WONDERING WHERE THIS PAINTING CAN GO IN YOUR HOUSE?
HERE ARE SOME ROOMS WHERE ID LOVE TO SEE IT.
OR IT CAN BE YOURS!
No, not my walk in wardrobe silly! That's all very much on hold and still only utterly fabulous in my head.
This is the Edwardian wardrobe I started in November, telling my husband I could do it in two days.
Yeah. I'm not sure what happened there. But Christmas came and went and the wardrobe sat in the kitchen looking a bit silly.
The thing is, it was boring to paint but I really want/need to get stuck into other more exciting things so this wardrobe needs to go.
Just boring old white eggshell (Dulux diamond hard- AWESOME STUFF) and slight distressing.
I don't even have a 'before' pic of this one. How naughty is that? This is the best I can do...
What I am going to do is;
Other than that I really want to thank you all for answering the questions in my last post. That was SO helpful. I was surprised that green was mentioned more than blue. Your kitchens all sound so much lovelier than mine!
But I'm working on that.
My daughter and I head oop north tomorrow for half term. I'll make the most of doing nothing much for a few days as it'll be all systems go when I return!
This is the Edwardian wardrobe I started in November, telling my husband I could do it in two days.
Yeah. I'm not sure what happened there. But Christmas came and went and the wardrobe sat in the kitchen looking a bit silly.
The thing is, it was boring to paint but I really want/need to get stuck into other more exciting things so this wardrobe needs to go.
Just boring old white eggshell (Dulux diamond hard- AWESOME STUFF) and slight distressing.
I don't even have a 'before' pic of this one. How naughty is that? This is the best I can do...
...which is quite rubbish. Just gives you an idea of how brown it was.
So, why is the walk in wardrobe on hold and what are the more exciting things I hear you ask?
Well, my dream has come true. I've been asked if I'd like my home in a home magazine! Would I?
WOULD I?
So much so that I had read one sentence of the email and a noise came out of me that wasn't even human. It was very loud and sort of fog-hornesque. And then it happened again. My poor husband thought I was having some kind of seizure.
Eventually he asked me to leave the office for acting like I was ''on drugs.''
I couldn't even call the lady for a few days as my voice would have come out all fast and squeaky and she'd have changed her mind.
So as great as this is, I then started freaking out about how much I need to get done. Which is good because since that email, I've finished the dining room curtains, mended a hole in a skirting board, filled a hole at the side of a built in cupboard and finished the wardrobe above!
I've also worked out just what is achievable and what isn't in the time frame that we have. This is why the master bedroom has been shelved. I really want to build all the units myself and it's going to be a year long
project I'm sure.
- Paint the floors upstairs.
- Paint my daughters bedroom furniture
- Perhaps make some bedding.
- Perhaps upholster a chair.
- Perhaps make some curtains.
- Give the kitchen a CHEAP makeover - cupboards, tiles, worktops you name it. On a shoe string. Magazine worthy I hope. And I'm thinking of using scaffold boards!
- Sort out the 'new' dresser with a new back and some paint.
- Revamp the armoire on the landing.
- Perhaps steal a sofa. (We'll have no budget left by then)
Other than that I really want to thank you all for answering the questions in my last post. That was SO helpful. I was surprised that green was mentioned more than blue. Your kitchens all sound so much lovelier than mine!
But I'm working on that.
My daughter and I head oop north tomorrow for half term. I'll make the most of doing nothing much for a few days as it'll be all systems go when I return!
I'm very much hoping to start my own business this year and although I don't want to go into it too much at this stage, rest assured you people will be the first to know when I get it up and running.
No, it's not Brush-on-a-Stick or The Checked Curtain Company.
It's a kitchen related product. What I would LOVE from you wonderful readers is a bit of market research. I may do the same with my facebook friends but after the dresser comments I realise what you like and what my facebook friends like, are poles apart. (You guys having the BEST taste obviously!)
What I need to know is:
( Eg; 1. White. 2. Black. 3. Red. 4. Cream. 5. Neutral.)
My very own kitchen is; 1. skanky beige. 2. skanky beige fake wood. 3. that would be beige again. 4. anything but beige. Cream? 5. Neutral.
See how easy it is? Once I'm a successful business woman with a multi million pound empire I promise to do a giveaway of one of my extremely valuable and most desirable products. Pinky promise. And whosoever speaks below is automatically entered. But we're still in the design stages so give me a month or so...
Thank you! x
No, it's not Brush-on-a-Stick or The Checked Curtain Company.
It's a kitchen related product. What I would LOVE from you wonderful readers is a bit of market research. I may do the same with my facebook friends but after the dresser comments I realise what you like and what my facebook friends like, are poles apart. (You guys having the BEST taste obviously!)
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| Not my kitchen |
What I need to know is:
- What colour are your kitchen units?
