So this is the ‘fun’ part (supposedly). But why is making decisions for your house just so torturous and difficult?! (Here’s part 1 and part 2 if you’d like to catch up on the journey so far).
We’re currently finalising the materials for the exterior. All along, the dream was to incorporate some of my designs onto the outer walls. But how to do it and make it completely weatherproof? With the architect, we explored various materials and methods and concluded that etching a pattern using a router would probably work best. After trial and error, and some bureaucratic hurdles from Islington council, we’ve ended up with a cementitious panel below in charcoal, which has a quality much like slate.