It was all very exciting, and as I was asking her all about it, she confessed to me that she could make neither head nor tail of the drafted plans, and that her husband had ended up making her a teeny tiny diorama of their new house so that she could understand what he could quite clearly see on paper.
My very own, teeny tiny kitchen diorama.
We both had a little giggle at this, and I confessed that I couldn't read a plan for the life of me either, and while we were at it I never could see my babies in those ultrasound photos. As we were talking, I mentioned that it really was a very sweet thing of her husband to have done, and how touched I was by his thoughtfulness towards her.
Fast forward to this weekend, when three lovely friends of mine came over for afternoon tea, carrying a shoebox with them.
I was pretty sure I knew what was going to be in that shoebox, one of my friends is an architect, the other an interior designer, and they have generously been planning a new kitchen for me for quite some time now.
And I was right, because in the box were the plans for my kitchen... and something completely unanticipated...
My very own, teeny tiny kitchen diorama.So this post is dedicated to Tess, Danielle, and Chris.
Who touched my heart with their thoughtfulness...
And fabulous dress sense...
I adore my kitchen plans.
And I can't wait to cook for you all in it.
Thank you so much ladies!
12 comments:
Aww!.how.gorgeous!...and.exciting!
Ooo yes Hazel, very exciting! Your fabulous kitchen will be ahead of mine, so I am very much looking forward to seeing what ideas you use in yours :)
I cannot wait to have a non-crusty kitchen!!!
My kitchen installation starts on Friday, but I'm seriously jealous of your diorama.
It's totally awesome!
L
What a great idea. Professional kitchen designers ought to do this for their clients as a matter of course!
I agree with Mark - it should be standard practice to provide people with 3D versions of what will be.
Thank you for your comment on my round-the-uk trek post. When I found I was taking rather a lot of space in the response box, I switched to a new post and have replied there.
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Esther
That's amazing. I agree with Mark. Wouldn't it be great if all kitchen designers did that.
Oooh how exciting! I did have flashbacks to my student days playing with balsa wood and making set designs. Must say I haven't done one since. They take such a lot of time - they must be very good friends.
what a beautiful thing to do for you,you are obvisiously as wonderful as we all think you are to have friends that do this for you..don't forget to take b4 as well as the after pics
Looks fantastic Ali!!! How exciting! I like the division of space in the kitchen. It looks very functional and family friendly!
That is so sweet!!!! Very exciting!
Thank you for your lovely comments everyone, and thank you all for being excited with me... we still have a way to go before we start work (yep, that's we as in me too!), and I will of course keep you all informed every step of the way!
What great pics Alison! makes our little model look like a little-big one :)
Can't wait to take to your kitchen with the Red Brick Tomato! can we start now can we start now can we start now?
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