Normally, that would sink the boat, but during her stay, as well as embellishing the garden, she started work on the projects that we’d planned for later, but which were so important to keep in shape and give the impression that the project was progressing well. As a result, our priorities have changed and our new posts have found a beautiful harmony of colour with the beams in the living room, and the clerestory in the kitchen is finally in harmony with the pine beams in the kitchen. Thanks again, Mum, for this brilliant brushstroke, even if the kitchen varnish is as dull as the walnut stain on the posts and support beam in the living room.
Raw posts and beam at the start of the project 
After staining with walnut stain.
