shelving

Ant and I headed to the two DIY shops near us today to pick up some supplies. We bought six boards and twelve brackets--we want to put up lots of shelves. We are seriously lacking in storage space since we live in one room. So I am taking a page out of my mother's book: when in doubt, build shelves. We borrowed Matt's laser level and got to work. But becuase we live in such an old building, made of brick, putting things on the wall here can be an ordeal. The drill bit overheated trying to push through some old masonry. We finally got one of our six shelves up, but the others may have to wait. It's my intention to take some pictures of our flat soon and post them, so you should get to see our shelves in due course.