Renovation project - We have temporary kitchen

Renovation project - We have temporary kitchen

Now we can do no more with the heating we prioritise which job is too be done, we are living in the house which means we have food and utensils in there, we need to have some work space in the kitchen.

John has already bought the wood too make the new kitchen and he sets about measuring up while I am stripping walls.

It is actually far less expensive to make the base units rather than buy them, they are also much better quality as you can use 18 mm melamine, off the shelf at 600 mm wide. It is just a case of cutting them to length and screwing them together. Later in the blog we will show this more clearly in photographs and instructions (for now we just need to be able to use the kitchen)

The work top does not go all the way, there is a small gap, there is also not enough space to have the right size cupboards (I do not want one small one, I want them all equal sizes)

We look at all possibilities and agree on putting a small wine rack either side of the cooker. This will get rid of the problem and give a good looking and practical solution.

This also means that the work top will go right up to the cooker and John can make a piece for the other side.

John sets about making the first cupboard and it seems very high to me, but John says it's OK, as I am holding the side in place it slips and I have my first injury, ow! The corner of a piece of wood really hurts as it its your leg and I have my first big bruise.

The second cupboard is made and we put the work top on, these are only temporary, but I still think they are high, John thinks they are great, but as we look at the cooker, he realises he forgot to leave the measurement for the legs.


So the cupboards are the perfect height for John, but will need to be cut down, John is not a happy bunny, and even less happy that I am telling you about it, but even the best can make simple mistakes sometimes