Concept proven…

So, one side took about 4 hours, and there’s the extra work of lining out the shutter boxes to do when I remove the old slats, but it seems well worth it to me. With some beads on and hung a bit better, they should look like they’ve always been there!

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Prototyping…

So, lots to say about projects, but that will follow… Today, I’m mocking up some shutters, just so see whether it’s doable with £50’s worth of ply rather than the slightly mad £2000 quote from our window makers. Clearly I’m making something totally different just sticking ply together, rather than building them properly with rails…

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We went dark

It’s been a while, but our flat has been a hive of activity for the last few weeks. We had an unexpected visit from my Dad, who helped us get back on track after a low point near the end of November when we thought there was no way that we’d get the room done before Christmas….

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