Bakewell tart yummmmmmy! Kitchen looks perfectly serviceable, well done guys! If I could find the emojis I’d give you a big smiley face and a thumbs up.

Hello, is the portable shower thingy you using a Hozelock 4 in 1 please? I thought it would be great for my daughter's vintage caravan, to save hooking up the gas. She could use it in her shower.

Great job with the shelving unit👍

Hazel ☘️ …
You two are so amusing together … you do one thing Elaine, Darren comes along with another viewpoint … and yet together you come to a satisfying conclusion together … and both got an eye for thriftiness . Recycling in its purest form … love it !
Have a great week , somehow I have confidence you will !
How’s Max settling in, do you think he knows this is home and not another adventure ? … suppose as long as you two are with him he doesn’t care !
🙏☘️😘

That old furniture is a "louceiro". An old wall piece of furniture with several shelfs to expose the nice "china" of the house. In any low middle class house in rural Portugal this was where the hand painted ceramic dishes inherited from parents and grandparents were exposed proudly. 😊Nice you repurposed it.

Elaine… you can do everything!!! We loved the idea of the white wash effect on the shelf unit. Well done. The fairy lights add a nice touch to your kitchen. Cheers and like always stay safe.

Great that you have a good eye on how to recycle something for temporary use 👍. Saves money that can go towards all your permanent fixtures & fittings that will be needed later on. The bakewell tart looks yummy 😋

Hi Elaine and Darren we have been watching you from the start , we love Portugal have visited many times would love to be able to do what your doing but not able to at this time, we have a motorhome planning a trip to France next year. We love watching your adventure. Linda and Ron

Elain you are an amazing woman, what a change to that house in just a couple of weeks. Well done.

You have made a beautiful kitchen…

Well done you recycled cupboard looks great. Your baking looks excellent, would love to join you for a coffee and chat. hugs from me here in Australia.

Hey guys, great work, looks very cosy!
Are you in the neighbourhood of Sarzedas?

Your lovely home is coming along a treat. Maybe attach the narrow shelves to the wall in case they topple over. Love your channel 🙏🌻🐈🇬🇧

Well done with the shelves……..

Always good to use the old furniture nobody wants

Love the up cycle!!!!! Keep your chin up!

Nice job on the shelve.

it's so nice when the kitchen utensils are within easy reach and organized. but the window is a nuisance. I would install a sliding window in the near future

Living in an earthquake zone, one thought that comes to me when I see your kitchen is …. what would come down in an earthquake? Having lived through a major quake and see what they can do, I changed my thoughts about safety. Not sure how frequent earthquakes are where you are, but I do know that Lisbon was flattened by a major quake, fire and tsunami, so I gues they could be on the cards.
Luckily you can easily and cheaply secure your shelf by bracing it from the ceiling. In Japan there are special spring loaded bars that go from your high furniture up to the ceiling and stop them from toppling. But you can also use the sort of spring-loaded brackets designed to make floor to ceiling room dividers and partitions. That way you could secure it in the kitchen and then do the same if reuse it later on in another room.

Recycling is the best. I love transforming things like that it looks great in the kitchen too by the way.

Creative , smart and ecologically sound . Just what I would expect from you folks

Very good use of your found item. Your kitchen is looking much more organized. Congratulations on all your work

The kitchen is looking great! I'm glad your neighbors were getting rid of something so useful and that you recognized that it still had some life in it.

You might want to change the windows before the cold comes. Those are just a great way to lose heat.

Great job on the shelves!

More shelves above wash station and table? Thats a nice find…I love up cycling anything wood. Looking good!