Before I get rabbiting on, just a quick reminder, if you have any book based projects this month link up to win here, remember it can be heavily inspired by a book or magazine, and as long as it involves a creation, it's pretty much in. Go here to link up (3 chances), and you have until about 9pm on Friday night as I will be out during the day :o)
I'll be honest, there will be a dearth of sewing based stuff in this post, so if you're not interested in hearing about my wrestle with ugly decor (understandable, I wont be offended), stop reading now. As the title states, sewing has been put aside this past week or two for a rather large paint job in our open plan, lounge, dining, family area (which sounds a lot posher than it actually is). We started off with this
 |
| Rancid brown painted plywood, swirly 80's wallpaper and pink ceiling!!! |
which in a short time, converted to this blissful in white scene
 |
| Pure clean white |
 |
| Aaaargh! |
...to this, don't worry, those rather special lights are not staying, we just need to find a replacement.
 |
| Thankfully bland! |
 |
| Look at that wallpaper- soon to be given the white paint treatment!!! |
I also managed to get Mr HOC to put some shelves in the
Right, off to sand down the walls of the new bathroom, fitting starts Monday :o)
Ange x
That white makes such a difference. It will seem like a different house the next time I visit.
ReplyDeleteYour house is coming along nicely, and the white walls ask for a quilt or two...?!
ReplyDeleteLove the white walls. I use a sharpie on my siggy blocks and a skinny sigma (I think that is what its called) when I want to write small and neat.
ReplyDeletebut *why* would you paint over the pink ceilings? They were so beautiful! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWoah! The previous owners MAY be relayed to ours - them of the orange bedroom and lime green loo. That ceiling is truly the work of the devil. The white will be so clean and bright and a lovely blank canvas to prettify!
ReplyDeleteBetter already!
ReplyDeleteYay it is looking much better now! Full marks to Mr HOC for the shelves but get that wallpaper sorted before you get a headache!
ReplyDeleteI'm having flashbacks to being a child and someone down the road giving mum some rolls of really horrid wall paper and her doing my room in it! The neutral blank canvas will make such a difference!
ReplyDeletePink ceilings? What were they thinking!!?? Nice to have white. I love a blank canvas :)
ReplyDeleteWhite's not really my colour but anything's got to be better than what was there so it looks great!
ReplyDeleteWriting on quilts? I've never written on a quilt but I have used a sharpie to write my daughter's name on her uniform and although it didn't run it did fade with time. (Although it has been washed a lot!)
cannot think WHY you would want to cover up those walls ! except ... they are PINK and UGLY !! lol x
ReplyDeleteI love how new paint makes such a difference, your house is looking good. I have a project I made this month from a book but I am not seeing where you want to link or how, maybe send me some info, I am having one of those days it seems.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a fresh space to get the creative juices flowing! Looking great by the way. Can't wait to see it all finished and the sewing room definitely IS the most important:)
ReplyDeleteFollowing on bloglovin'
That white paint works wonders. You will be able to show off your creations against the white. Di x
ReplyDeleteEek, this post should have taste warnings ;o)
ReplyDeleteoh its looking so much better, can't beat white paint to lift the over patterned spirits!! Even the flowery lights don't look quite as bad *ahem*. Great shelves Mr HOC the sewing room looks very organised xxx
ReplyDeleteGood grafting. You need a Laundry Sharpie, or a regular school uniform marker pen, and make sure you iron super hot to seal the ink. (Not just a pretty face xxx) .
ReplyDeleteI love to see all the before and after pics and how you make this place completely yours!
ReplyDeleteI use fabric marker pens that are sealed when ironed. :)
I see poor Susan is angling for another invite - let her down gently ;) The change is incredible Ange - it must be so liberating. Your 1920s house sounds like it is going to be beautiful - how fun to have a project like this.
ReplyDeletethat pink ceiling was amazing, can't believe you ruined it! ;0) every ceiling in our house is/was papered with textured paper, the entire house is papered in it in fact, then they painted over. With gloss. When we got the paper off the living room ceiling it was blue! I actually quite liked it...
ReplyDelete