Hiding down our driveway is our gorgeous Shack.
It didn't used to look like this when it was a tractor shed!
We just always felt that with a view like this out of the window, it was a bit wasted on a lawn mower!
So we made it dry
and warm
and covered it with wood
and made it pretty.
We can now proudly present (well, as of Easter, ahem)
Our Games Room / Surf shack / laundry room. But how is this possible all within that space? You may well ask..
This is the interior of the Games Room.
We have a fabulous new table-tennis table,
complete with a selection of bats and balls;
a den building kit, with instructions, for you to take into the garden and create yourself;
a lego area for those who are partial;
oodles of toys in labelled baskets;
and for those with artistic flair
there are lots of colouring things to enjoy.
For the active, or those children who need more wearing out than others, try these 'nature spotting packs'.
There are all sorts of things to discover in our adventurous garden.
and as if that wasn't enough,
there is a treasure hunt, a hedgehog hunt, a flower press
AND a pirate Island activity that involves designing and decorating your own flag
then finding our secret island in the wood, claiming it as your own, and hoisting up your flag on the enormous pole!
After all that lot you might just want to collapse in a comfy armchair
gaze at some calming Dick Bruna artwork
and read a book!
You see the door on the far right hand side? That is where the laundry is!
This is the other side of the Laundry, if you were accessing it from the outside.
I think my two favourite spaces in the whole of Pickwell
are Amity and our Laundry!
Can you see why?
I found these gorgeous, 'shabby chic' style tiles as a work-top, and they seem to go so well with the wood.
Its only small but..
I think it has a really calming effect on you as soon as you walk in.
The smell of the fresh washing may also have something to do with the ambience too?
We have put some washing lines up, and boy, your clothes should dry quickly here.
Behind the Laundry and accessed from the drive is our Surf Shack.
This is a great space for boards/wetsuits/bikes and beach equipment. We have also put some bits and bobs in there for you to borrow while you are here.
Just outside the Shack is a brilliant recepticle for rinsing off those salty wetsuits before you hang them up to dry.
So. There you have it. The full guided tour of our little shack. We really enjoyed this project and i have to give lots of thanks and big up whoop whoop (i actually still think i am 16) to Mrs Tracey Elliott, as it was down to her hard work that all the Games Room activities came into being. Nice one Trace (hope you're enjoying France!) x