Tintin
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After years of daydreaming about one day having a trophy room, I'm finally underway. 
^ The daydream, mocked up as a rough concept.
It's been inspiring to see others here show their spaces and share the progress of projects - like @Moe324 and @JES Adventures recently.
Mine will not be as flash as some - but it will be mine. I think the style could best be optimistically considered as 'shabby chic' or 'full of rustic charm'.
I’m looking to do it on the cheap, giving scrounged items a second life where possible - somewhat reminiscent of the old BBC TV show The Wombles of Wimbledon that I watched as a kid (on one of the two TV channels we had growing up). As much as Facebook isn't my thing - I've joined for the sole purpose of using their marketplace to source low / no cost items.
^ The space is a rickety old shearing shed - probably built in the 30s or 40s.
I'm relying my own labour where I can - as incompetent as that may be.
I have a fantastic tradesman who gets my 'vision' and is very polite and accomodating of my 'helping'.
^ All the flooring slats were pulled up, to be re-laid without gaps once bearers and joists were beefed up. They're pretty wonky after the passage of time, but full of character (and no doubt sheep urine).
^ The pinnacle of my working life and years spent studying - shovelling decades of sheep droppings from under the floor.
There were 9 tractor buckets of it removed and re-homed to gardens.
The experience is further reinforcing that I'm not 29 anymore. Nothing a bit of Voltaren can't fix.
^ Using recycled roofing tin for the lower internal walls. Rummaged through piles of it to find sheets with some retro manufacturers markings that will be a bit of a feature.
^ Came across a few of these guys in the process.
^ Starting to take shape - still plenty to do - but a nice little boost to morale to have one lower wall done.
^ We're both dog tired at days end - he's not really pulling his weight on this job - he mainly just has a sniff of my work and then casts a disapproving eye over my efforts.
Happy to post any updates of note if there's interest.
^ The daydream, mocked up as a rough concept.
It's been inspiring to see others here show their spaces and share the progress of projects - like @Moe324 and @JES Adventures recently.
Mine will not be as flash as some - but it will be mine. I think the style could best be optimistically considered as 'shabby chic' or 'full of rustic charm'.
I’m looking to do it on the cheap, giving scrounged items a second life where possible - somewhat reminiscent of the old BBC TV show The Wombles of Wimbledon that I watched as a kid (on one of the two TV channels we had growing up). As much as Facebook isn't my thing - I've joined for the sole purpose of using their marketplace to source low / no cost items.
^ The space is a rickety old shearing shed - probably built in the 30s or 40s.
I'm relying my own labour where I can - as incompetent as that may be.
I have a fantastic tradesman who gets my 'vision' and is very polite and accomodating of my 'helping'.
^ All the flooring slats were pulled up, to be re-laid without gaps once bearers and joists were beefed up. They're pretty wonky after the passage of time, but full of character (and no doubt sheep urine).
^ The pinnacle of my working life and years spent studying - shovelling decades of sheep droppings from under the floor.
There were 9 tractor buckets of it removed and re-homed to gardens.The experience is further reinforcing that I'm not 29 anymore. Nothing a bit of Voltaren can't fix.
^ Using recycled roofing tin for the lower internal walls. Rummaged through piles of it to find sheets with some retro manufacturers markings that will be a bit of a feature.
^ Came across a few of these guys in the process.
^ Starting to take shape - still plenty to do - but a nice little boost to morale to have one lower wall done.
^ We're both dog tired at days end - he's not really pulling his weight on this job - he mainly just has a sniff of my work and then casts a disapproving eye over my efforts.
Happy to post any updates of note if there's interest.
