Lighter Brighter Nicer

It's been ages since the last post. Sorry old beans but I've been up to lots. Where we were last time was the kitchen was just being finished. That was a very long time ago so I'll have to build up to where we are now with a few retrospective blog posts.

As you can see from these old pictures the boat looks quite dark due to the amount of wood on the walls:


Also, there is so much wood that you don't really notice it as much - a case of not seeing the wood for the ash laminated ply. So we decided to put some paint down:



But then the remaining laminate on the ceiling looked even worse now that it had its whiter and brighter walls lighting it up so that needed a facelift. I tried to strip the old varnish off but the staining was too deep. We took the plunge, ordered some new ash laminate and set about replacing the ceiling:

The ceiling stripped and a layer of foiled bubblewrap added for extra insulation:


All foiled with ash laminate ready to go:



Ash laminate added using the old as templates for light fixtures and vents:


As you can see the tasteful flower curtains still live. Not for long but before their demise we have to black the bottom of the boat...