kelvins and stuff
things have finally slowed down and i've realised christmas is almost here. kind of hard to miss in a very christmas centric country... i took a few days off work between christmas and new years but then signed up for volunteer work for same amount of days, lol. but i will nevertheless have ample time to chill and work on our home. doctor has several days off as well so i guess we will be furniture shopping and whatnot. there is so much to do... a lot of it planning though. what kind of lamp there, where to put this bookshelf and what to put in that corner... decisions decisions. i try not to hurry with it cos i'd rather avoid poor decisions, but in order to make life more comfortable we do need some things like a table, maybe....
we've had the painter - a brazilian guy through an acquiantance - come in and go ahead with painting kitchen and bathroom which originally we were gonna do later. there was nothing wrong with the walls just wrong colour (the "british beige"), those rooms are easy to paint at any point as no need to move furniture and also different type of paint. but so they were done this week.
im overall happy how this is turning out. but of course the more we do, the more i want to hurry with whatever is left. now that walls and floors and door frames are good, i am extra bothered by the old fashioned doors. might need to get them changed pretty soon.
im looking for lamps and small stuff now. doctor and me both liked this for living room lamp #1 so i ordered it. but its hard to say how it will work out so im just hoping for the best.
im happy with this part of the kitchen. the antharacite Beko washer dryer (WDB7425R2), AEG oven (BEB351010B) and Gorenje hob (IT643SYW). the hob is marketed as white, and once i read in reviews that its actually white-grey i disqualified it... but then when doctor wanted a grey sink... i thought ok, maybe we can have 2 grey things on the white worktop?
i went to this disco like mini golf place with Samantha.it was fun and we ate ramen nearby in Battersea afterwards. very nice getaway from my daily stuff.
shit photo but the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland was huge and well lit. me & doctor went first skating with Can & Burcu - a proper challenger for the guys - and then eat and some horror train and mulled wine and hot chocolate... nice but too bloody cold.
i painted out front door today. the painter (who was doing the bathroom) was looking at my work in horror. but i decided long ago that i need to do something myself as imperfect as it is... its ok if there are ugly bits. and there are, lol, i was even worse than i thought i would be. it was a great reminder why paying a professional is generally good! BUT also this was a reminder that light temperature is a big deal, suddenly grey is light purple...??
today i ordered, besides some Amazon stuff like white grout pen, HANDLES from morehandles.co.uk. for our cupboards. they currently have shiny chrome knobs... meh. i actually did not ask doctors opinion on the handles, he is working night shift this week so it is challenging, but also i am pretty sure he would approve. we decide all the big stuff together.
the other night i also met with 'deviantart Jim' as he was visiting UK/London. i still always find it odd as i am living in his country basically while he is living elsewhere... and we met years ago when i had no plans of coming here. he also came to see our flat. we had a good chat. i always appreciate such intelligent company. actually also tonight after being out with Can & Burcu i was thinking how good it is to notice you may not be the smartest person in the room or at the very least you are amongst equals who think of some things faster than you. very satisfying.
so the issues left in the bathroom are:
-the blue deco tile thing....
-The old beige door (the frame is white now, despite what it looks)
we also need to attach the toilet paper holder and find a bin that fits next to the toilet seat... but overall the bathroom is ready. i am pretty satisfied with it.
we've had the painter - a brazilian guy through an acquiantance - come in and go ahead with painting kitchen and bathroom which originally we were gonna do later. there was nothing wrong with the walls just wrong colour (the "british beige"), those rooms are easy to paint at any point as no need to move furniture and also different type of paint. but so they were done this week.
im overall happy how this is turning out. but of course the more we do, the more i want to hurry with whatever is left. now that walls and floors and door frames are good, i am extra bothered by the old fashioned doors. might need to get them changed pretty soon.
im looking for lamps and small stuff now. doctor and me both liked this for living room lamp #1 so i ordered it. but its hard to say how it will work out so im just hoping for the best.
im happy with this part of the kitchen. the antharacite Beko washer dryer (WDB7425R2), AEG oven (BEB351010B) and Gorenje hob (IT643SYW). the hob is marketed as white, and once i read in reviews that its actually white-grey i disqualified it... but then when doctor wanted a grey sink... i thought ok, maybe we can have 2 grey things on the white worktop?
i went to this disco like mini golf place with Samantha.it was fun and we ate ramen nearby in Battersea afterwards. very nice getaway from my daily stuff.
shit photo but the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland was huge and well lit. me & doctor went first skating with Can & Burcu - a proper challenger for the guys - and then eat and some horror train and mulled wine and hot chocolate... nice but too bloody cold.
i painted out front door today. the painter (who was doing the bathroom) was looking at my work in horror. but i decided long ago that i need to do something myself as imperfect as it is... its ok if there are ugly bits. and there are, lol, i was even worse than i thought i would be. it was a great reminder why paying a professional is generally good! BUT also this was a reminder that light temperature is a big deal, suddenly grey is light purple...??
today i ordered, besides some Amazon stuff like white grout pen, HANDLES from morehandles.co.uk. for our cupboards. they currently have shiny chrome knobs... meh. i actually did not ask doctors opinion on the handles, he is working night shift this week so it is challenging, but also i am pretty sure he would approve. we decide all the big stuff together.
the other night i also met with 'deviantart Jim' as he was visiting UK/London. i still always find it odd as i am living in his country basically while he is living elsewhere... and we met years ago when i had no plans of coming here. he also came to see our flat. we had a good chat. i always appreciate such intelligent company. actually also tonight after being out with Can & Burcu i was thinking how good it is to notice you may not be the smartest person in the room or at the very least you are amongst equals who think of some things faster than you. very satisfying.
so the issues left in the bathroom are:
-the blue deco tile thing....
-The old beige door (the frame is white now, despite what it looks)
we also need to attach the toilet paper holder and find a bin that fits next to the toilet seat... but overall the bathroom is ready. i am pretty satisfied with it.
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