Big Reveal

All done - wrecked, rebuilt, painted and the carpet fixed where we pulled out an old (ugly) built-in desk.  I supervised it all.

Supervision 

Now there are more cupboards to explore and drawers to keep things in and F has threatened us all with dire consequences if things are actually kept in there.  She figures everything we already have has a home, and filling these drawers would suggest we are acquiring MORE stuff.  Mr B does have a habit of acquiring stuff.... click to purchase is just too easy.  F has a 'one in, one out' rule but if Mr B can get things delivered while she is in London she might never know those things arrived......

Boud over at Field and Fen has been 'winnowing'. F did a lot of that before and after our move to Greece and again before and after our move back, but she says we still have far too much 'stuff'.  Winnowing therefore, might have to be an ongoing process in our house; an endless battle against accumulation. 

So, why did she get extra storage built if we are not allowed to use it?  Well our bedrooms are small and this one can't afford floor space for conventional furniture, but it had all this unused space in the side loft.  The project is meant to make the place more attractive when the time comes to sell it.

I just like the idea that there now is more floor space where I can follow the sun about ....