Drum roll please……
I have finished decorating my dining room!!!!! I started it last November. How shameful is that? I intended on getting the wallpapering done in time for my family coming for Christmas. HA HA HA HA HA! I only managed to get half of it up. And in my haste to get the wallpaper up, I completely ignored the fact that it would have been much easier to paint the skirting boards first. So for the past few weeks I have been painstakingly painting woodwork, trying not to get any white paint on the walls (failing), choking on paint fumes, taking days off to recover, then starting all over again.
During my painting escapades, I spent a lot of time shouting at my dog who kept brushing past my freshly painted woodwork, leaving clumps of fur behind for me to pick off. I also sanded down many a fly or bug that lost its life, drowning on my freshly painted window ledge. James tried to save one fly but instead he managed to pick its wings off and leave its body behind. Oops.
I had forgotten what it feels like to complete something – it’s been so long since I did anything of any significance. It feels lovely. Now we just need a nice carpet to cover the wooden floors we inherited, and it will look so much better.
Yesterday I started stripping the living room wallpaper, and by my calculations, I should be finished sometime next Summer.
2 Responses to “Drum roll please……”
By Loth on Aug 10, 2008
Does it make you feel better to know that we moved into this house when I was pregnant with Second Born and decided to hold off from decorating at that stage. He is now 8 and we still haven’t decorated…….
By John Pearson on Aug 11, 2008
Absolutely stunning, I love the colours.
The overall feel of your photograph made me think of the film ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ - I’m not sure why, probably some loose wiring in my head