Finally, we’ve been able to start on the second stage of our home renovation project. Come and join us while we get busy transforming our neglected verandah into an ensuite for us, an office for our son and a new front porch for our visitors.

In part one of this renovation project, we tackle the ceiling insulation, or lack of, by building new rafters and battens to hold up the insulation while we work. Following that, we get into the real stuff, replacing the floorboards and some missing joists to create a sturdy platform for some new walls, doors and windows.

Our goal for our five day intensive worker bee, was to get the place ready for our electrician and plumber to come and run their cables and pipes. Spoiler alert! We did it and we’re excited to get back into it over the Christmas break. We’ll be sure to film any progress we make in the meantime.

Check out what I’ve been up to in the last couple of weeks! The wall behind our TV wasn’t finished while we were doing the first round of renovations since it wasn’t a priority. We had it in mind that we’d make some timber shelves ourselves later down the line and that time is now.

It was a relatively simple project as far as woodworking goes but hopefully you’ll find some tips and tricks if you’re looking to make something similar for yourself.

I’m really happy with how this one turned out so have a look so I can keep the momentum up!