Tuesday night the lads didn’t finish pouring concrete for the posts (for the whole studio to sit on) until almost midnight. Thanks HSS for turning up with the mixer at 7.30pm! Grrr.
Sean and I went to Bethnal Green to collect a HUGE sash window which had been donated to the studio by the lovely Juliet. It is big enough to function as a passage out to the back garden behind the studio which is great. There’s been so much goodwill towards this project. it’s been brilliant. Obviously a lot of the capital has been raised through crowd funding but there’s been materials donated too as well as time by friends who want to come and help me paint the studio next week.

Anyway. Wednesday morning broke with 6 lovely concrete pillars for the studio to sit on. First thing in the morning a big truck with wood turned up. Cannot believe this will all fit into my garden!! It took the lads three hours at least to carry it all in. Not even one tiny plant was bent and they somehow squeezed it all in!The whole day was spent building the base platform. Once that was in situ it was easy to see just exactly how big this studio was going to be!

Look at those cats being curious. Especially Theo (the Siamese looking one), I’m surprised he didn’t turn up stuck in a concrete post or nailed to the subfloor as he is SO curious!

Today was a momentous day. The base structure was covered with insulation, OSB plates and suddenly I had a dance floor!

I have been busy planning how it will all look, storage, lights and what to do with the floor. I LOVE this part! I am making blinds for all 3 windows and probably curtains for the door too to keep out the cold. The outside will be painted a blue-grey shade called Misty Lake and the floor will be stained a dark oak.And then just before the lads left they pulled up the first wall structure they had built. We cracked open a bottle of rose and toasted the build. Seb and Joe are the nicest people you could have on site, like mates I could met in the 80s but somehow didn’t. It is a joy having morning coffee and a singalong to Radio 6 and regular chats during the day. I will miss them when they’ve gone home again! Suddenly it is looking very exciting (even more exciting!!) and HUGE! It will be about 2.5m at the front with a  slightly sloping roof, and 5.5m by 4m floor space.