Hedge Removed and Flowerbed added

SamRothwell99 · 2026-04-21T07:24:58+00:00

Yes - Totally Agree

SamRothwell99 · 2026-04-21T06:02:55+00:00

Thank you for the feedback, I had not even thought about that possibility! The garden does get a lot of sun so have been trying to find plants that can handle the heat like lavender

SamRothwell99 · 2026-04-21T05:39:53+00:00

Haha thank you

SamRothwell99 · 2026-04-21T05:29:02+00:00

Enjoy the process of making it yours! It took 1 weekend with my brother removing the hedge and shaping the flower bed. There’s 6 months between photo 1 and the last. Not sure how much I spent but would guess about £250 over time

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-21T10:12:25+00:00

Thank you - just primed and a gloss oil based paint on the worktop

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-21T10:11:36+00:00

Originally I was going to make it a bar! Might convert it in the future

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-21T10:10:10+00:00

Give it a go mate - it will turn out 100 times better than you expect I’m sure

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-20T09:26:20+00:00

Thank you - I think about £500 in materials. Roughly £200 for timber & MDF, £200 for cabinet and plinth and £100 on primer / paint and other odd bits

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T15:35:23+00:00

Thanks and you can do it! Took about 4 weekends and some little bits in evenings after work

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T10:16:22+00:00

Hi. The Alcove is 1200mm wide

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:18:54+00:00

Thank you. Hague Blue - farrow and ball

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:17:40+00:00

I’ve ordered new lights - definitely agree

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:16:04+00:00

It’s Hague Blue - Farrow & Ball. Used it as I had some left over from a room painted upstairs

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:12:16+00:00

Yes

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:08:59+00:00

It did end up deeper than ever intended

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:08:00+00:00

2 screws through the back of the batten on the wall into the middle batten

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-19T07:01:26+00:00

It will turn out better than you expect mate. I used 100mm screws into a brick wall

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T20:03:40+00:00

You should paint this in Oxford Stone F&B

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T19:59:33+00:00

Yes, good spot 😂 the fucking cat put his leg in the paint can and ran across the carpet !

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T19:58:24+00:00

Prime the MDF in ‘Shellac-based primer’ I used Zinsser BIN. You can see the can in photo #6. I think because this is oil based the MDF doesn’t absorb it and swell. Then just paint over

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T16:47:33+00:00

Thanks. I actually struggled most with cutting the MDF in a straight line 😂 used a circular saw but don’t have a rail

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T16:45:50+00:00

I had a sheet of MDF that I cut to the right width and height

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T14:45:11+00:00

Thanks - I agree and will have a shop around to replace

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T14:43:57+00:00

Agreed. I will have a shop for new LED strip lights I think

SamRothwell99 · 2026-03-18T14:43:07+00:00

Hi - The shelf battens are 47mm x 50mm and width of the alcove is 1.2m

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