Firstly, apologies for the long silence. I moved house and was WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS FOR A WHOLE MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!! (and no landline either) I nearly went properly mad. I'm now resident in a lovely Victorian redbrick terraced house. The only downside is the 3G signal is appalling, so my only contact with the outside world was patchy to say the least.
But I'm moved in, unpacked and feeling comfy. The move has meant there is enough space for the girls to live with me part time, so I've been having fun kitting their room out. They are sharing, and agreed on a nautical theme as they both are interested in boats and sailing. The room is long and narrow so fits the bill rather well, although it makes it very tricky to photograph.
First point of order was to repaint it from a peachy cream to a pure white. Then pine bunk-beds were added, along with a plain and simple white IKEA wardrobe and chest of drawers. Bedding was got from Primark, of all places and a rug again from IKEA.
The fishing float decoration came from a little shop in Southwold
Then the fun began :-) I got out a canvas board, a ruler, pencil, permanent black pen, acrylic paints and ...
Then I had all this rope left over so I thought, hmm ... nautical knots :-)
From top left we have: bowline, reef, full round turn and two half hitches, Sailors' Cross, figure of 8, clove hitch and a ship's mat in the centre. They're glued onto some blue board and I just need to nail some spacer wood around the back of the frame to make a proper box.
And lastly (for now) I had an IKEA mirror in my craft stash ...
I found some clipart, printed it out, traced it onto Freezer Paper using a light box, cut them out with a craft knife and sponged some pale blue acrylic through them. All sealed with matt varnish.
I'm going to add a rope handle like the beach hut picture, but the drill is currently elsewhere.
The next project will be curtains. I found some gorgeous fabric in Dunelm Mills in Rugby.
Sorry the beach huts photo is out of focus :-(
ReplyDeleteHa har me hearties! The nautically themed room, complete with a glass ball float thingy, which I was intending to buy you as a house warming present, and was REALLY proud of myself for thinking of. But now I'm not gonna, so there. (And very pleased I've only got it "watched" on ebay.) Come on Mary, pick up that manky old pair of jeans or whatever it is before you photograph that room. Not going to get into Homes and Gardens like that. But seriously... great job. You can come to redecorate my house any time you like.
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't know how I managed to ignore the abandoned clothing. I put away Rachel's boots. Probably got distracted, knowing me!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you anyway for thinking of the float decoration. Just goes to show how well you know me :-)
John Lewis has a few Nautical bits and bobs in at the moment and they seem quiet reasonably priced :) Same colour scheme too
ReplyDeleteThe girls room is fabulous - stunning - and the way you have added your personal touches makes it so original and a delight for the girls I am sure
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