So, the project over the next two weeks is to complete the kitchen/dining space. At the same time as doing my MSc. I’m not very good at balancing these things, and may have to switch around to ‘MSc first then do stuff on kitchen’. Mainly because I’m knackered come the evening when I settle down on the sofa to do my MSc. Today I’ve brought coffee.
However, there has been progress. I’ve levelled the base units (although the one I thought I’d finally fitted I’m now thinking could do with a smidge more adjustment).
I’ve also painted the bit visible between the cabinets and the cooker…. Irritatingly I was about 1/4″ out on the right, and it was just under the outlet for the cooker that I missed thinking it’d be hidden by the cooker, but it isn’t. Still, took two minutes with a brush.
The dining space is now blue and white. The blue is not a colour that either Kathryn or I love, it’s nice enough, but it doesn’t go perfectly with the Orange at the far end of the room. However, having stood debating kitchen colours, only able to find colours that weren’t available as kitchen paint that we got remotely excited about, we found this paint on special offer at better than half price. Suddenly, we fancied this blue…
Anyway, I’m deeply overjoyed with the painted brick industrial-style look. Let’s say that it speaks to the heritage of the area, linking the site’s manufacturing history to its current domestic use. Or something :)
I’ve also been routing out access panels in the back of the cupboards. This was going to be done by our cabinet maker, but he was pushed for time, and if they didn’t get installed today then, well, things start to get very tight because Kathryn’s mom’s here in 3 weeks. And there’s currently no floor in the dining area. Anyhow, having explained ‘how he would do it’ (which was actually very helpful) and lent us his ‘palm router’ (which isn’t palm sized, really, but is very, very nice). I followed instructions and made a couple of very nice holes.
Anyhow, also in the news, we now own an ancient (but not here yet) NuTools drill press, a similarly old Naerok Table Saw (also not here yet), some corner clamps, some sash clamps, a very nice Makita jigsaw (and associated 110V powersupply). Can I just say that the Makita is probably one of the loveliest tools I own. Also, my drill is beginning to sound a bit tired, I’m hoping it will last out this process, but have known B&D drills to eat bearings occasionally.
Oh, and I don’t intend to use Instagram to post pictures from now on, it’s just they were conveniently uploaded :)
