Store Renovations Chapter 7

2 coats on the floor and the third this evening after another light sand to bring up the finish.

The original floor has responded to the stain really well.

Cabinets are being carefully dissected today to have some glass panels replaced.

All the wooden beading needs to be removed to extract the affected panes and then the cabinets need to be re assembled, braced and strengthened.

Painters are well into their work haveing "cut" most of the square stopped areas, the skirting is all installed and there is definite progress.

Tomorrow is a massive day.

View more Dispatch posts

Back to Dispatch

Is The Button-Down The Most Versatile Shirt Of All?

For many of us, what we wear day-to-day is becoming more relaxed - and if you’ve traditionally been a steady dress shirt wearer, this can pose something of a challenge. At Crane Brothers we’re often asked what are some key pieces to consider building a contemporary wardrobe around, especially with this new paradigm in mind...

Vintage Queen Street

John Rykenberg ran a store front and photography studio of Auckland photographers from the late 1950s through until the late 1970s. During that time the studio captured Auckland's daily life and produced a particularly interesting Queen Street series in the 1960s - it probably comes as no surprise thatthere are road works visible in some of...

The Last Dambuster

The Dambusters were legendary for their wartime heroics and a constant source of inspiration for me as a child, raised on a diet of Commando Comics & Airfix Models.