Starting off - interior photos (Aug 2006)

We finally took possession of our flat in August 2006 - six long months after the offer was accepted. This is the layout of the flat as it was when we moved in. Stairs from the communal entrance we share with our neighbour on the first floor lead to our kitchen / living room and bedroom on the second floor. The roof (third floor) is partly occupied by a tiny bathroom. There is a flat roof to the rear beyond the current bedroom.

These are the stairs leading up from the shared entrance

The tiny landing - stairs down to the entrance are extreme left, the door to the bedroom is on the extreme right, and the stairs in the middle lead up to the bathroom. The bathroom door is at the bottom of the stairs because there isn't enough headroom for a door at the top! The living room is directly behind me.

Looking down from the bathroom stairs directly northwards into the living room

The bedroom - the hideous orange walls were not conducive to restful sleep! Below, you can see the bathroom stairs sticking into the room, with storage cupboard underneath.

The flat roof to the rear of the bedroom

Bathroom, looking southwards - stairs down to the left of the loo

Bathroom, looking northwards. As you can see, it's a sit-down shower only! The small door to the right of the basin leads to the remaining roof space.

The remaining roof space

The kitchen, before we started wrecking it...
...and the work begins!
Living room viewed from kitchen - about to get a lot messier