Well...I will apologise first for the long time and no post, it has been a rather hectic year, but look, my room is now finished! Well, it was finished before Christmas 2012 but shhhh...! I just thought I'd share a few photos of the final room and a few of the projects that I undertook to make it all come together.
Small Wardrobe: Originally this was a plain wooden pine wardrobe, but to transform it into something pretty and worth keeping. I first of all sanded the wood, brushed the dust off and then applied two coats of primer. I then used a beautiful eggshell paint, (the same as I used for my bedside table), two coats as well, then painted the knobs in the same green as my walls. I decided to add the Cath Kidston Wallpaper to the panels to tie in with the other patterns in the room. I may also have bought the matching bedding...I'm all for matchy matchy!
Bed and Decorations: Here you can see the bed with its handmade patchwork bed runner (see previous Patchwork post) handmade embroidered bunting, wooden hand-cut and hand painted letters and hand-bought from a shop fairy lights! I love how it all ties in together but at the same time certain pieces stand out. I recently bought the bedding from Next, Ditsy print king size duvet and two pillowcases with vintage style lace edging comes in at £55.00
Lampshade: This was another piece needed because of the small gap between the door and the bed where I wanted to put my bedside table. The burnished bronze stand and cylinder lampshade came in at £15.00 and £2.99 respectively. I then used complimenting ribbon and trims to make the lampshade compliment the colours and styles of the room. I used good old PVA glue to stick the trimmings on, and folded the ends around the lip at the top and bottom to neaten it. Tip: When waiting for the glue to dry, use pegs to secure the ribbon ends, and space all the way around the braid at the bottom to stop it pinging off at inopportune moments.
I have always had a soft spot for the shop Bombay Duck (have a look at their website - they have so many beautiful and gorgeously girly things - www.bombayduck.com) so I decided to treat myself to their two-hook floral holder. One of my mums friends made me the sign...so true!
Bookshelves: In my dream house I want my own library, end off. A place to read and while the hours away in a deep squishy arm chair in front of the fire...so until I can afford that, I have my 3 bookshelves! I love the higgeldy-piggeldy mix of colours and shapes (they were all alphabetised at one point until I couldn't fit them all on any more) and I like the idea of interspersing books and pictures. I picked up the postcards and the 'My Fair Lady Print' from the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A, the vintage metal 'Vichy' sign at the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London, and the photograph is of my friend and I on holiday in France.
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