Tuesday 5 April 2011

Working Flat Out

So since my last post we have seen a HUGE amount of progress and the end is nigh!! I am pleased to report the doors went in... everyone say Hallelujah! The plywood panels that thought they were doors are no more! Lady Di will be pleased.


Since the doors were officially hung 'we' have been flying! Kris has returned from Poland and we have had lots of the Alpha team on site (soooo many cups of tea!) for the last week and a half as we near the finish line.

The drainage is all done, driveway repaired and back to a better state than it was before we started and the inside is looking good!

The utility and toilet got plastered (NB the sink unit below is just temporary!), and the electrics were pretty much finished off.



The kitchen was cleared in anticipation of a flat packed delivery from IKEA... and the space looked huge.


Just before the kitchen arrived, the walls and ceiling had an initial lick of paint - the right colour! Two walls pale grey and the rest is white and Mr Doyle and I will be attempting to do a second coat later. Hmmmm.

And then the kitchen was delivered...and as I type .... said kitchen is being fitted. I am officially in love with our new smeg ovens, one of which contains a rottiserie!! Oh how Mr Doyle and I will amuse ourselves on a saturday night cooking a chicken on a spit! I am VERY excited now, we are just a couple of weeks away and it is all coming together rather nicely.


The vestibule had it's ceiling plastered and the walls were boarded ready for plaster.


I achieved my goal and sought out and purchased two chairs for the vestibule and bloody lovely chairs at that. Louis and Louis will be the new Doyle Thrones, so meet Louis...



The next post will include that of a finished kitchen - white gloss units, oak worksurfaces and rather lovely tiles... and then we will introduce the island it will be a thing of beauty! Oh yes the West Wing is nearly there, not long now!
Mrs D x

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