The first issue was the shelving in the kitchen, which when pulled down, took some of the soft brick work with it. I set to work washing the walls, and Jodie got the plaster out to patch up the holes!
We opted for a standalone steel shelving unit, which sits high enough to clean underneath, and doesn't impact on the building. The construction was a little fiddly for the first couple of layers, due to the confined space. But we did it.
As you can see, the top two shelves are off limits for Jodie!
All finished, and the first phase is complete. Plenty of room for our growing collection of 7L glass storage jars. All told, 2150mm x 1500mm x 600 mm. Not an inch [or millimetre] to spare.
Where did the wine go? It wasn't going in all that mess! Project two was to construct wine racks for both our personal [smaller] collection and our wine list stock to be safely stored. Project one was responible for some of this stuff moving.
Jodie is putting together the frame, while I'm cutting the metal part of the frame to size. You'll see how close a fit it was in a minute.
We had to retire the meat tenderiser after using it as a mallet to put the wine rack together. That part sure was fun!
All finished, and project two complete. Storage crisis averted. Stage three is pending. We are aware of what we hope is a significant void behind our pantry. So we are planning to knock a hole in the back to have a peek, with a view to creating a walk in pantry with twice the storage space. That should be fun too.
The one last piece of handy work you can see in the photo below is the little kitty door to the spare bathroom downstairs, just for the boys. We've got them very well toilet trained. Full credit for the swinging door goes to Jodie and her jigsaw.
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