Reflections on life at “De Witte Wand”…

Renewing The Kitchen

Work started today on putting in a new kitchen in the farmhouse. The old kitchen was a classic example of 1970s chic, but not to our taste. It was also designed for the previous owner, who was a much shorter person than either of us. So the work surfaces are too low, and we kept on banging our heads on the cooker hood. Not to mention that it was an electric cooker, and we both much prefer cooking by gas. This is how it was…
 

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This is the result of the day’s work by the builders…
 

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We’re taking the opportunity to raise the height of the ceiling at the same time, so the old ceiling has now gone as well…

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We’re also changing out the hot water and central heating systems, so at the moment there’s no hot water for the shower… Hopefully that will be back in action in a few days…

 

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