The room of doom, has been something of a long drawn out process, and continues to be. Its a room that's an indulgence rather than a necessity, which means its way down the list. Now that sounds really decadent, the kids and I have always lived a little bit squished, but managed really well. I've never been in the position of having more than enough room, now I am lucky enough to have an 'extra' room....it's very surreal.
Saying that, it was the worst room in the house, so has been quite a lot of work just getting it to a position that water wasn't running down the walls when it rained! I look at like my DIY practice room I suppose...it couldn't get any worse. I've not written about this room since last November, not too much more has happened, but I thought a little up date was due.
*Edit* this may be a bigger update as we've actually cracked on with this room now, I'm currently sat in it, after an insane week in the hospice where I work. Lots of visitors, lots of very poorly people, and ending in me making a lifesize galvanised wire ballerina for a patient! The fire is lit (yes, I know it's June) and I have a cold prosecco with strawberries in it, on the go!
You may remember, this room was my first lesson in repointing. I absolutely detest getting to the point where you are ready to repoint, but I actually quite like the repointing part. So that part is done, Dave rebuilt the hole in the fireplace, so I repointed that. Dean sorted the knackered ceiling and built me a pretty louvre doored cupboard under the stairs. That is a fabulous addition as it gives me somewhere to squirrel away crap like the hoover. The plug sockets were moved off the stone walls over to the plastered walls and the skirting boards were reattached. I spent hours then painting it. 3 white walls and one warm grey wall. We then put up a little floating shelf and Razmus, my beautiful taxidermy crow, along with a golden pineapple, a vintage egg timer and a collection of vintage ebony mirrors...the necessary things in any room!
There are still a few things that need doing, I'd like to change the light at some point. The floor needs doing, that will be floorboards, but that's on the 'do it before Christmas if I have any money' list, the final broken red bricks around the fireplace need addressing. I'm not sure what to do with those just yet though. I also have to think what to do with my hundreds of books. I have lots of really beautiful and interesting books, they may go into the red shed when that's done, however I like to have them to hand. I use lots of them for my artist job, so I need them close by, but I'm desperately trying to avoid cluttering every single available space in my house...something that really goes against my eclectic/ hoarding/curious nature.
So all in all, it's a pretty cute, livable room, cosy and very chilled. Oh, and the long Chesterfield sofa folds out to a double bed, so it's an awesome guest room for when my adorable friend Kate comes over and we get over excited and drink too much! xx
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| Terribly damp walls and odd bastardized headless dragon lampshade! |
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| More damp, before stripping off the shot plaster |
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| Repointing midway through |
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| Rebuilt wall section |
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| Little french Rosieres burner in |
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| Right side of room |
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| Left side of room |
