Goodbye rotting wood, cracked single glazing, and ugly door
(with unused catflap) that has been known to need pliers to lock! This is the
reason I didn’t go on holiday this year – I was saving up for my new porch!
If you’re planning something like this yourself, it’s a good
idea to ask your friends and family who live locally for recommendations of a
company to carry out the work, and to read online reviews too. Also, talk to
your neighbours to let them know what’s going to be happening. And I found it
helpful to visit the company’s office to see glass samples, as I found it
difficult to judge the scale of the design online or in a brochure.
One thing I would definitely recommend is getting white
coloured finish on the inside. I hadn’t realised what a difference this would
make, compared to the dark wood I had before.
Taking down the heavy curtains, getting plain glass in the
windows (although I did get obscured glass in the door), and having a window in
the door, all added to the light coming into this area. I just added a thin
voile for privacy, but this is easily pulled back if I want to look out.
I painted the sides and back of the bookcase white, leaving
the wood shelves as they were. This also helps to lighten things up. This is
the bookcase where I keep some of my favourite vintage children’s books, and I
think the white helps to show them off better.
This is now one of the brightest spots in my house, at all
times of day (I keep coming downstairs and thinking I’ve left the door open,
because of the amount of light coming in!), and I am finding it a new favourite
spot for drinking a cup of coffee, eating breakfast, or reading. I’m thinking
of replacing the chair and basket with a bench which would have storage baskets
underneath – I’ve always hankered after a window-seat!
Being able to see out to the garden was something I’d looked
forward to when planning this project, but I hadn’t realised what an amazing and
emotional moment it would be when I did so for the first time. Seeing my garden
from a new vantage point has in itself made all the expense worthwhile!
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