December 9, 2006 on 10:43 am | In Games | No Comments

Originally uploaded by The Iconfactory.

Well, not really – but very good all the same. Don’t try to fight ninjas with it, kids! Check out the whole set on flickr.

December 8, 2006 on 12:59 am | In Making | No Comments

Finally emailed off some renderings and plans to the builders tonight to try and get a quote from them. Hopeful that it doesn’t take too long and we can get building early in the new year!

Overall plan – hard to see at this size but notice I’ve only shown details in the rooms the builders need to know about. They don’t need to see the stuff I’m going to build in the study…

An overview of the parts of the flat that are changing the most – the kitchen and the lounge.

The kitchen before – two doors, built in cupboards, poor use of space.

The kitchen after: removed a door and regained space from cupboards.

An overview of the finished kitchen, including extractor ducting.

Alternate angles of the kitchen – we’ve played with a few layouts ‘virtually’ and now have settled on the Fridge at one end and and the oven at the other. This works out better when considering movement between food storage, preparation and cooking areas.

The bathroom currently has a second toilet (no idea why) and a shower, but a small bath can be fitted in, with an overhead shower. Much better, especially with lots of excellent tiles and Italian plumbing.

The WC before – the white box on the right is an old coal store type area, with an outside hatch! That’s being ripped out to give us more space, for a sink.

Afterwards, a sink, a suspended pan and a hidden cistern behind a simple thin wall.

That’s all for now! Hope you’re not bored senseless with flat plans… but that’s my spare time at the moment