Constructing

I've spent rather a large fraction of today making a box. Not just any box, but one that will fit into the recess in front of the 'old' front door in the kitchen. This door, which was solid, was replaced by a half-glazed door last summer. We don't particularly want or need a door in that corner—at least, not most of the time. However, it's the only way to get, for example, a range cooker or sofa into/out of the house, so it was necessary to keep it. As our builder said, one should never block up a door. However, it sits behind the kitchen table, and, because of its inaccessibility, looks rather odd. Hence, the box, which will hopefully make it look more like a window. This was always our intention: it matches the windows, and has pots of plants outside it to 'hide' it.

So, my box. Almost constructed, and needs painting. Meanwhile, Liz has been industriously priming plinths, shelves, pantries, and utility rooms. I think tomorrow we can break out the 'proper' cream and green paints.