Posted on 03/04/2018 2:52:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Laura and Andrew Morris spent five hours building their impressive glacial abode
On first glance it may look like the interior of the North Pole branch of Ikea, but this is actually the inside of an incredible party igloo that a couple from South Wales built - complete with electricity.
Figuring that they should make the most of the snow drifts and the enforced time off work, Laura Morris and her husband Andrew, from Tredegar , made the most of the blizzard conditions by building this impressive glacial abode.
Andrew set about building the party igloo, initially without the knowledge of his wife.
“He told me he was going out to clear the back yard and was gone an awful long time,” said Laura. “Two hours later he came back in and started collecting bits and pieces from the house.
“I had wondered what he was up to so when I asked him what he was doing he said to come and have a look.
“I couldn’t believe it when I saw he had built an igloo.
“He’s always been creative and can turn his hand to most things, but even I was surprised by what he had constructed.”
If Ikea or Habitat did the interiors of party igloos... Laura, 32, a sales team leader at EE in Merthyr, said the party igloo took some time to complete but it was worth it.
“Andrew went out in the garden at about 10am and it took about five hours to finish.”
“There was enough snow,” she laughed. “When we opened the back door first thing on that Friday morning and the snow was up to our waists, we couldn’t believe it.
At least the drinks were nicely chilled “We’d had over 50cms of snow, so what better way to shift it than having some fun.”
So impressive was their party igloo that Laura’s handy husband Andrew, 37, a fork lift driver for an engineering company in Ebbw Vale, had even rigged up electricity from the house to the improvised ice home.
“It was pretty impressive. We spent ages in there although I had to make sure everything was neatly arranged, to make it comfortable,” she said. “Andrew ran the electricity through the house and we had music, lighting and candles.”
Radio 1 providing the tunes inside the party igloo The pair made the most of their temporary abode by inviting family and friends around to take advantage of the party igloo.
“We had family and their children come and see it. People were commenting on Facebook when we put pictures up and it caused quite a stir.
“Our dog, a King Charles Spaniel called Bailey, also loved it and came and snuggled up in there with us.
“We had a few drinks and some music, it was fantastic. We had run out of milk so were forced to drink wine!”
Going to need more blankets...
Icy what you did there.
They’re glass half full people
Where’s the yellow ice hole?
Frost deco.
50cms = 19.685 inches. Pretty nice snowfall amount. 8>)
Brrrrrrrrrrrilliant!
He “rigged up” electricity by running an extension cord? Ok. Sorry, just got done doing my taxes and I am bitter. Lol.
Would it make you smile if they didn’t have it plugged into a GFCI/RCD outlet?
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
That was an outstanding display of initiative!
Sustainable, recyclable housing!
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