The Container Project: Who doesn't love the smell of clean linens?!?!

What female doesn't want al lovely clean, fresh, sparkling laundry to wash all of her beautiful items in?!?! Well this is something that I need, which is why I purchased a new laundry for my parents for xmas and why it is currently the only recognisable 'room' in the container so far.

My week had been planned. I was to purchase everything during the week and on Thursday's day off (Australia Day, a day reserved for drinking and being an Aussie) I was going to pass on the fun and water proof the bathroom ready for tiling on the weekend... Enter dad, plans out the window. I'm not to tile, I'm even not to nail the tile underlay on the walls or floor.. Exit dad, with boat in tow for 2 days.

Thursday: The every rebellious daughter that I am, as soon as he has driven out the driveway I'm on the drop saw. Today I'm going to build that cupboard we have been disagreeing on. I will do something and continue progress.... The idea is a large space hidden by sliding doors that will house the laundry and of course provide much needed storage. Nothing overly romantic or high tech. It needs to be functional and clean. A frame is created off the sliding door that we installed a couple weeks a go. Can't be that hard, just need to measure and cut. Gees it's hot! After some mucking around and deciding what I want where and changing this a couple of time's, the frame is up and it's time for a Bunnings trip and lunch!

Malamine purchased and loaded, time to build the rest of the cupboard walls and get tiling! I really needed to tile something after the amount I had spent on tiling products and of course to prove to dad that I actually know what I'm doing. Need to get everything finished before he gets home! Whats the point of 'score and snap' if it doesn't snap?? Little bit short, thats ok, I'll cover it up, hopefully! Now just need to wait until the glue dries before I start tiling the 'backsplash'... Better go do the friend thing, off to a bbq.

My first experience with rubber based tile adhesive. It dries quick in this heat and it's not as firm as the regular stuff. How do you use this damn tile cutter?? They just keep snapping! Stuff it I'm doing them upright and straight.. Anyway a long day comes to an end and I have the first tile large in place and the start to the feature tile (same colour as the floor tiles).

Friday, back to work. But due to the wrong milk in my coffee I end up unwell and I'm home in bed by 1pm. After a couple hours I'm feeling ok, so I brave the heat to try and get the rest of the tiles in place before dad gets home! Wow that didn't take all that long, ha, I'm pretty good at this, bring on the rest of the bathroom! Umm I may have forgotten to mention that I gave up on cutting any tiles so the second row of tiling is incomplete, that's another days job! It doesn't look like a laundry yet, I think it needs a sink! Stroke of genius! Lucky I buy random things when I see them on sale and I have a round sink and mixer that I was going to use in the kitchen, meh, I'll buy another... Let's give this a go, hope there's instructions! My $29 jigsaw works a treat and it's a laundry!

Dad's home and the first thing he does is head into container to see what type of defiance I have been up to this time. Not a bad word, he's proud, and my job here is done. I'm stuffed, time of some feet up and food.