The Big Reveal

At Last!

Ok so we haven't finished the whole project, but lets face it , this was always mainly about the kitchen for me anyway!

So, here we have it ( minus curtains, pictures etc, but you get the idea!)

The main kitchen area

Pearl

Washing up and tea and coffee!

My mantle with a few of my charity finds

The decadence of a second sink!

The view from the side entrance

Central Island Lights!

With a Pretty Middle!

The other end of the kitchen - new table yet to be purchased! 

Larder cupboards and fridge

Pictures waiting! Old Sofa for now.

Loving Cooking on Pearl :)

The colour on the walls is " Yes Your Honour" from Fired Earth

The units are a pale French Grey.
The dark grey on the chimney breast is "Antimony" from Fired Earth
I got the central Island lights through a company called Dusk
The floor is a brushed limestone in mid grey called "Chapel Stone".

The kitchen designer was Kevin Partridge and I cannot recommend him highly enough. An absolute gentleman who took pride in every inch of his work. Brilliant. His website can be found here
The units look paler here than they are, but they are a very pale grey.

I am so enjoying getting all my bits and pieces back out and arranging the cupboards again! I am in my element here. I have never had so much space to play with. 

And the OCD with the organising has begun...

I also have redone our hallway as we ended up getting the floor replaced in here. In the interest of cost I decorated this myself. I shall post my efforts soon. I think enough photos for today!

Hope it was worth the wait ! X

The Extension Update

Meet Pearl.

The extension is slowly coming together. We are about 4 to 5 weeks behind schedule because of the problems with foundations ( or lack of them) that we encountered early on in the build. I am a little concerned that we may have to put off the painting of the exterior and the exterior ground works ( the drive) and finishing until the Spring. However the plus side to this is we will have a bit of time to regroup financially!

The builders have been great to have around. They are respectful and hard working. The quality of their work is good and they have put up with us fussing and worrying our way through this build with great patience. Can you believe this is the beginning of the sixth month they have been here? 

I will continue to post a few updates over the next few weeks, but then I am going to leave it until the kitchen is installed and finished and prepare a final reveal so you can see it in all it's glory !

Here is a little confession before hand. We were given a bit of money to put towards the kitchen and at the beginning of the build we decided to splash out on one item of extravagance. Here she is...... PEARL.

Total Control AGA in Pearl Ashes

She is a beautiful pale grey colour and I am besotted with her. I am off on a AGA basics cooking course with hubby next Tuesday.I love to cook as you probably have guessed from my previous posts and it has been a real trial having only a ring to cook on for 6 months. I shall be in my element. Expect a few new recipes!!

I am still struggling a little with the wall colour. The units are a very pale french grey and the surfaces are black granite. The floor is old style mid grey flagstones . I am thinking to keep it fairly pale as the room is on the North side of the house. Maybe a hint of something in a white? The room is a large room and I do have a chimney breast around the AGA so I could paint this in a feature colour .......

Any suggestions?

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