Tuesday 3 June 2014

Fitted Bedroom

Poor Jack! He has outgrown his bedroom and now his furniture is overburdened with paraphenalia to the extent that the use of his playstation is impaired!


Jack's is a very small box room leaving just enough space with this arrangement for a mattress on the floor and little space to stand. His Parents commissioned me to design, build and fit new bedroom furniture to better suit his growing requirements.


By building from scratch i was able to offer under bed storage, and then utilise all of the existing wall space with bespoke shelving designed for a mixture of media, books and treasures.





Monobloc edges and a grey tinted wax oil result in a contemporary finish. Note the extra floor space available in the room.

 

Storage wraps round the room even continuing above the door. TV space is central to the base unit in the bottom right of this picture (above).


The bed fits a standard size single mattress. The shelves above allow just enough room to sit on the bed and get up without banging your head.


Optimised storage and clothes hanging space.


Prewired TV and playstation worshipping alcove provides a better line of sight to the screen from the playing position (presumably recumbant in bed). Good on you Jack, and remember to keep your stuff off the floor!

NB "Hope"

Boat Painting season is upon us! Given the ineffectiveness of crossing fingers etc. to ensure good weather for the duration of the job, I started painting NB "hope" undercover in late march.



There's a fair bit involved in getting the right finish in a narrowboat paint job. As many know its more about preparation than painting!


After removing all the cabin fixtures, rubbing down and painting with red oxide primer I appear to have a blue ratchet strap growing out of my ear!


The same view after just a bit of work (!) and surgical removal of blue strap.
 Painting is hard but rewarding work. Long may "hope" stay shiny!!


Sand paint on the cruiser deck provides a safe non slip surface should it rain, or the captain be overcome during imbibement.


Fittings replaced and ready for launch.