- What colour is your worktop?
- Do you have an accent colour in there? Tiles, curtains etc
- What is the predominant colour of your DREAM kitchen?
- Kitchens: should they be neutral or coloured?
( Eg; 1. White. 2. Black. 3. Red. 4. Cream. 5. Neutral.)
My very own kitchen is; 1. skanky beige. 2. skanky beige fake wood. 3. that would be beige again. 4. anything but beige. Cream? 5. Neutral.
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| Not my kitchen (sigh) |
See how easy it is? Once I'm a successful business woman with a multi million pound empire I promise to do a giveaway of one of my extremely valuable and most desirable products. Pinky promise. And whosoever speaks below is automatically entered. But we're still in the design stages so give me a month or so...
Thank you! x
i had a puppy fiasco i had to tend to yesterday morning so my time at this drapery installation was limited!! and these pics of from my phone (not doing them justice!) but i LOVE how they turned out! i'll post better pics when i get back with my good camera!
this is a casual dining area…so the updated greek key in jute was absolutely the perfect trim…and the linen panels give a sophisticated elegance in a "low key" way. we have seagrass on the floor….why did i forgot my good camera-UGH!
Goodness me, if I had known that my last post was going to reach several thousand people, many of whom hijacked my blog as a way of venting their spleen, and even reached one of the people I wrote about, I might have taken more time with my words and not just jabbered away and pressed 'publish.'
I'm pleased to see that the nation feels so passionately about interiors.
But REALLY. Was that post more important than the ones it has surpassed in terms of popularity in which I showed off the cupboard doors I had spent WEEKS on? No.
Was it greater than learning how to paint on glass? Certainly not.
More riveting than an experimental wood bleaching process that took a REALLY long time? I think not.
So let's draw a line under it now.
Moving on...
I found a bag of patchwork pieces in a charity shop and a small piece of completed patchwork. I snapped it up as I love that kind of thing. Only when I got it home did I realise quite how special this was...
The fabrics are all so very vintage!
What do you think? 1940's?
1950's?
They're all so fresh and bright from having been kept in a bag for sixty or seventy years.
It would be criminal not to keep this quilt going and use up those hexagons.
I started a quilt of my own quite some time ago. I cut out lots of squares in delicious sludgey tones. Then I realised my squares were too small so they sit languishing in the loft. Perhaps in seventy years, someone will find them and get very excited over them.
Welcome back to all the bloggers in my sidebar. I took you all off and missed too many posts. No more layout tinkering.
I'm pleased to see that the nation feels so passionately about interiors.
But REALLY. Was that post more important than the ones it has surpassed in terms of popularity in which I showed off the cupboard doors I had spent WEEKS on? No.
Was it greater than learning how to paint on glass? Certainly not.
More riveting than an experimental wood bleaching process that took a REALLY long time? I think not.
So let's draw a line under it now.
Moving on...
I found a bag of patchwork pieces in a charity shop and a small piece of completed patchwork. I snapped it up as I love that kind of thing. Only when I got it home did I realise quite how special this was...
The fabrics are all so very vintage!
What do you think? 1940's?
1950's?
They're all so fresh and bright from having been kept in a bag for sixty or seventy years.
It would be criminal not to keep this quilt going and use up those hexagons.
I started a quilt of my own quite some time ago. I cut out lots of squares in delicious sludgey tones. Then I realised my squares were too small so they sit languishing in the loft. Perhaps in seventy years, someone will find them and get very excited over them.
Welcome back to all the bloggers in my sidebar. I took you all off and missed too many posts. No more layout tinkering.
I have REALLY loved this series. I recorded every episode so that I could watch it after my daughter was in bed and give it my full attention. Telly hasn't been this exciting since the days of 'Change That'.
I found myself judging the designers on their own homes, hoping the one that appealed to me the most would win their heat.
Sarah Moore (Sarah Moore Vintage) excited me as her own home was to die for. Vintage florals were everywhere and they showed her staircase...
...which I recognised having previously seen it on Pinterest.
In episode two we met Susan with her eccentric style, daring paint effects and her bright red lipstick.
In the sun room episode Amys home was delightful and she looked every inch the beach babe.
Sometimes it felt as though the quest to find something innovative overruled the quest for good taste. Emma's (Ooh Betty) episode being one case in point. Her finished room was exquisite, tasteful and fit the brief 100%. Her client seemed to get choked up as he was so pleased. I'd have been well chuffed living there. Unfortunately she didn't go through. Luke won with furniture for cats to climb on.
Kimberly was so lovely and she scraped through her heat despite running a massive three hours over time.
Helen was so gorgeous I found myself wondering if I would look that good with a crew cut. She reminded me of Emma Thompson.
And Johnny. What a character he was. I cheered out loud when he got through his heat.
