When we demolished the stone fireplaces earlier in the year, we kept hold of the plywood sliding cupboard doors in case they came in useful. Sure enough, I was able to use one of them to form the ledge for the box seat lid to sit on. This was cut roughly to size using the jigsaw, then routed to a clean finish. This was then glued and screwed to the underside of the seat top, providing a ledge of about 1/2" all round.
Meanwhile, the interior panels were glued and nailed into position and another of the old sliding doors was recycled to form the base of the box.
Once the glue had set, the corners were caulked and the panels primed and topcoated.
The assembled seat top was also primed before being glued into position using PVA adhesive. The edges were sealed to the T&G panels with decorators caulk.
The lid was primed and checked for a snug fit.
...and finally the topcoat of Gorse Acrylic Eggshell applied with a roller for a smooth finish.
Jacqui has been upcycling an old mirror frame. With the glass removed, two coats of Farrow and Ball Hague Blue followed by three coats of white chalk paint have been applied. Once dry, this will get rubbed back to create a distressed effect.
With the T&G panelling now fully painted it was time to commence the tiling. First a liberal coat of diluted PVA was applied to the fresh plaster...
...getting into the festive spirit this week!!
First the shower wall. Fairly straightforward with only a couple of tiles to cut round the pipe and cable.
Work continued on the side wall. The corner tiles will be cut and fitted once all of the whole tiles have been fitted.
A bit more festive nonsense!! Countdown to Christmas... I'll have a vowel please Rachel.
So that's all the whole tiles now complete. Just the fiddly bits left to do now.
The haberdashery department has been busy making curtains for the living room and dining room...
...and a cushion for the bathroom box seat.
Now this is what I call improvisation. No rolling pin, no problem... a length of 32mm plastic pipe does the job just as well. No pastry cutters, no problem... a 40mm plastic pipe elbow is just the ticket!
Mince pie anyone?
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