If you’ve ever attempted a semi-small renovation, you’ll understand when I say that it’s the final stages that seem to drag on forever. I think it’s because with demo work, the results are virtually instantaneous – here’s a wall and now it’s gone. But the fiddly bits don’t have such instant visual gratification for me and I really have to push through to see my vision come to life… Continue reading
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KITCHEN RENO – STAGE 3
Due to the L-shape of the original kitchen, the fridge didn’t have a home. It sat across the room on its own looking like an afterthought. Totally impractical. So I had to give it a home…. which involved completely shifting a doorway! But that one change, created such a huge difference and much more user friendly wall.
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Kitchen Reno – Stage 1
Original Kitchen
I’d been lovingly doing up the house for a couple of years and apart from a lick of paint, I had consciously not touched the kitchen. You see it just didn’t work. It was a big open space but not big enough to include a dining table or anything substantially functional. And it was cut off to the deck which is where I did so much entertaining. A renovation plan had been brewing… Continue reading
girl up a ladder 