Wednesday, 19 December 2012

From this ...


For the past couple of months I have been prattling on about the cupboard that I have been constructing in the alcove in the Dining Room. I know that it has taken an absolute age to complete but work and home life have done their best to hinder me and my design certainly set me a few woodworking challenges.

This doodle is how it all started back in October once Chippy Ian had finally laid the oak floor. A few swift pencil strokes and I had managed to commit myself to many hours of head scratching and a multitude of mortice and tenon joints as I constructed a cupboard that would a) stand up to the wear and tear of daily life, b) provide ample storage for glasses and the dinner service and c) be of an appropriate design for a room built in the Victorian era.

Today I finally managed to hang the second door and was able to go from my scrawled aspirations to this; reality ...

I know that it needs to be sanded and finished but it is a major milestone in the completion of the dining room and it really is just a case of filling and sanding before the painters are brought in.
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1 comment:

  1. scobi20 December 2012 at 10:01

    Nice work!

    Trying to visualise where this is in the house. Is the dining room the one that had the temp kitchen setup to the left, and the stairs to the right as you can through from the front door? If so, is this under the stairs? i.e. are you standing with your back to the garden??

    A confused Scobi

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