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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...