Jordan and Alice were great to watch. Poor Alice had to deal with a rental property with a HUGE pine built in unit so it wasn't really a level playing field at all.
The thatched cottage quarter final irked me as again, mad innovation won out over good taste. I bet that yellow horse lamp went straight to the charity shop after the filming was over and I didn't feel Jordans end result was quite right for the cottage. I loved Sarahs, Johnnys and especially Charmaines end result far more.
The mini history lesson at the start of each episode became quite tedious but the BBC have to make a certain amount of programming that's educational so I guess it ticked that box for them.
So tonight is the much anticipated semi final! Who will win?
Well, I think they ALL could.
Come on BBC, you have unearthed not only talented designers but some really watchable characters. I would be glad to see any of them on another interiors show.
Perhaps you can bring back 'Change That' or 'Changing Rooms' with your new found designers? In these frugal, upcycled, home spun times you would be fools not to.
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Just watched the semi finals. I'm gutted for poor Luke. I think what totally stole the show for me was Daniels trousers. Looking forward to the finals tomorrow!
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| The dashing Daniel Hopwood, Sophie Robinson and Tom Dyckhoff... |
I found myself judging the designers on their own homes, hoping the one that appealed to me the most would win their heat.
Sarah Moore (Sarah Moore Vintage) excited me as her own home was to die for. Vintage florals were everywhere and they showed her staircase...
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| link |
In episode two we met Susan with her eccentric style, daring paint effects and her bright red lipstick.
In the sun room episode Amys home was delightful and she looked every inch the beach babe.
Sometimes it felt as though the quest to find something innovative overruled the quest for good taste. Emma's (Ooh Betty) episode being one case in point. Her finished room was exquisite, tasteful and fit the brief 100%. Her client seemed to get choked up as he was so pleased. I'd have been well chuffed living there. Unfortunately she didn't go through. Luke won with furniture for cats to climb on.
Kimberly was so lovely and she scraped through her heat despite running a massive three hours over time.
Helen was so gorgeous I found myself wondering if I would look that good with a crew cut. She reminded me of Emma Thompson.
And Johnny. What a character he was. I cheered out loud when he got through his heat.
Jordan and Alice were great to watch. Poor Alice had to deal with a rental property with a HUGE pine built in unit so it wasn't really a level playing field at all.
The thatched cottage quarter final irked me as again, mad innovation won out over good taste. I bet that yellow horse lamp went straight to the charity shop after the filming was over and I didn't feel Jordans end result was quite right for the cottage. I loved Sarahs, Johnnys and especially Charmaines end result far more.
The mini history lesson at the start of each episode became quite tedious but the BBC have to make a certain amount of programming that's educational so I guess it ticked that box for them.
So tonight is the much anticipated semi final! Who will win?
Well, I think they ALL could.
Come on BBC, you have unearthed not only talented designers but some really watchable characters. I would be glad to see any of them on another interiors show.
Perhaps you can bring back 'Change That' or 'Changing Rooms' with your new found designers? In these frugal, upcycled, home spun times you would be fools not to.
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Just watched the semi finals. I'm gutted for poor Luke. I think what totally stole the show for me was Daniels trousers. Looking forward to the finals tomorrow!
how cool is it to come home to this bedroom? this college girl knows!
her mom wanted a pretty bedroom that her daughter would enjoy when home from school….but she also wanted a bedroom that could potentially transition into a guest room down the road. so not too girly, but a cool, casual, stylish vibe that could stand the test of time.
what did we do?
we added a rug, window treatments, and new pillows for the home owner's existing bed and club chair.
here's the before…...
and the after!!
Quite a dull post about ceilings... unless you're fascinated by building. Particularly bad building.
I think I have solved the case of the moving ceiling. Looking at the ceiling there are lines of nails right the way across it. These are 16'' apart. This means that the ceiling joists are also 16'' apart.
Now on one side of the room, the row of nails is close to the wall. That's great. The ceiling is secured well here and could be plastered over.
The other wall? Not so good. The row of nails is 16'' from the wall. Meaning the joist is directly over the wall. Meaning the house was built by muppets and the last 16'' of the ceiling, right the way across the 19 1/2 feet, is attached to nothing! It's suspended in thin air and this is why it moves when you touch it.
We could just get a builder in to fix it. But really. Why would we want to do that? All we have to do is move the loft crap, lift the boards and add little blocks or cross braces sticking out from the ceiling joist and then secure the plasterboard into that from below. That sounds like quite a fun day.
While the ceiling is exposed from above we can get the light rewired and create extra lighting for the walk in wardrobe area.
Then all we have to do is have it re plastered! Easy and cheap!Well, cheaper than getting a builder in to fix the problem first.
We're fortunate that this ceiling wasn't ever plastered over and I can see the rows of nails or I'd be none the wiser. Hooray for polystyrene tiles! And I NEVER thought I'd say that!
