we have the mobile dog wash come around every fortnight a good brush, nails clipped, a warm bath, then dried. for $20 each well worth it. Plus they have become friends they love our babies, the babies love them & get excited to see them. When finished they get treats and pressies at Xmas too. If you have "scrubba dog" mobile dog wash around your area well worth it especially if you dont have the time for sitting and brushing that long hair, most of the time Ellie hates to be brushed, but Lucy loves it, attention of any kind.

4 poster beds were initially to kep out the cold in big rooms with high ceilings in big stone manor houses...usually surrouned by thick velvet or jacquard curtains with a canopy overhead and usually with intricately turned posts. The curtains were drawn back in the morning and fastened by amazingly designed 'holds' Not a fan of modern 'post' beds with plain 'frames and especially black painted skinny pine posts...however,,,if you really like the bed and the idea and, its not already a light colour, why not paint it a light colour and add, rather than the traditional heavy curtains, a light transparent curtain draped around the posts? Just a thought...I'd love a 4 poster in my natual VJ walled room with 10ft 6in high ceilings built in 1924 but it would need to be the feature of the room. When we lived in the tropics with lots of mozzies my Dad built me a 4 poster and Mum covered it with a mozzie net canopy and gathered curtains of mozzie net. The curtains were tucked in under the matress to keep the mozzies out...I was a tot and I loved it...but there can be many decorative versions of 4 poster curtains.....just a thought...might make you love the style again and find a way to make it fit your room.

Hi Laura! Are you still looking for a sofa bed? We specialise in Danish designed sofa beds that are both good looking and super comfy! You can see our range on our website, we have 2 showrooms in Melbourne and can ship anywhere in Australia. Cheers, Alex :)

I think that your builder's quote seems fair and reasonable, and am surprised it is not actually more. You have an old house with old walls that are not straight or square, and you want to make it all perfect for your square set for your ceiling/wall junction? As mentioned above this is precision work, and needs a fair bit of preparation to get right. Why don't you research Edwardian plaster cornices to see if you like any of them and ask your builder to quote as an alternative to labour-intensive square-set, which has a more contemporary feel? As quotes for variations are not in competition with other builders who are quoting your builder doesn't need to be super-competitive. I know some builders who make a lot of their profit from variations. I don't think your builder is one of them. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls