{"id":516,"date":"2014-12-07T02:52:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T00:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2014-12-07T02:52:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T00:52:17","slug":"must-get-faster-at-carpentry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/?p=516","title":{"rendered":"Must get faster at carpentry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This will just be a quick post. I wish there was more to add: we&#8217;re pushing on with the kitchen, but the date of the previous post is evidence that progress hasn&#8217;t been all that dramatic. On the positive side, we&#8217;re learning lots of woodwork tricks that should make us faster in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a shot of one of the kitchen cabinets, almost done. From left to right that&#8217;s going to be four drawers, an open slot for storing wine (above) and trays (below), and a large corner cupboard that will sit up against the washing machine. As you can see, we&#8217;re going for the rustic look.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_523\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cabinet for the left side of the kitchen\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-1.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabinet for the left side of the kitchen.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve picked out the tiles we&#8217;re going to use for the worktops. Very Turkish! There will be some interesting cutting to get those hexagons to work, but we think it will be worth it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_522\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-2.jpg\" alt=\"The tiles we've chosen for the worktops.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-2.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiles for the kitchen worktops.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As of yesterday the cabinets actually got dragged into the kitchen itself, which was a bit of a milestone for us. No doors on the cupboards yet, and the worktops still need to be trimmed and screwed into place, but you can start to see what it&#8217;s going to look like.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"size-full wp-image-521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cabinets in place.\" width=\"664\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-3.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-3-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabinets in place.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-4.jpg\" alt=\"Real drawers will work better than a wicker basket.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-4.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real drawers will work better than a wicker basket.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_519\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-5.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of room in those corner cupboards.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-5.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of room in those corner cupboards.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A couple of weeks ago I finally found the bag that had my camera gear in it, so I now have a tripod again\u00a0which means\u00a0night-time photos are possible. I know I should get out and capture the atmosphere of some of the local towns after dark, but for starters here are a few shots of home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-6.jpg\" alt=\"View of our garden by night: the winter rains have made everything green.\" width=\"664\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-6.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-6-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of our garden by night: the winter rains have made everything green.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_517\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-7.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back into the village from outside our gate.\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-7.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.ioniaguesthouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kProgAgain-7-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back into the village from outside our gate.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will just be a quick post. I wish there was more to add: we&#8217;re pushing on with the kitchen, but the date of the previous post is evidence that progress hasn&#8217;t been all that dramatic. On the positive side, we&#8217;re learning lots of woodwork tricks that should make us faster in the future. 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