IDEAS....

Just some ideas....


Saw this pic at Inspiration bubble.
Unfortunaltely I can't remember where I found the two pics below.

LIVING ROOM PLANS....

Haven't had time to draw up the proper plans so just did a real quick pic to give you an idea of what I have in mind.

Originally a smaller TV was in an Ikea unit on the wall to the right. That has already been dismantled. There used to be shelves on the wall where the huuuuge new TV is now. BTW, I had imagined the new TV to be smaller than this so had to rethink my original plans for the the new unit.



Anyway, this is a very rough idea of what I hope to make!! I have to get the plasterer in first to straighten the edges of the alcove as they are very wonky!
The units above and around the TV will be quite shallow - about 23cms including the door thickness and will be flush with the wall, and the lower ones will be 40cms deep. In the middle under the TV the unit will be divided in two (not shown in my doodle) so there'll be a draw down the bottom and on top a pull down door that will hide away all the gadgets - sky, ps2, wii etc....




I only hope I'll be able to make all this!!!

P.S - I just realised I started this blog a year ago today when I was planning to renovate kitchen and bathroom!! :-)

HELLO BLOG. REMEMBER ME....

It's been a very long time since I posted here!!
I've had nothing to post about as absolutely nothing has been done to the flat in the last few months. Well that's going to change soon as this weekend I'm pulling out the tool box!!! This time I'm attacking the living room!! I also have a very long list of unfinsihed DIY jobs to tackle also.

I'll be back later or tomorrow with details of what I plan to do!!

:-)

LET THERE BE LIGHT....

We've had wires hanging down from the ceiling since the July waiting for me to make up my mind what lights to buy. I wanted something similar to these....





...but ended up getting these cheapies from Ikea (€8.99 each)....



Here they are up in my kitchen (will get a better pic in the daylight!)....





You can see the unfinished door frame in the last pic. I'm still waiting to have the new sliding door installed.

Still have soooo tooo many unfinished projects on the go... :(

THE CUPBOARD....

On the summer holidays my dad (who was here on holiday) helped me put up the frame and the doors on my mega-cupboard! Too heavy to do all by myself!
Since then it's been a very slow process. A few weeks ago I put in 3 of the shelves and we've been using the cupboard. Today I finally got around to putting in the remaining shelves (with the help of two curious cats!!!)
Still not completely finished as it needs painting! At the moment it looks like a huge cardboard box!!






I hope to have it all painted before Xmas! Then I still have the mirrored bathroom cabinet to make!! But that will have to wait until 2009!

RECENT PICS....

This is what my gorgeous bathroom looks like now! Okay, on a normal day, you'd see toothbushes etc on show, a make shift mirror resting on the sink, various kids' toys near the bath and the toilet roll sitting on the edge of the bath!! I still haven't bought the loo roll holder and towel hooks!!! I need to sand and paint the door and arhitraves, finish the built in cupboard, make the cabinet and also decide on the lighting! At the moment we have a bulb hanging from the ceiling!! I really shoud hurry up and finish it all as I still have the living room to renovate! But I promised myself not to start a new project until I completely finish the bathroom AND the kitchen! Plans for the living room include lots of built in storage and a big flat screen TV! ;)

BITCHINGETC FAME....

Yeah, my bathroom made it onto the cover of Livingetc!! Well, not quite, but I'm just as happy!! Thank you sooo much Griffo!!


Unfortunately the bathroom still isn't finished!! I still have to make the bathroom cabinet and finish the cupboard for the washing machine. Will post more pics tomorrow!

Thanks again Griffo!!