Ikea was surprisingly easy. Scifi hubby had a list of what he wanted, we found everything plus the predictable £100 of stuff that you never plan for and always seem to end spending whenever you go into Ikea. It was hideously busy but we played ‘Millennium Falcon’ and zipped round avoiding meteorites (other people) and the Empire (small children) – complete with spaceship noises.

We finally found everything we needed, managed to fit it all in the car, found somewhere to park the car at home, unloaded everything and then it’s time to put it all together…

Three glass cabinets, a set of shelves, two lamps, two benches, two broken screws, one snapped alan key and much swearing later and everything finally looks like it should. Now the glass cabinets just need filling…