Kitchenette in sauna

We have few changes going on in Halkis.

Those have been prepared through summer

- and not quite finished yet, though.

One is, that our youngest son,

who happens to live still on the plot,

brought his girlfriend to live with him.

Cottage boudoir...

My cottage boudoir is finally done!

We started with wallpapers during last weekend,

and today I put last candle on the dresser.

New shower cabin -finally!

We have been searching new shower cabin almost a year.

We needed a squared one -

and with a reasonable price.

We didn't want any specialties,

but even without any luxury,

prices were close to 2500 €.

No. Way.

Shower cabin for corner was 1/5 part of that,

so there wasn't any reason to spent so much.

But then we came across Netrauta.

And we found the one-

basic shower cabin 800*800.

New seats in toilets - yippee!

Our house isn't teenager anymore,

it is build in 1987,

and toilet seats are from last decade, too.

Not in best shape anymore,

and the one in bathroom caused great problems:

it was leaking.

It was leaking even though my hubby changed all the parts in water container.

And I was stressed.

Water isn't free,

and closing water every time after using toilet,was annoying. 

Not to mention, 

that it used to forgot a time a time

- which could be seen on our water bill.

Surface drain

During repairing exterior cladding

my hubby decided there have to be 

surface drain beside the wall, too.

So he dug side of the wall open.

And we had a drain project.

Which was put on hang for a while.

Gladly not until fall.

Repairing exterior cladding

Exterior cladding on southern wall has gone in terrible shape:

The wind and snow hits straight on to it.

Not to mention the sun.

Closer look tells the whole truth:

Kitchen renovation - 10 years ago

When we moved in to Halkis on 2000, 

the kitchen was in quite bad shape.

I remove all - really all - cabinet doors 

and so we lived with very open kitchen for 9 months.

During that time I made a little change: I painted tiles. 

They were white with bright yellow square in the middle...

After  9 moths my hubby got tired and made doors:

Of course it would be nice, 

if he would clean all the mess on counters and shelves, too.

I wasn't waiting any change for years, 

but in 2004 I got whole new kitchen!

During the years I had draw my dream again and again,

but still, when we were in store, I was terrified 

if I had metered something wrong.

What if the kitchen will be disaster?

Just two weeks before Christmas old cabins were teared off 

and the floor was ripped out:

Men made some plans on the wall 

- and there is seen a slight of yellow tiles, too:

Tiles were teared off next:

And the wall:

 This was the time I was thinking, 

are we totally mad? 

A week before Christmas my living-room was looking like this:

pay attention of style of late 90s'

Floor needed to sand and I was worried 

if new one won't come in time.

We wanted it without any seams, 

so it was coming straight from factory.

New tiles - Villeroy and Boch, I can tell - 

the only luxury in here. 

Bought in the sale 5 €/square meters. 

Electricity were made by professional:

I filled the cupboards as soon they were screwed on walls:

During few days there suddenly happened everything fast.

Cupboards were hanged, 

counters (laminate) was laid, 

electrician was working here and there:

I was hanging papers in the middle of the night 

and this was facing me next morning:

Paper is heavy, plastic covered, 

which can be washed with water and brush.

Special adhesive couldn't handle it

- so I finally used glue.

Glass shelves into window corner:

And finally Christmas eve came last two counters and we were ready:

Two hours before my mother and brother came over.

The only change we have made afterwards,

was a place for coffee station:

Those green curtains haven't been hanged into my house ever since.