Some of you will remember THIS post. For the last few weeks since then I've had to do all my cooking in the microwave which we set up in the conservatory, and make drinks in the lobby between the kitchen and garage, where we put the fridge. The cooker, dishwasher and washing machine were in the garage. All the cookware, plates, cups etc were on the floor in the lounge, and all the dry food items were piled up in the dining room.

Upstairs was chaos as well, because of all the rewiring and re-plumbing. The landing carpet and bathroom toiletries were in the spare bedroom. and our bedroom had all the sheets & towels etc stored in it, as the airing cupboard had to be emptied so the immersion heater could be changed.

Well its pretty well back to normal now, apart from a few minor details so I'm now a very happy (but exhausted) bunny!:))

The following are a few pics showing how the shell of my demolished kitchen was transformed into my dream kitchen

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Ceiling and walls are plastered
First off the walls and ceiling were plastered.

It's still patchy but it's starting to dry out
and dried out over the next few days

Units are in place.
Then the units were installed, and my washing machine re-appeared from the garage, but it wasn't plumbed in, so my hopes of catching up on the laundry were dashed!

It's all been painted and the wall tiles are up
Then the ceiling, walls and wooden doors and window-frames got a few coats of white paint, and the wall tiles were put up. Washing machine and dishwasher are now plumbed in, but the cooker's still waiting to be wired up.

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All done! (bar the finishing touches....those stools have got to go for a start - Nice chrome and black ones methinks) :yes::yes:

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I can watch telly while I'm cooking, and it folds flat against the wall when it's not in use

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The fridge is tucked neatly away between two tall cupboards with a display shelf and high storage cupboard above it. Microwave, toaster and coffee machine all fit nicely along the work surface opposite the cooker and breakfast bar.

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And this is how it looks at night with only the under-cupboard lighting on....purrrrrfect for not hurting your eyes if you wake up and come downstairs for a drink in the small hours.

All that's left to do now is get the window blinds put up (silver Venetian blinds....they're on order.... a 4 week wait unfortunately), and shampoo all the carpets in the rest of the house (they're all tinged terracotta with brick dust at the moment....it wont hoover up, I've tried!)

I'm looking forward to a nice rest and some decent food again - I made a rhubarb crumble for pud last night YEAH:!: