This is an area right outside our music room, down stairs. It is a place where doesn't get lots of sun light and during rain season it's very muddy. After lots of thinking and planning, we decided to try an entertainment area with pizza oven and a spa pool. Augusto started covering the ground so the weeds would grow. When it got dry he started working on the bases. We knew it would be a HUGE challenge, specially because Augusto would work on it by himself!
Essa e' uma area que fica do lado de fora do nosso quarto de musica, que fica na parte de baixo da casa. E' um local onde nao pega muito sol e fica alagado e lamoso na epoca da chuva. Pensamos muito e decidimos tentar construir uma area de entretenimento, com forno para pizza e um spa pool. Augusto começou cobrindo o solo para evitar que o mato crescesse e esperou ficar seco para comecar o trabalho. Sabiamos que isso seria um enorme desafio, principalmente porque o Augusto trabalharia nisso sozinho!
Too massy for looong time and lots of hours of working. He took days off, came earlier home from work, took entire weekends... But always full of energy!
Muita bagunça por muuuito tempo e muito trabalho! Ele tirou dias de folga, voltava pra casa mais cedo do trabalho, fins de semanas inteiros trabalhando.... mas sempre cheio de energia!!
He planned a pathway looking like a train track that I only understood after it was done. Very clever, actually! He bought and pick up all the materials, from sand and rocks, to wood and nails. Have to mention that we spent lots of money on this, but worthy the job.
Ele planejou uma passarela que parecesse um trilho de trem, confesso que so entendi depois de pronto. Muito inteligente, meu marido! Ele mesmo comprou e buscou todos os materiais, da areia e pedras, as madeiras e parafusos... Eu tenho que dizer que gastamos uns bons dolares nessa brincadeira, mas que valeram!
Victor and Gabriel were always around helping
Victor e Gabriel estavam sempre por perto ajudando
He then designed and built the base for the pizza oven and spa pool
Ele tambem desenhou e construiu as bases para o forno para pizza e para o spa pool
The pizza oven came with success. Beautiful!!
O forno pra pizza ficou maravilhoso!
It started looking good with a mix of river stones and shells on the floor! The wood for the bases frame are from a real train track, that he chose to give a nice look to the area and for the quality. what a great taste!
Ja começa a ficar bonito com a mistura entre pedras de rio e conchinhas do mar no chao. Um detalhe importante, as madeiras que fazem os quadrados das bases para o forno e spa pool sao madeiras de trilha d etrem de verdade. Ele adorou o visual envelhecido e a qualidade, e' claro! Bom gosto, nao!
These are pieces of macrocarpa wood that he found as great deal on Trade Me, he treated and made it look awesome for a seat and a bench for the oven.
Essas sao peças de macrocarpa que ele achou baratissimas online. Ele as tratou e as transformou em lindissimos banco e bancada para o forno.
Here is the final touch (oops it is still has the spa pool to arrive that comes from America and it takes around 2 months to arrive). Love it!!!
Aqui esta o resultado do talentoso maridinho!! Alias, ainda falta a banheira chegar dos Estados Unidos, que leva cerca e 2 meses para chegar.
These flip flops are cute!
Esses chinelinhos sao divinos!
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Sounds like both of our men are hard at work! I will have to post soon what Dave has been up to!!!
Sounds like both of our men are hard at work! I will have to post soon what Dave has been up to!!!
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