BEDROOM REVAMP

Work complete

Finishing touches

Work complete

I finally got round to decorating my bedroom which was looking rather tired and shabby and in need of a fresh coat of paint. I started by applying lining paper to the walls for a smoother finish then applied a plain stripe embossed paper on two walls.  Crown Neutrals "Brushed Clay" was painted onto two walls and the opposite walls in Crown Neutrals"On the Rocks".  The black, beige and cream paper on the chimney breast remained the same.  The colours blend in beautifully with the new cream furniture and as a finishing touch the picture frames were sprayed black.  

I still have some finishing touches to complete the overall scheme such as painting the pine blanket chest to match the rest of the furniture in Farrow and Ball's "New White" and a tin chest that is in need of some fresh paint but I have not decided what to do with this at the present time so this will be a future project.

My hat boxes were freshened up with the coats of Farrow & Balls "French Gray" and they were decorated with some black ribbon and tags purchased on my travels.

Overall I am very pleased with the scheme and cannot wait to complete  the finishing touches to bring it all together.

Ready for lining

What lurks behind
the wardrobe

Painting in progress

Progress

It was very hard work but I am definitely happy with the finished result.

Theatre Programme Holders

Over the years I have collected a vast amount of Theatre programmes and decided some  

suitable storage was required to display them.  Normal magazine holders were too small so I enlisted the help of my dad to make some larger than average magazine holders for me to spray and decoupage.

Whilst they were in the process of being made I set to searching for appropriate pictures to photocopy in black and white.  I purchased some black satin spray paint and gave each holder a couple of coats before decoupaging with favourite pictures from musical theatre.  Once dry I applied a couple of coats of clear varnish.  The holders now fit in my new bedroom scheme and most of my programmes are organised in them for me to read any time I like.  Some programmes have been mounted in frames and displayed on the walls of my bedroom to fit in with the theme. 

The holders did not cost much to make and only took up a few hours of my time to get the desired look.