Today was about moving furniture to start preparing for phase 2. This is the first of two updates, starting downstairs where what was an office cupboard has been moved next to the new (and still not quite right) stairs. It took my measuring and two strong young men to move it from what has been my office for 14 years. It works in its new spot and I have already begun loading it.
Dresser in situ. Partly loaded.
The stairs are to be unpicked and rebuilt, and when that's done, it'll look better. I am still deciding what to do with that baby set of Queen Anne drawers. They could become my bedside table.
That was not the only cupboard that moved. The small wardrobe that had been in The Little Room is now on the stoep. For the time being. If it stays, its rear end will be painted white.
The last three photos show the two rooms that will become one large living space with a kitchenette once the dry walls come down.
Looking down the soon-to-be demolished passage to link the rooms and create an open space.
This will become the kitchen and dining area.
They are still mucky but, believe it or not, marginally less mucky than yesterday.
There is still much to be done outside, but the interior must be done first. What will happen to that cupboard will depend on that. Suffice it to say that outside, screens and a gate to create privacy for all residents is on the cards.
Part 2, tomorrow. Or Sunday. Or Monday. Because, yes, that wasn't all that happened yesterday.
Until next time
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