So, it’s not a finished room yet, however, it is a firm plan! Sometimes when we decorate, we don’t have a totally clear vision, let alone plan, of where we want to end up…and that’s fine! As long as you’re totally convinced of your starting point, whether it’s a paint colour, flooring, furnishings or even just […]
Category: before
before photo’s of number 69
Magazine table makeover
I bought this wee magazine table from a reclamation yard a few years back for the tiny sum of three whole pounds. Now, it was lying out back in the yard, overgrown with grass and had to literally be pulled from the undergrowth, so, I felt slightly robbed having to pay anything. Anyway, I had […]
(Not) Planning the bedroom. False start.
When I first moved in, I felt the need to have one room finished and sitting pretty, so that I could take my time and plan out the rest of the house, whilst still having a place to relax and retain my sanity. That never quite happened. Yes, I decorated a room, but it was never […]
Keeping with tradition..
It seems that I have developed a bit of a custom, when moving into a new home. This custom seems to be carried out within about the first day of moving in. This custom involves a hammer pick. It took about 15 minutes from my parents waving ‘bu-bye’ to me discovering (through use of a hammer and […]
Brand new (old) house cont.
I think one of the best feelings, must be turning the key in the lock and opening the door to your new home for the first time. It’s like that ‘christmas morning’ feeling, but for grown ups. And the build up to the event is much the same too. The time between my last viewing and putting that […]