Early preparations for a Workshop at Home...

A few years ago we bought one of the huge extendable Norden tables from Ikea, after a couple of years I decided it was just too big for the space. So we divided it into a work table in a small room in the old house and used the middle leaf for another project and made a smaller table from the second half.....I still have the half table and 8 chairs....not big enough for at ,east 11 people

Having thoughts of doing a workshop at home i needed a that large table again, to seat around 11/12. We found the same long table for sale on eBay at a fraction of the cost and collected it last night. 

My workoom at the moment is in desperate need of a huge tidy up, planned as soon as we've got rid of the old kitchen units piles up along one wall (new kitchen arrives tomorrow and the old one will be recycled over the next couple of days...off to be used in friends garages and workroom). 

So still a little cramped right now but Phil bless him put it all together for me last night after i cleared enough space for it down the centre of my workroom....lots of tidying up and sorting out to do but it's just perfect for a workshop and with the half Norden table I still have it will sit around 12 easily.....and when the old kitchen units have been removed will have a good space all the way around at the moment its pushed to one side a little.

So many blankets hanging on the back of all the chairs...really must sort out at least one double cupboard at the end of the workroom to store some of them or there wont be enough room to sit on the chairs!

Long Haul Kitchen make over

Never is quick is it? 

Hope to decide on the kitchen today...this one is a top contender so far B&Q

with a grey Island and wood work tops 
also like....

IKEA 
and Wren Kitchens In Chester 

One thing i was sure about was a free standing Larder/pantry unit in Oak for the side of the kitchen we have the oak sideboard

so this has been ordered 

can't wait for it to arrive...

Cotswold Oak larder

right now we still look in a bit of a mess
the hole in the floor grew to 4 times the original size because of cut tiles around the wall but tiler here today to level floor so hopefully the messy bits will soon be completed 

But the en suite is looking great now with the new p shape shower bath 

and new floor and safe joists

need for this to be finished soon 

THINK WHITE.........

A favourite colourist.....have almost all of her books...and they never date

No more mess and shoes in the hall all tidied away!! yeeees

Just needs the new crochet rug finished and down

Just a new head board to make and all finished in our bedroom

Splashes of colour in the bedroom too

All the clutter and thing l seem to need by the side of the bed all tidied away..yeeeees

TV Laptops and books.....and the new bed like a mountain!! hehe

New wall lights are brilliant...can actually see the keyboard with out my glasses!!!

Phil going to make a 6' head board so added a splash of STAR colour over the bed for Christmas

not quite finished yet just trying them for colour!! lol

Loved this idea l saw in Supershoppertoo's fabulous home on Flickr.... so simple to add tiny splashes of colour to the storage boxes l love and have every where..satisfies the tidy me! lol

New stripy and spoty bed linen....need taking apart and re-making with spots one side and stripes the other...a little job for the weekend aybe

lanterns and twinkling snowflakes for the Christmas window

beads in jewel coloured glass jars

love these Expedit units....have the 8 section one in the studio

white background and splashes of brights.....my absolute favourite look...tried for the Kath Kidston look but was going to take to much cash to change everything decided to stay with the Ikea look we love

SPLASHING THE WINTER COLOUR AROUND!

We moved back into the front sitting room on Monday now it's getting cold in the conservatory after sun down.....decided to move the furniture around yet again and make a throw for the hated sofa in there...not our usual Ikea buy!!!

Decided it needs a throw to match the loved rug......

Tried Attic24's RIPPLE PATTERN OUT....with a few alterations of course hehe

single row of double strand DK...so easy to do...thanks Lucy nice pattern

Used a few experiments with colour in one cushion front...Phil liked it....l like bits of it but not really all together.....

So going to use the Ikea rug as the colour inspiration...we both adore that rug...to make a ripple throw over the winter and going to use pure wool instead of the usual cheap acrylic wool
Although l do love the colours you can find locally in acrylic...not so keen on the feel of it and l hate the way it squeaks when l get hot....my age l'm afraid!! hehe
Spread all the unfinished experiments l've tried out over the last couple of months too.....must do something with them all...eventually!! hehe

Thanks to......

Rose Hip...the beautiful cushion and the wonderful colour combo l saw and just had to use

Colour Creations....Her stripy bag inspiration with flowers that reminded me of the bags l used to make in the 60's and 70's and

Sarah London...monthly patterns and wonderful colour use

Attic24 for her gorgeous colourful blankets and her brilliant photographs and wonderful writting for inspiring me to get hooked again

CONSOLE FINISHED

Large Black TV Unit that we cut in two to make 2 console tables one for the dining room and one for my shed...all finished now

Called at Ikea to pick up the wooden top yesterday on the way home from Brum

Bit to long and at first thought we would cut the extra length down but decided to keep it and l may add a small rail each end for hanging stuff on but not sure yet

The other half of the black unit is also painted white and in my shed for the laptop printer and laminator
MAY 27TH 2011 UPDATE...
moved in 2010 and the consoles together made me a big craft room table to work on
click link to see it now
soon to be re-hacked into a hinged sandwich craft table to hide the mess and do an instant tidy up so the room can be used by all, all the time and not just as a craft space

GOLD HOARD TRIP BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS!!

Off to Brum soon to see the STAFFORSHIRE GOLD

and pick up the wooden top from IKEA for the console table we made from the huge black TV unit....photo tomorrow

Another job ticked off the TO-DO list hehe

MADE A NEW WOOL BAG TODAY

Made a new wool bag today bought a couple of metres of plastic fabric in Dunelm sale a bit ago and l needed a bag big enough to keep all the Acrylics in one place....or it will hold 3 or 4 folders

Pmacs suggested l use that fabric to make Noo Noo's storage bags...brill idea as l couldn't get the bags from Ikea yesterday.....

IKEA sale going on there too and they had a beautiful cream iron bed and guess how much?.............£29.99 l really want one but l bet they will all have gone today....going to kick myself later l think over this!!!

The pink roses still look beautiful and with the new cushion front and the new mugs the shed look is coming together

IKEA TRIP FOR LUNCH AND A LOOK..haha

ONLY A LOOK......not possible l'm sure....

made this cushion front last night used the lid from the mug box as inspiration

Phil knew l was loving pink roses at the moment so look what l got....so pretty thanks Pmacs

pile of magazines all have a variation on the modern vintage look at the moment...so many wonderful things to do and look at at the moment l just had to make a list so they didn't keep me awake at night!!! lol

must finish these two cushion.....used the rug as inspiration..adore stripes

OOOPS!!...Stripped the seat covers off the orange sofas yesterday and popped them in 3 loads in the washing machine....when the label said dry clean....all l will say is thank goodness they were looking a tad in need of replacement came out all crinkled and l'm not sure l can straighten them out..trip to IKEA today so l will have o look see what new colours they do or make some new ones maybe!!!.....silly me