Hey Friends,
As you probably have seen in a couple of our
latest videos, we have been shooting from
a new spot. Kevin and I have DIY-ed a sort
of an extension to our kitchen and we wanted
to share a few snapshots and clips of the
process with you. It’s a project that we
had in mind to do for quite a while as our
kitchen is rather small and narrow and it
was quite a challenge to shoot videos in there.
So, we have used a corner of our dining room
and extended the kitchen. That’s how the
wall looked before. We didn’t have much
going on.
In fact, we did not have a well-planned idea
as to how we wanted the space to look like
in the end, but we knew we wanted to paint
the wall and have some additional shelves
put on so that we could create some space
for jars and baskets. Overall, we wanted the
space to look pretty but also be functional.
We went for a real teal hue. This dramatically
changed the whole space. We were already
pretty excited and ideas started to flow at
this point.
After the paint had dried, we decided to place
a couple of shelves on the teal wall. We obtained
some chipboard planks that were left behind
from our neighbours who were moving. So, we
used them instead of letting them go to waste.
We wanted to keep this project within budget
for the moment. Later on, we might apply some
wood finishes or paint to the planks.
We didn’t have the brackets, so we bought
those. Kevin is marking the position for the
bracket screws. And I decided to have a go
at drilling the holes.
After placing the first shelf, we decided
to place a second one on top.
We filled the space on the right 
with a chalk board.
We found an inexpensive foam board with a chalk
board finish at the art store.
So, it worked perfect.
Moving some of our existing storage furniture
into that corner allowed us 
to free some space in the pantry.
I took out the jars and placed them on the
shelves instead. So, now the pantry too is
a bit more organised.
We also have more space to keep our produce,
that is the ones that don’t need to be refrigerated.
Before, we did not really have a space for
them, we used to keep them just on top of
the cupboard or on the dining table.
We still have a few changes we want to make 
and maybe add another shelf.
So, this is an ongoing DIY. 
But for the moment that’s where we are at.
So far, the project has cost us about $36.
The jars and baskets are things 
that we already had.
So, that's it for the moment.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this video. It was
a fun and exciting project for us.
Cheers and see you soon for a recipe video.
