It never fails to amaze me what a difference it makes when a room (or part of a room in this case) is professionally plastered. There's something very soothing about the smooth cool surface, and naturally it looks miles better than bare brick and thermalite block.Couple of days' drying time and it'll be ready for a coat of paint, which we may even be able to find time for this holiday. We still have two tins of the apple green we were intending to slap on a year or so ago to relieve the eye strain of the acres of flame orange we inherited when we moved in.
Phase 2 of the project will probably involve taking the chimney breast up to accommodate a five-burner hob and separate oven. After consulting with our builder we've been persuaded that taking the chimney breast out altogether is a bad idea and we'd be better off building around it.
From the outside the new window looks the business, and Nikki's very pleased that she now has a "proper" windowsill to hold some well-chosen knick-knacks, not to mention it being several degrees warmer in the kitchen now.A short project, but a very significant and satisfying one (mainly because, so far, it hasn't involved me doing any work!)
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Apple green.... i was going to say i liked the orange and yellow ;)
8D yay the beast of the orange is almost vanquished!
A lifetime ago, I bought a house with a former wife. The kitchen was bright yellow. Everything was bright yellow. I took a chance on colours and came up with a cream colour, and a slightly darker coffee colour for the cupboard doors. I didn't know how it would turn out, but it ended up looking brilliant. I lucked out with that.
Nothing like waking with a hangover and entering a bright yellow kitchen!
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