The main change we wanted to make when we bought the house was to turn the two stables into a new kitchen by knocking through from the lounge.
The roof of both stables had holes in them so you could pretty much see up into the upstairs rooms, while birds no doubt lived there at one point. The first task was to dig up and shift literally hundreds of cobbles so we could save them and reuse them in the garden before the floor was raised and laid.
After much mid winter cobble digging in the freezing cold, the builders then took over and six months later we’ve finally got an amazingly light bright and warm room that we love.
The two stables before we started work
Dermot digging out cobbles in one of the stables
Cobbles and middle dividing wall removed and pipes getting laid
The old blocked in window at the back is reopened and we have more light!
Window is in and Dermot is trying to imagine what it will be like when the kitchen is fitted. Weird red stuff for the underfloor heating is about to go down next.
Dougal photo bombing in front of the new window and door and we’re able to stand on the concrete floor now it’s dry
New kitchen in and a zillion tester pots on the walls. We went for the one to the far left by the window, called Elephant.
Much cosier than the old green stable doors! Dougal can’t resist getting into the shot either.
Hooks and blackboard up that we made from a gorgeous frame we had, a bit of plywood and lots of coats of blackboard paint.
…and having FINALLY decided on the wall paint colour
The latest edition was the new lights. I love them!
Dougal's House 