After
reordering my pantry yet again, the next task was to decide what to
do with the alcove in the coffee room. If I can picture it as it will
become in my mind's eye, it is far easier to search for items to get
it to look the way I wish it to. I definitely do not want old brown
wooden furniture and hanging beer mugs, as my Father left it.
I
discussed the matter briefly with Liz, who thought that, out of my options,
to hang a curtain across and use it to store cleaning tools and
garden tools would be a good idea, so that is where I will aim.
One
problem in the coffee lounge will be the brickwork - some of the
paint is flaking off. Some is just stained, but other parts are
flaking. A thorough polyfill of the external walls, wash down of the
internal, and polyfilla-ing the internal cavities will hopefully
suffice to allow any paint applied to remain.
A
small task I have since completed was the removal of one of my two
kitchen hooks from the inter kitchen/coffee lounge door, and its
repositioning on the pantry door. This is because of my plan to remove
the former door, yet need to have two hooks in the kitchen - one for
the tewtowel/hand towel, and the other for wet coats.
You
can see that I have managed to apply the hook to the pantry, now -
leaving a horrid messy patch on the old door, which thankfully is due
to be yanked off its hinges and dumped.
That
was my next task, also now completed. The photo above shows how I
managed to dislodge one half of the hinges and wobble-yank apart the
other set. The door then came off and was carried outside - leaving
me a dirty gap to attend - dust, dirt, stain, and draught excluder...
