A studio!

We finally had two days without any chance of rain and the guys came out from Queanbeyan to put my studio up. I thought it was pre-fab but it was actually planks of wood - cabin style I guess - and I watched it grow over a couple of days.

The wood looks really lovely all natural but it's not robust enough to leave - especially on our western edge that cops the wind and the sun and the storms - so we are painting it inside and out. The roof is colorbond which is good and tough. We thought we'd do the painting ourselves to save some money but raw timber is a bit of a pain. And the inside was giving sauna vibes until we put the undercoat on. We are leaving the ceiling timber though - so just a couple of coats of clear varnish, which is much easier.

Double glazed tilt / turn windows and doors are a double pain to paint; but we will do it! How hard can it be. We have a deadline of next Monday when the flooring goes in, and I think it should be fine. This is the undercoat going on.

This is the view from the inside! So pretty, even on a 9 degree day when it's blowing a gale.

And this is what colour the outside will be. I introduced myself to the lady over the road down the coast who had painted part of her house this colour and got the name of it, because I thought it looked fabulous. Interestingly, I would never have picked the paint sample in the store, but I love it now it's on, even after just one coat.  Much of that white is still undercoat, so will be yellow, and there'll be a dark grey steel skirt the same as the roof. Imagine, a little fairy house in your garden to peruse your arts and crafts! How amazingly wonderful.