Kitchen ideas

I’ve always assumed that the kitchen will be the first big project I tackle in the new flat but haven’t been sure whether I’d upgrade it straight away or live with it for a while before doing it up. It’s looking increasingly like it will make more sense to take it on before I move though.

As with all things, I’m drawn to grey kitchens. I like moody dark ones and fresh bright ones so the tuxedo kitchen (who knew that was a thing?!) seems to fit the bill, combining dark base cabinets with lighter wall cabinets/shelves.

Buying myself a boiler

Argh I was so close to finishing the legal stuff for the flat purchase until someone noticed an error in the vendor’s paperwork so it’ll be *at least* three more weeks til I get the keys. Sigh. One thing I have made a tiny bit of progress on is getting a new boiler sorted for the new flat as the heating doesn’t work. Sexy topic for a blog post amirite?

The (lots) to do list

STILL no progress on the purchase of my flat, got to sort some legal/mortgage stuff. Turns out ‘you’ll be in by Christmas’ really does jinx housing projects (thanks Mum!) https://www.flickr.com/photos/courtneyrian/5750960959/in/photolist-9Lcbki-jnvo1b-7Mfehz-gBeqi9-7JcYQY-gBeofG-ddr4as-8diMyy-a8UD6E-pUE6dt-7QhsH7-bJBUv4-9KrfEv-7HBZHx-82Z71a-bvH7Td-9BTsTL-839K8i-9APFZ4-9QmLw2-82YZmF-7S53EF-9889MZ-839L4i-dGpnfi-aqAxX1-7RoSFE-nr6dbh-qm5r98-8gL9DB-apadd2-a5MJeW-82Z54r-8jKTv5-iyQdDP-833bFN-9NnB3F-dB1a6Z-a5hfua-omphtm-89CjFM-nNtbVR-7AbdxD-c5VHj5-7JA9MY-7LUo4m-7LUnn9/ In the meantime my hypothetical to do list is developing

Introducing the lobby, another small space with a big name

So I’ve talked about my grand vision for the damp balcony sunroom‘. The only other ‘room’ I have ideas for is what I’ve grandly termed the ‘lobby’ aka the second smallest space in the flat aka the area created when a

Oh look a bonus room

The mortgage company’s valuation of the flat made me smile as it essentially gave me a bonus room.  Where I’d seen a small, damp, poorly ventilated enclosed balcony, the valuer gave me a sunroom! The new flat is essentially a