While I was in the UK, Sarah tracked down a sofa on DBA - the Danish eBay. We went to look at it this morning in a place called Lystrup, which is just a few kilometres north of town. It was made by Bolia, a very high-end Danish brand and, although not perfect, was in great condition. So we came home, measured up and decided to buy it.

Time to bring the Passat out of retirement again.

It went in, just about, with the boot lid tied down.

It came out alright, too, with Sarah’s assistance. But it was far too heavy for us to get upstairs.

So we enlisted the assistance of a couple of young lads who were in the street.

Together, with a couple of sticking points on the way, we negotiated the four flights of stairs to the second floor.

It completes our home, which we’ve made from scratch in a little over three weeks.