Okay, so the use of the term ‘romance’ in the title is probably a bit of a lie… We spent Valentines Day demolishing the top half of our kitchen, which is the first part in Stage 2 of the kitchen refurb – Stage 1 having been the replacement of a few of the cabinets and all the doors on the floor-based cupboards.
Stage 2 starts with the removal of all the wall cupboards (we can’t replace the doors on these, as the standard wall cupboard height has changed from 60cm to 72cm, I believe); Once the cupboards are removed, we’ve got a plasterer coming round to redo parts of the wall, then we’re putting up the new splash-back, replacing the worktop, and finally putting up the new cupboards and doors. Simples…