KATCapers: shed

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Rescued Desk Reveal

Here she is in all her Scandinavian grey and turqoise glory!

I'm really pleased with how she's looking...once again paint brush therapy has made for a more relaxed and chilled mummy!

The little voice in my head still whispers "you're not doing a good enough job" but my gorgeous KATs and Saint Mike are there to tell me how impressed they are with my handiwork. Middle KAT has decided she will make a fab desk for her!!

An added benefit of this project was doing it up in the Ladyshed:) Peace and quiet up the back of the garden!

You will notice she is san handles? I am dithering...plain or something more jewel-like for this lovely lady...

What do you think?

Monday, July 23, 2012

a sneaky shed

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Saint mike is building a sneaky new shed....I'm hoping it will be less "shed" more "retreat" as per the above image!

A few weeks ago if anone had used the word 'building' in the context of my chartered accountant/white-collar/business consultant husband I would have quietly chuckled.

It's not that he's not capable it's just that it's never been his thing...the whole 'DIY dad' caper.

Something has changed though.

He got it into his head that he would have a go at building a new shed since we had asked the builder to demolish the old absbestos-filled one that was cramped, spider-infested and leaky.

We'd toyed with one of those ugly metal ones but he agreed that it wasn't very inspiring.

After watching a bunch of youtube video's he decided to have a crack at it....so every spare moment (when he hasn't been nursing his clumsy wife) he's been building.

He worked out how to put footers in and build his bearers and joists

He's installed the floor...and at that stage I advised that with three girls at the very least he's built them a dream stage!

The KATs are loving helping daddy out and unlike my recollection of my dads DIY projects there's NO swearing, cursing or tools thrown in frustration!

Like everything SM undertakes it is conducted in a calm, controlled and anxiety-free zone!!

This weekend whilst I guzzled panadeine forte at appropiate intervals he continued to work on it and we ow have stud frame walls and ceiling joists!

Our very lovely neighbor is acting as mentor and snazzy tool provider and they make a great team:)

The structure is bigger than the old shed (sssssshhhhh) and will act as shed (tool storage/workbench at one end) and spare room/retreat at the other end.

He has re-used the old sliding door for it and there will be a deck/porch for the muskoka chairs