This weekend we are hoping to get all the final 'snags' sorted out on the house.

All those little jobs that need finishing in order to bring the house up a notch from fantastic to perfect.

I have a few light switches to change from nasty white plastic ones to matching gold and brass effect ones.

Then we will be rubbing down the banisters and repainting them.

We made the mistake of having carpet laid too soon after painting them and they were chipped and rubbed in places. I wasn't happy with the finish the decorator left on the handrail anyway - I want it glassy and smooth and it is anything but and it is currently a dirt magnet.

I have bought some gorgeous deep brown paint in extra high gloss and will be finishing the handrail and tops of the main pillars (or whatever they are called) on the banisters so that they are shiny an chocolatey. That is more in keeping with the Edwardian period anyway than white. They were a nasty pine before, which is nice if you are going for the country farmhouse look, but this house is much more 'elegant townhouse' and deserves to be decorated accordingly.

We will also be finishing off the decorating in the utility room and downstairs loo, and painting the smallest bedroom.

OK I doubt we'll get it all finished this weekend but we should get a fair amount fo it done at least.

I will get some before and after pictures done as well for the blog.