All of this was done by Bob, with our lovely helper Mel. I did a lot of supervising, paint stripping, painting and making more work by thinking of extra bits I would need (and made a good few cups of tea as well)
The biggest job was to completely remove and replace the rotten Victorian floorboards.
These were replaced with boards, then a concrete board overlay, before the tiling could start - we used the same tiles as in the Utility room so they flowed through the back of the house.
Once the flooring was down, another huge task of unit installation, and cutting up the 4 inch beech work surface (which weighed a ton) and then installing the sink and the associated plumbing.
We also added an additional filter tap alongside the normal mixer tap.
Once the base units were in, the tiling could commence - I spent quite a few weeks constantly checking the Wickes website to get these, as I had fallen in love with these tiles and they were out of stock when I first spotted them.
Pride of place and the heart of the kitchen is the table, and Bob made this out of some more of the beech worktop, and installed a soft close cutlery drawer into one end of it as there are no other drawers in the kitchen.
For the other side, we didn't want to be hemmed in by fitted units, so Bob designed open plan storage shelving, including a length of worktop alongside the cooker.
Alongside this for extra storage some hanging racks for utensils and pans.
There are still some finishing touches to do - we have stripped the doors from the original larder cupboard and glass fronted cabinets, and these need to be finished off and painted, along with little cosmetic jobs such as touching up paint and grouting, and finishing off some electrics.
Some before and after photos though so the difference can be seen
The Sink
Worktop and wall unit
Shelving
Will take more photos as it's finished off, but thrilled to bits with it so far!
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