A quick go-around

Significant clearing has taken place in the library since the last post. It's not completely empty, but there's enough space for someone to take measurements and discuss options.

Our plan involves starting the shelving here in the north-east corner, starting just clear of the curtain rail, which will also leave the sockets by the window (just visible under the curtain) free:

From here they'll run along the north wall to the north-west corner:

The house lacks tall storage for brushes and mops so the plan is to have a tall cupboard built into this corner.

The shelving will then continue along the west wall until it meets the south one:

The easiest and most logical thing to do here is run the shelves right into the corner and then start again on the other side of the door, along the south wall. So we're hoping not to do that. Instead we'd like shelves above the door, meaning the uppermost shelves on the west wall will stop short, allowing the ones over the door to meet them. That's the vague plan anyway. We'll see if it can be made work.

And finally the south wall. The shelves will run right into the corner here:

They shouldn't interfere with the sockets on the east wall but we'll need to punch holes in the backing for the ones on the south wall. For the light switch we're thinking of pivoting it 90° so it's embedded in the side of the shelving and immediately facing you when you come in the door. Again, it's another fancy which may not work out in real life.

We've sent invitations out to five companies so far but the response has been surprisingly poor. Only one seems genuinely interested, and it's the company who did our kitchen and wardrobes so we'd be quite happy to have them back.