An in-between phase

beanielou

Wet wall & think it was B & M online.

Baileys_Babe

One shower has a caddy similar to southern chick and the other has something like this hanging from the water pipe

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8525006?clickPR=plp:9:32

cbsexec

have you looked at diy kitchens? They do have a showroom but it’s near Oxford. Great choice of kitchens, appliances and worktops, good prices and not flat packed. Very good quality. Much better than howdens in my opinion. I chose ikea for mine a few years ago and have been more than happy with it. Ikea offered far more for the money than Howdens for us and gave us a much better layout in our very small kitchen. It’s so difficult to decide though as the choice is overwhelming!

PennysIntoPounds

Cheers @beanielou and @Baileys_Babe

Thanks @cbsexec we have looked at them but are just so overwhelmed! And it seems impossible to buy a kitchen without having to book an appointment with someone. I don't want to 'consult on my design journey', I want to buy a few cupboards. If I have to talk to someone they should be paying me, not the other way round 😂

Feeling fairly dire as period arrived with a vengeance. Not the ideal week to be doing big client job. Though at least not an invigilating week

Usuals

Steps dropping off a vinted sale

Half very wussy situps

Build admin interspersed with client job all afternoon

PennysIntoPounds

Have had an invoice from solicitor that is £21 more than expected because of an admin charge. This is for some reason much more depressing than our large bills, I expect because the big numbers are too big to contemplate but I know how many tedious surveys and listings £21 takes! Just going to take it out of this month's budget and see what I can not buy, should add up quick enough with a couple of times not going to the pub. So hooray for period making me feel too sh*t to go to the pub 😂

Also just had call from delivery driver who couldn't find the build. It's fairly common we have to instruct them how to get in but this guy was giving numbers at the other end of the street saying he couldn't find our number or the number next to it. Bless him, I know its a stressful job but I really don't think it's the job for you if you're utterly unable to comprehend streets having two ends

Watty1

Often get calls as road has no numbers. I know I'm challenged on the left and rights - but astonished when a driver cannot figure it out ……

badmemory

It is more depressing because you are saying to yourself - even that smaller one can't come at the agreed price..

I still remember trying to sort my new kitchen 35 years ago. Idiot designed it with full instructions on the actual kitchen & its ceiling. First words out of my mouth were - well that won't work because you have a unit where the ceiling comes down a foot. Eventually self designed & my father fitted & once he fitted something it stays fitted. I am just thinking of a replacement as quite a bit of the cupboards (near the back) are getting difficult for me to access so I would like deep drawers.

beanielou

Deep drawers and a larder cupboard have improved my life immensely.

PennysIntoPounds

Also true @badmemory. Have done a couple more vinted listings 😂

That's interesting what you and @beanielou say, if we were designing at a leisurely pace then I would definitely try to factor in future-proofing and chronic pain condition but we just need something that resembles a bloody kitchen at this point.

And we're moving into a house where I'll have to go up and down stairs constantly anyway so drawers are clearly not going to be my main concern, though me and Mr PIP did admire the smooth action on some of the drawers in the showroom.

But this has lead to more doubt, as surely all drawers should have a smooth action, why are companies selling drawers with less smooth action, how can we possibly know which drawers have smooth action without visiting every single drawer in the country.

And this is why I no longer care what kitchen we get. I had limited interest in the first place and now I have significant minus ability to think about it

beanielou

A question. Are you intending to stay in house longer term or just a while & then selling?