Day 401 - Store storage

Ern has built himself a great workbench (at Ern height) and shelves for storing all his DIY kit.

Day 399 - Boys' Storage

The Lego storage takes shape....


I think the boys are pleased so far.  Because I've been using the spare bedroom at Ern's as my office, all the Lego has been stored in cratese and not very accessible so they're looking forward to having it all on show, ready to play with and with the space to spread it all out!

Day 385 - Blinds

We even have blinds!


To be fair we have blinds for most of the windows but only one set are up!



But aren't they lovely - and toning!

Day 385 - Carpentry

We are finally getting closer to moving in. After the builders have (mostly) finished we ended up with a list of carpentry type jobs, storage, boxing in etc.

Thanks to the wonder of Which Local  (a trade recommendation site for Which subscribers) we found Huw who is working his way through our list of jobs

So far he's built and fitted shelves for the airing cupboard in the main bathroom



Boxed in the UFH mainfold in my 'walk-in' closet


And boxed in the ethernet cables in the Den



We decided to get rid of the oversized metal cabinet that had been housing the patch panels. Instead Huw has boxed in and neatened where the cables come out of the wall and we'll position the panels inside a regular furniture unit.

Day 367 - Awesome paint colour

I took this photo in an attempt to capture the wonder of the paint we finally chose. It may have taken no less than 34 sample pots (over 5 litres of paint) to find the right one - oddly the colour we chose was the only one I had bought 2 samples of - but we are so happy with how it turned out. The colour is modern, neutral but not bland and changes wonderfully with the light.

This picture is an attempt to show that - each of the three walls you can see (left, right and the sliver through into our bedroom) are the same colour but look pleasingly different.



Now, what to do with those 34 tester pots?! My gut feel is mix them all together in a big tin and paint Ern's kitchen with it!

Oh and notice the Day on the post title - we tipped over a year!!

Day 385 - Loft Shelving

Look what Ern made!

Fab shelving into the eaves in the loft


These *may* be used to store some of my magazine collection

Day 347 - Carpet Fitting Still Life

You may have noticed lots of bits on the flooring pics - it seems when new carpet is fitted you're left with all these little bits - I found them strangely compelling