We've lived here for about two and a half years now, and for that time the ground floor rooms and the hall stairs and landing have looke like this:
Wall-to-wall off-white and a fetching 1980's border inherited from the last owners. Following on from the success of the red study, we really felt it was time to brighten ourselves up - life here can be tedious enough without off-white walls (especially grubby off-white walls). So having already got the house in a complete muddle thanks to the water leak, we got the decorators in - lovely Adrian and Sharon whom I'd be glad to recommend to anyone locally - and armed with the Little Green Paint chart we did this:
Changed the whole of the centre of the house to a lovely summer sky blue, (Gentle Sky)
Went bravely sugar almond pink in the kitchen, (Secret Shell)
and yellow/cream (Stargazer) in the sittingroom - where the light doesn't give a good photograph, unfortunately. (All the colours are brighter than the camera shows). Apart from the fact that I now, desparately, need to do the main bedroom, the house feels transformed. Into the middle of this came H's nephew, his wife and new baby (well 4 months,s o new enough). It was great to see them - they are only in England briefly once a year at the moment -and the baby, a boy, was a joy, but it was a bit hectic to say the least. Just to add to the chaos, we also had a wasps' nest up under the roof above the front door so had to get 'a man' out to deal with it.
My latest card for Postman's Knock was a bit done by the skin of my teeth as Daughter and I were going to Art in Action for the day, and I forgot to photograph it (or take the camera to Art in Action). You can see it (Coast /Seaside theme), and the one on Water which I received from Chrissie, over on the Postman's Knock site with all the others. We had a great day out but I've spent the weekend putting the house back together and catching up on washing, cleaning etc, so it already seems a long time ago!
I haven't time to catch you up with everything that's gone on over the last fortnight or so, so you'll have to wait in anticipation to hear about the Little Cotton Rabbit that I was able to purchase from Julie at this site - I've wanted one since I first found her blog!,
7 comments:
Glad all is well chez vous! That decorating will certainly brighten things up won't it?
We have a wasps nest too but it is under the soffit board on the dormer window and when I spoke to the man at the council he said if they weren't being a nuisance - which so far they are not - then we can safely leave it as apparently they will disappear in the autumn and then never use a nest the next year. So we have decided to live and let live at least for the time being. When they start invading the bedrooms I will be on the phone no doubt!
That looks lovely....doesn't it feel great when it's done?
My house is in the middle of exterior decoration and I'm running out of tea-bags!
I wish I had an Adrian and a Sharon living near by! I'm very taken with that Stargazer photo. Our old cottage needs light colours but not stark white. I must search these paints out. How I envy you the trip to Art in Action Jane. See anybody that stands out or who inspired you?
Lovely colours and I am sure the upheaval was worth it.
Those colours look so fresh, and to have someone come and do the work for you - it must have been bliss. x
That looks lovely!
Re your comment - have you ever experienced going out, leaving a house that you thought was at least tidyish, and coming home to find - though it's been empty in your absence - that it's somehow not nearly as tidy as you remembered? It's a most disappointing sensation...
Sounds and looks gorgeous! We are in a rented house and though it's a lovely place it's a bit cream!
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