Friday 21 October 2022

A new way of living

 

Here are some before and after pics of the bedroom.  That yucky mustard was finally covered with white and the carpet is down.  And I finally built the day bed I've had since March!


The lemon coloured end is looking good too!  I'm waiting for the electrician to confirm a date to replace the white sockets with some lovely brushed chrome ones.  The wee green chair is a child sized Lloyd Loom that's been in our family for years.  I'm planning on painting it white.  More on Lloyd Loom HERE


The bathroom window scrubbed up nicely with the new handle striker plates and the wood work was re stained.  We might add a grey or pink blind at some point.


And finally, the wallpaper is up!! This was the first (half) wall.  The whole bathroom took me a full day as there were lots of fiddly bits on the other side as it's a sloping eave.


I was rather chuffed with my cutting skills around the shaver socket! 😊

I still need to lay the floor tiles and put the new door handle on.  I ran out of time as my youngest son had a plumbing emergency that needed my help.  My eldest and his wife moved in this morning so I didn't get a chance to do a final photo of it all finished.  But you get the idea.

The whole house is in chaos but our target is to have it all de cluttered by the end of November.  Totally doable if we're ruthless and I follow my own de cluttering advice from Wednesday!!!

We're determined to make multi generational living a success!

12 comments:

  1. Your renovations are lovely.

    God bless.

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    1. Thanks! Worth all the hard work in the end :-)

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  2. Best of luck to you all with the new living arrangements.
    Love your day bed.

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    1. Thanks! Day bed was from Argos. Easy to build and it's rather sturdy. They can use it like a sofa for now plus it's a spare bed :-)

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  3. It will look fantastic once it's all finished. You will be so pleased with it. xx

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    1. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!! xxx

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  4. Wow, very impressive - I've always been a bit of a wimp around DIY , but you've inspired me to be more positive and take a more ' can do 'attitude
    Your son and his girlfriend must be pleased too.
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Thanks! I'd never tackle anything electrical or plumbing but pretty much everything else I'll have a go. And practice has made perfect over the years. I'm a lot slower than I was but I just take my time and stop when I get tired (or fed up!!)

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  5. Brilliant.Looking forward to how it all works out.Barbarax

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    1. Thanks! We're giving ourselves some grace to get everything settled and sorted out :-)

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