So what do you think?

I've painted and sanded and painted and touched up the edges and now my room is open for business again at last. 

The original woodwork wasn't brilliantly finished so the paint took better in some places than others - hence the sanding etc.  I tried using soft clear wax on the surfaces which get more use and then sanded and painted again as Annie Sloan recommends - it did improve the surfaces which were very rough in places.

The blue is James 108 from the Little Greene Paint Company - it's slightly darker than it looks on the picture, more the colour of Wedgwood pottery.  The room looks much larger than it did - it's actually about 7 ft by 14ft but the shelving narrows it.  I had a real sort out - the shelves were packed before, but it won't stay this tidy!  My stash of wool lives in the cupboards under the window, but my sewing materials are in the utility room downstairs  - this room really needs a  larger work table to take advantage of the light under the velux window.  A trip to Ikea is indicated I think.

I've put a tutorial for the log cabin throw on a separate page  - it isn't finished yet but I'll post the rest as soon as I can.   For the people who asked about the Squggle Throw, it's very simple.   You'll need about 9 balls of each colour of a super chunky which knits to a 9.5 stitches and 12 rows tension on size 10 needles. (Sirdar Squiggle, Big Softie, Denim Ultra, and King Cole and Twilleys do similar so there's a big choice in all sorts of yarn).   Cast on 30 stitches and, in moss stitch, knit 42 rows to make a square, change colour and repeat.  Knit four square to make a strip and cast off.  Knit three strips - or more if you want a larger throw, and sew together.  It's very warm and cuddly.

Weather's wonderful here - hope you're having a great weekend.