Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build 381Apr 05, 2024 11:00 am A few more 'Then and Now' photos: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build 382Apr 15, 2024 7:23 pm I've slowed down a fair bit lately - even taken time off to read a book, look at the view, go for walks. But there are still some things to finish. This was the last thing I posted - tiling the kitchen backsplash. Here it is finished Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ As I've probably mentioned - the tiles (leftover bathroom wall tiles) happen to have the same dimensions as the large kitchen draw fronts - which is a nice bit of serendipity! This is how the counter will look once the toaster and coffee machine are in the 'mini butler's pantry', And the ugly draining board will sit in the sink when not in use. The next thing on the list was the pull-out pantry. I decided to have a go at making one of these once I discovered I had a narrow space in the kitchen which would suit one really well. All the tall ones online were super expensive, so I thought I'd have a bash at making one. This was the SketchUp design i made: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There are two industrial sized draw runners attached to one wall and the shelving unit at the top and bottom. It is now in place and being used (really useful for the myriad different sauces, spices and herbs I have!!) even though the false front hasn't been added, nor the handle. I still need to make the surrounds, and I put my old IKEA Billy bookcase where the butlers pantry will go temporarily as it's also really useful for storage. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The purple fountain grass I planted a year ago has settled in nicely. It is now about half its finished height. The colour of it blends really nicely with the rusted steel planter box. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I really need a low piece of furniture to hide the back of the sofa as it is very visible. I am after something in old pine with some open fronts to store books Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Something like this but without the cupboard fronts: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Then I can display my new (old) African antelope headdress from Mali. I've wanted one of these since the '80's when I first saw one. I had it sent from the States and made the base for it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The lounge/dining room in the late afternoon sun: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I also bought a couple of ottomans, one for each bedroom. Handy to sit on when donning shoes and with useful storage in them Main bedroom: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 2nd bed: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Great place for brekkers! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My banksias have gone from a single flower last year to quite a lot this year (and my callistemons have bloomed 3 times since Spring which is quite uncommon. Twice is usual) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And not so long ago I heard a noise on the back deck late at night and discovered a sugar glider having a nose around. First one I've ever seen! (about the size of a European squirrel) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Currently I'm starting to build the main kitchen pantry and I've bought sheer nets for the big windows and need to install them. Re: Tondelver House - Shipping Container Build 383Apr 27, 2024 10:22 am Time for net curtains. NOT, I might add, for privacy! But I've realised that at this time of year, when the sun is lower in the sky, and the days can still be warm - the house can get really stuffy with too much sun coming in. So the nets help filter some of the heat. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I close them around 2pm and reopen them at sunset. This way the house heats up and remains warm inside all through the night. (E.G. last night at 6pm it was 5.8deg outside but still 26deg inside.) And I imagine the same will occur in early Spring. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have also begun the big kitchen pantry. I made things easier by buying the shelving instead of making it. Good old 'Billy' bookcases (with top extensions) from IKEA. Saves me a lot of time. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I've also ordered (and am waiting for) the timber and gyprock for the surround and doors. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I also bought a shed! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 1 10625 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 19551 hi guys. Please be nice. 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