Posts under Tag: Kitchen
Here’s what’s been going on…

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words and we’ve got lots to tell you, almost too much to be honest and that’s what has caused the delay to posting so it’s time to play a little catch up and also unviel what’s been keeping us busy since March

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It’s been busy!

WOW! As we had hoped we’ve had a flurry of activity at the house & things have really moved forward. It’s hard to know where to start so i figured i’d give you a little overview while i write up the larger posts. So here’s what’s new : Bathroom now finished & painted, there’s even a toilet roll holder to

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Things are progressing nicely.

Almost a week in and things are starting to shape up very nicely indeed

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Winter break over & we’re back!

Firstly: Thanks for hanging in there! I know thing have been more than a little quiet on the site and that’s simply because there’s not been a lot going on with the renovation, due to the weather in France. The good news however is we’ve not just sat back, we’ve been planning, organising & generally beavering away, and next week

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GALLERY – Kitchen Fit

Here’s the full gallery of images for the kitchen removal and fitting of the new units. You’ll have to forgive some of the quality as that’s the iPhone for you but that said I’ve never had such a powerful renovation tool in my pocket You can read the full post

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Falling walls & worktops – Kitchen Part 2

With the water off, the wall trimmed by 8 inches and the sink gone it was time to start to putting up some carcasses and see how it all starts sitting together. One thing to note is that due to plumbing issues on the opposite wall the kitchen is now in this location as opposed to it’s original place of

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Dust, debris & a new kitchen – Part 1

It’s hard to really explain how challenging cooking on a very old natural gas cooker can be for 3 adults.  Not having any space to move pans around normally means everything is cooked in one pan and you’re never really feeling the cooking love especially as the “cooker” is on wheels and the only storage you have are plastic bags

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Renovation Week – Overview

This week my father and I are over in the house for seven days, this will actually be the longest time we have spent here in one swoop and it’s borne out of the frustration that my wife and I have that we just can’t tinker with stuff on the odd weekend. A quick recap : While we are finalising

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