Looking good - nearly finished

The alterations to the attic are nearly done. All the building work is finished except for the wardrobe cupboard in the bedroom so now it's down to us to finish the job.

So sister and brother- in- law come to stay for the first time and what do we do??? Hand them paint brushes of course!

Then when the walls were painted and the woodwork varnished we got brave, hired a French van and went to our nearest IKEA in Rennes. (It's almost 2 hours away but still the cheapest way to buy a decent bed in France). It was a very successful visit despite the foggy journey and we came back with everything we wanted and, as usual in IKEA, a few bits more!

The next day was a build it fest but we ended up with a very pleasing new bedroom in cream and red and an almost complete bathroom in terms of furniture - painting is waiting for a rainy day!

Note the very elegant candles on the chest - a gift from Gwen. Well she did have to buy something on her first visit to the new John Lewis in Cardiff and we were a good and very welcome excuse!