The creation of My Craft Room - Part 3 - Cupboard

As well as the Expedit shelving units I wanted a dresser or cupboard. 

I had seen this -

here  

but couldn't find a new cupboard suitable. 

I needed a cupboard that wasn't too deep as I didn't want to have to squeeze past with my washing basket and, due to the low ceilings, not very tall. And it had to fit between to sets of wall lights (I do like to make things awkward for myself!). 

Then I wondered if putting their 40 x 80 x 80 kitchen base units on top of each other would work.

The "star" (my other half) did the measuring and planning and said "yes" it was possible. So, we bought 2 base units, a top piece (which I hadn't thought about because normally a worktop would go on the top of these base units) and end panels, using one of these to divide the 2 cupboards.

We used doors that matched the other kitchen cupboards for the bottom cupboard and the glazed option for the top half. 

Base cabinet with shelves/2 doors, white, Kroktorp off-white

Korktorp glass door

We then used 4 medium wooded door knobs that we had spare for the feet. Extra wide opening hinges and some shelves and here we have it......

my "cute" cupboard if I don't mind saying so!

Zx

My first post! My Craft Room - Part 1

Here I go! My first blog post. I am so excited about my new creative place I can't wait to make something but there is still lots to do to make my room just perfect.

My Creative Place Part 1

We started gutting what was our old kitchen back in February to make a craft/utility room.

Gutted!

With only weekends really to work on it it has taken us ages. The walls had to be dry lined & waiting for the builder to come & plaster them held us back a bit.

Plastered!

A slate tiled floor was painstakingly put down by my "star" of a husband. Not the easiest of jobs. Each one was of a different thickness so to get them level was murder. They then had to be grouted and sealed. 

After a bit of plumbing a new sink unit was installed with Ikea kitchen units and beech worktops from B & Q. Two deep window sills were made out of the side panels of an old wardrobe.

Neat!

I had the task of doing all the painting. Not an easy or quick job. We have beams which had to be painted black. I would prefer them to be bare wood but it would have been a far too hard & messy job. I could only paint a few at a time as it hurt my neck so much. After lots of searching online for colour inspiration turquoise really appealed to me but I chickened out. I played safe & chose B & Q Antique White Matt Emulsion in the end. The room has a low ceiling with small windows facing east so it can get quite dark especially on dull days so decided a light shade would be better. I still haven't finished all the walls.

....to be cont'd