The Cupboard Under the Stairs

Cupboard under the stairs until this weekend

Empty cupboard with plastered walls and offensive floor 

I haven't mentioned this little space yet - it's been non-offensive so far.  Approx 8ft of storage.  

We've always wanted a 'cupboard under the stairs'.  Even in our flat, we called the boiler cupboard, the 'cupboard under the stairs'.  Since we've really had one, we've been denying this space exists or at least ignoring it needs some attention.  So far we've just piled boxes and brooms and boxes and more in here.  

I've been looking at this space for weeks wondering how it can be made into a usable space. 


Finally this weekend, I got my painting gear on and decided to decorate it - well, paint it very roughly to say the least.  It's not the neatest nor is it very pretty, but it's been cleaned up from a dusty little hole covered in rubble to a bright white storage cupboard.


The floor has been transformed from a crumbly concrete dust collector with a remnant of faux wood lino that I can proudly say I cut and shaped myself.

Utensils for the artist at work

Final touches will be made by Mr V and will include some shelves around the pipes and some hooks to hang brooms and the ironing board from.  


There you have it - one clean 'cupboard under the stairs.'