The new potting shed is up, on its trendy breeze block and 4X2 timber base. Although it looks a little high in the air at the moment, once the extra topsoil goes in, the level at the bottom of the garden will be raised (and hopefully stop the small lakes appearing down there whenever it rains).

Whilst the builders are busying themselves in the kitchen, we’ve been working in the garden. We cleared some trees, and created a space where the new shed will go.

We’ve also been painting / treating the deck too. It looks so much better with a couple of coats of decking stain on it. Tess likes it too!

As part of the redesign, we were able to create an extra space at the bottom of the kitchen for the freezer and tumble drier. Above the worktop, yours truly put up a couple of shelves, and we’re able to display our wedding crockery. I even routed grooves in the shelf wood to allow the plates to stand up.

After a lot of fiddling around, the new kitchen is pretty much in. We’ve got to get the floor tiled, and there are some finishing touches to be made to the cupboards. At least, the kitchen is a usable space again.