful Redcar beach. Look what we found!! Loads of wonderful kites 🪁 adorning the blue sky. What a great day for a walk.