One major hindrance at the moment is that it's a little chilly to be working in an uninsulated loft so I need a milder day before I can get stuck in. And someone told me snow is on the way. I rarely watch telly so I rely on playground chatter for weather reports. And I'm very well informed on a Friday as I hear the manager in the charity shop have the same weather conversation with every old dear that comes in. Bless her, she never lets on she's heard it all seventeen times in one morning.
Meh, perhaps I should just stick a coat on and stop being a wuss.
I've also removed the secondary glazing in this room and bleached out all the mould. I'm saving the windows to use perhaps as a lid for the raised beds I'm going to build one day, making a cold frame.
In other news I'm very excited to have ordered some Minwax stain in Weathered Oak which I think should be perfect to age the new tongue and groove boards I need to put on the back of the 'new' dresser I accidentally bought the other week. We can't get Minwax here so I ordered it from the States on Amazon. We don't have any stain this colour in the UK and I've seen this one used a few times on American blogs to great effect. Can't wait to try it!
I'm hoping this is the right colour. Classic Grey was also tempting.
I haven't bought the boards yet. I'm going to be that embarrassing person in the car park of Wickes, measuring and sawing my many boards so I can fit them into my little car. Should probably take a dustpan and brush while I'm at it... I don't think they offer wood cutting at our store and I refuse to pay £1 a cut for 15 boards. The dresser has cost enough already. But don't tell my husband okay?
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| All stripped. Isn't that lovely? |
I think I have solved the case of the moving ceiling. Looking at the ceiling there are lines of nails right the way across it. These are 16'' apart. This means that the ceiling joists are also 16'' apart.
Now on one side of the room, the row of nails is close to the wall. That's great. The ceiling is secured well here and could be plastered over.
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| Good construction. |
The other wall? Not so good. The row of nails is 16'' from the wall. Meaning the joist is directly over the wall. Meaning the house was built by muppets and the last 16'' of the ceiling, right the way across the 19 1/2 feet, is attached to nothing! It's suspended in thin air and this is why it moves when you touch it.
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| Bad construction. |
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| Slight crack |
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| Pushing with one finger creates a bigger crack = loose ceiling. Pushing with more than one finger lifts the ceiling right up. No point plastering over this, it'll just crack. |
We could just get a builder in to fix it. But really. Why would we want to do that? All we have to do is move the loft crap, lift the boards and add little blocks or cross braces sticking out from the ceiling joist and then secure the plasterboard into that from below. That sounds like quite a fun day.
While the ceiling is exposed from above we can get the light rewired and create extra lighting for the walk in wardrobe area.
Then all we have to do is have it re plastered! Easy and cheap!Well, cheaper than getting a builder in to fix the problem first.
We're fortunate that this ceiling wasn't ever plastered over and I can see the rows of nails or I'd be none the wiser. Hooray for polystyrene tiles! And I NEVER thought I'd say that!
One major hindrance at the moment is that it's a little chilly to be working in an uninsulated loft so I need a milder day before I can get stuck in. And someone told me snow is on the way. I rarely watch telly so I rely on playground chatter for weather reports. And I'm very well informed on a Friday as I hear the manager in the charity shop have the same weather conversation with every old dear that comes in. Bless her, she never lets on she's heard it all seventeen times in one morning.
Meh, perhaps I should just stick a coat on and stop being a wuss.
I've also removed the secondary glazing in this room and bleached out all the mould. I'm saving the windows to use perhaps as a lid for the raised beds I'm going to build one day, making a cold frame.
In other news I'm very excited to have ordered some Minwax stain in Weathered Oak which I think should be perfect to age the new tongue and groove boards I need to put on the back of the 'new' dresser I accidentally bought the other week. We can't get Minwax here so I ordered it from the States on Amazon. We don't have any stain this colour in the UK and I've seen this one used a few times on American blogs to great effect. Can't wait to try it!
I'm hoping this is the right colour. Classic Grey was also tempting.
I haven't bought the boards yet. I'm going to be that embarrassing person in the car park of Wickes, measuring and sawing my many boards so I can fit them into my little car. Should probably take a dustpan and brush while I'm at it... I don't think they offer wood cutting at our store and I refuse to pay £1 a cut for 15 boards. The dresser has cost enough already. But don't tell my husband okay?
ITS STILL ONLY JANUARY??? OMG!!! I'm ready for some warm weather…..wouldn't mind escaping the fresh 9" of snow for this "pretend" beach pad….the outside of this house is on Florida's panhandle…..some of the most beautiful beaches ever!!!!!!!!
and guess what? this place is for rent!!
check out the real interior here…..
http://www.vrbo.com/169531
but hope you enjoy my "made up" version!
and guess what? this place is for rent!!
check out the real interior here…..
http://www.vrbo.com/169531
but hope you enjoy my "made up" version!
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