The Garage Conversion is coming along. Here’s the new garage:

And from the side:

Paul had been slowly clearing out the old one and filling up the new, but when the new school term started, and he knew he was going to need the studio set up for a photography assignment, he found the impetus to finally empty it.

We then spent a morning dusting off cobwebs, filling holes, sweeping out dust (twice), vacuuming, and mopping (twice). The walls and ceiling had a few marks but not so bad that we needed to paint it, but there were some holes in the plaster and a mouldy patch under the back door, and the new door still hadn’t been painted. We didn’t want long delays, though. So I figured we’d only get it painted it if I could get someone to do it within the week. I looked up painters and decorators in the local area and started ringing, and to our surprise it worked. The studio was painted a week later – and I’m definitely keeping this guy’s number for future work.

We bought some new and second hand furniture, and Paul is moving all his stuff in. I have to admit to some studio envy. His is more than double the size of mine, and we’re going to put taps and a sink in. But I don’t envy him the cold concrete floor. He decided he wanted to leave it as it is. Maybe we’ll get a square of carpet or a big old rug. And some chairs. And a heater.