It was a wet and windy Thursday for most of the day, so perfect for working inside the house. I had two rooms I wanted to finish today, one was my sewing/music room, and the other was the kitchen.
'Muriel' my 1940s 201 Singer sewing machine fits in the alcove nicely. I haven't time to do any sewing at the moment, but it is all ready now for when I am.
Making use of space, although these two pieces don't match in colour, the book case fits on top nicely and so makes the most of the space. I still have to do some juggling around as I haven't got all my books out that normally go in this book case. The cupboard will hold some of my fabric.
These shelves are perfect for my fabric and handcrafted creatures. I still have some boxes of fabric to unpack and sort yet, so fortunately have a few spare shelves!
I'm not really sure what this wood panelling 'hides' but it is a bit of nuisance really sticking out into the room as it does. but it has a handy shelf and I will probably put a table here for my more modern sewing machine and over-locker.
I sorted through a large box of vintage table linens and narrowed down the 'to keep' pile and the 'to go' pile which is now in the box below.
I am hoping to go to a car boot sale when the weather improves to get rid of quite a bit of stuff. What doesn't go there I will give to a charity shop.
I also worked on the kitchen. I wanted to clean the cupboards, shelves and drawers.
That wonderful big pantry is part of the kitchen furniture. I'd like it to move over a bit so that the other unit doesn't stick out from the wall, but it weighs an absolute ton and wouldn't budge!
This is another of the units. Again this is set quite a bit forward of the wall and I'd like it to go back, but again it is too heavy for me to shift on my own so I have left it for now.
I was lucky enough to get some pretty 'New Home' cards.
An AGA! Not only that but a BLUE AGA! Doesn't get much more perfect than that! I have to say it has taken a little getting used to, and I had a few teething problems the first three days, but I think I 'get' it now. I am going to try baking something over the next few days hopefully.
Well that's looking very smart with plenty of useful storage. The colours in 'your' room are very restful. Although my Mum's was light oak the pride and joy was her 1940s (Wedding present I think) Singer sewing machine. She used it right up until Mum and Dad gave up the house in their very late 80s.
ReplyDeleteMy Singer was bought from the son of the lady who owned it from new. Unfortunately she had to go into a rest home and couldn't take it with her, and so I was able to have it. Her name was Muriel, hence the name of my machine. I corresponded with her via the son briefly and she was delighted to know the sewing machine was being used.
DeleteThis house is a marvellous find!
ReplyDeletePerhaps some cupboards are away from walls to give airflow?
Perhaps, but they are quite a way from the walls...oh and the pantry is slightly crooked against the lines of the tiles, so that will not do! haha.
DeleteIt takes a lot of work settling into a new home and finding the right spots for everything, doesn't it? What you show here is looking really good :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. The kitchen is really lovely, and I still can't quite believe it is mine! It does take time to get everything sorted. I still have two rooms to do, but currently don't have the cupboard space in those two rooms to finish. It will happen though.
DeleteIt looks great. Love the Aga.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteLove the aga and the kitchen furniture, what a delight.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it just?! Such a lovely kitchen. Looks out to the garden at the back and the sea to the front.
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