Olaio furniture by José Espinho
First bedroom bought; from OLAIO, a former important Portuguese furniture brand, designed by their most innovative designer José Espinho...
Plinths, windows, enamel, doors, tiles, ...
The works continue... Missing wood on the mural paintings has been reproduced, new windows put in place so direct access to the terrace...
Spring in Lisbon
Calling out for Spring by doing research on terrace furniture Dates are filling up for March so do get your booking in in time ( 50€ >...
A Lisbon room with a view
Room with a view on the Cathedral Sè, tram 28 passing by and at the corner of the Rua Saudade (check Wikipedia , it can't get more...
Paint paint paint at Casa Augusto Rosa
Final touches are put to walls and doors and it looks grand :) We're not done yet though ... Terrace reinforcements, make laundry room...
Bakelite and duroplast plugs and switches
Now digging into detail: we decided to renovate the electricity in the early-20th-century-way with bakelite and appearing wires. Did you...
Frescos and bathroom tiles
More mural paintings discovered in another room! Heavily damaged though so we'll need to see what can be done. Tiles of the bathroom...
Old handmade techniques
Young guys working with old techniques to get a non-painted, very matte wall. Also testing the 18th century colors of the doors and...
Sunny Lisbon
Yesterday was a nice sunny day, again.
Pombaline bathroom
Not all can go as planned... The restoration of the bathroom will take more than expected as the pipes dated from 1900 and there was a...
