CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

Necessity is the mother of invention and it seems our builders have found a few creative solutions to get round the hob horrors of yesterday. 

 

Plugging the gap with a handy shelf behind the hob

A small tiled shelf has been built to plug the gap between the end of the worktop and the back wall. Genius idea! This shelf will definitely come in handy for all those bottles of olive oil and other condiments used when cooking and is a great way to fill a hole but in a functional fashion.

Disguising the extractor canopy

To disguise the protruding extractor canopy, a wooden frame has been constructed around the extractor opening. Once painted in minty green, it will help detract the eye from what might have been a bit of an extractor eyesore. I’m keen to see the final finish with the canopy in place just to see how well disguised it will be.

Cooking facilities connected

Now that the oven has been fitted you can begin to see how much more effectively the space in the old fireplace has been used, both the recessed gap and the area in front of the side pillars. It also heralds the end of microwave dinners – about time too!

Fireplace and recesses before 

Making better use of the available space

As the second week of phase 2 draws to an end, it’s a race against time to finish the remaining work. I can’t imagine the builders will want to run into a third week but then again you can never tell with these large jobs exactly how long they’ll take.

It's all too much for a little puss like me