The following is by way of lame excuse for the fact we've not posted much recently. We've been gearing up for a bit of major work on the house, specifically the kitchen, including a new extension. K___ has been collaborating with A_____ our next door neighbour, who is a property developer by trade. A______ has got us some amazing discounts and we're getting our new kitchen for a fraction of the retail price.
The old kitchen and utilities are out and stacked up in our dining room awaiting collection after sale on eBay, the new kitchen is stacked up in my study
Here's what it looked like until earlier today, with all the old units stacked in the breakfast room:
As you can see from the final snap, the lobby has been demolished.
The old kitchen and utilities are out and stacked up in our dining room awaiting collection after sale on eBay, the new kitchen is stacked up in my study
Here's what it looked like until earlier today, with all the old units stacked in the breakfast room:
In the next one, you can see into the lobby, which opens into the utility room and the stable door to the outside.
As you can see from the final snap, the lobby has been demolished.
We've got about two weeks of this left. We're eating as well as we can using just a microwave and the ground floor looks like nothing on earth, but it's going to be worth it.
ooo, looks exciting! are you gettting rid of the utility room and just having one super-large kitchen? will you keep a downstairs toilet? Your blog entry was a bit lacking in detail, F! Maybe K should have written that one!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I kept it deliberately vague so as not to ruin the surprise..?
ReplyDeleteAaaaah! Didn't think of that did ya, eh?
surely thats not true...
ReplyDeleteHow do the kids deal with it? I can just imagine mines getting into everything
ReplyDeleteThe kids don't go anywhere near it! The whole downstairs is a bit of a no go area at the moment.
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun. We did that just before 3B was born--refrigerator in the living room, microwave in the bedroom, silverware...well, where was that fork I put down?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with all that fun.
It is always worth it when it is all over and the renovations are done. I think the most difficult part is the extra dust and mud that gets carried in.
ReplyDeletewell, well, you must have had some more work done by now! Will there be updates, or do we have to wait for the finished product...!
ReplyDeleteYou have to wait!
ReplyDeleteit had better be good!
ReplyDeleteYes, it better bloody be.
ReplyDelete1st November 2009 - 6 months later and there has been no posting on what happened with the kitchen, even though daddy M promised us a surprise in MAY!
ReplyDeletedecember, and they are still not prepared to show the world their uraniun enrichment extension. Send in that chap from the great egg race to find no saucepans of mass destruction...
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