In January some men arrived and in less than a day demolished our conservatory and put it in a skip. It had been rotting and leaking, so it wasn’t totally dreadful to see it go, but the result looked like this.
Suddenly part of the house was outside, in the frost.
and it all looked very depresssing….
And the next few months were all build.
When it finally arrived though, we were delighted, and still are. No leaks!
Transformation!
But what to replace the old aluminium staging with, now we were so civilised?
We built this:
Threaded rods and hunky nuts, and some kind of builders netting (for plastering on to)
Yes, it’s him again….
Like this:
I know you can’t have a new conservatory without a new mortgage. But the shelving was very affordable. And didn’t need endless drilling and putting shelving brackets up. (just two, for security)
We like it so much that we did one outside too.
And, yes – that door needs repainting…..
Wow! Very impressive. It looks quite a bit deeper, so has the alchemilla border (technically a narrow bed I suppose) been sacrificed? And have you created a ticket office in the car park? Or a shoe-rack outside the door for garden visitors to deposit their post-wandering muddy footwear?
Well, truth is – it IS the new ticket office and shop. Muddy boots and all. And it is a bit bigger, so the path is smaller with no alchemilla anymore.
Wow!
Think we said that – after they’d painted it….
Just loving that sunny yellow Anne and the shelving – we’ll you and him could show that at Chelsea
Nice idea, though – we’d have to leave it and go to London to do that….. (I’ve got addicted to the space)
Fantastic new space. This is a great alternative to white plastic faux Victorian conservatories. Love it!
A woman of taste.
Look forward to seeing it in person next month.
You will! Isn’t that great?! Xxx
Anne…. Wowie!!! That is a wonderful conservatory! It is so bright and cheery and inviting, I would be tempted to sit and eat ALL your biscuits on our next visit!!!
You’ll be lucky, Kevin – we have a champion biscuit eater (and counter) on the premises…..
Wow, so stylish! Just love how you have displayed the succulents.
Thank you, Debbie!