FO Friday 108: Domestic Divinity

Domestic divinity is just a posh way of saying 'domestic goddess', which - as you know - I am not. I am closer to a domestic harpy or perhaps even a troll. Even so. You will remember  that our bathroom went through a transformation  earlier this year; I forgot to show you the final outcome, so here are a couple of photos of before and after:

 

Doesn't it look lovely now ? Bright, working efficiently and easy to clean. The plants are a lot bigger now, too.

And in that same improvement vein, this used to be my 'corner' with my knitting things on it close to hand:

 

And this is it now:

 

Look at that ! Can you believe it ? There is so much more room for me to stash stuff, and make it look quite nice too. This is the closest I get to feeling really good and satisfied with housework. Next week, it will all have to be moved, as the room is being painted; hopefully, it will be done quickly, so I can put it back and have it look even nicer.

Lots more satisfaction to see over at Tami's Amis ....

It's a Dutty Job

I have been distracted this week - not only was it the first of the May Bank Holidays, but the landlady has sent a proper builder to fix our bathroom, which has had problems with damp and mildew, especially during winter.

There has been an extension of the time it will take, as underneath the first layer of wall tiles to be removed were a further three layers. Can we say 'shonky' ?

I have to say, I despise people who take the short, easy route; who do a crappy job of something just to make it a quick and cheap fix; and additionally, it usually turns out in the end to be more expensive than doing the job properly in the first place, because the fixing the rubbishy short-cut(s) costs money and time on top of doing the actual job required.

Add in the grey and wet weather,which means oh so many muddy footprints across the floor (in spite of a doormat) and it explains why there is no point to housework this week. Hence the 'dutty' of the title; which also means that I have caught a whole bunch of Law & Order episodes that I hadn't seen, while I race along with knitting Mini Diva's Delphinium Shrug ...

shower after removal of 4 layers of tiles

waterproof  paint, new plasterboard, single layer of tiles started,shower tray replaced

Of course, Destructo Boy thinks it's all fabulous and makes us rush home from school so that he too can officially take part in the grown-up permitted mess-making. It should all be done by Monday, and then I will begin my search for a new excuse not to clean ....