Stu is frantically plastering the attic bedroom / office / dressing room - he's determined we'll be in that room by Christmas.
I've helped a little - stripping paint from loft doors and architrave. Such a frustrating job as every bit of woodwork in this house has an undercoat of brown gunk. Beneath layers of badly applied paint. But it will be worth it in the end. He keeps reminding me that I need to decide on paint colours. But there is so much choice! And I've forgotten what colour the bed is - we ordered it that long ago. My current favourite, one I can't get out of my mind, is Hague Blue (Farrow and Ball) for the bedroom. It will be a bold choice if we decide to use it. And bloody expensive (unless I colour-match with Valspar). And then we need to choose carpet. I need to get that right - I want the same in every room upstairs. I want the space to flow. Years ago we might have sanded the boards and gone with rugs instead. But I am so sick of the dark brown wood floor and just know that sanding will be a nightmare - so carpet is the only option. All the doors in this house are stripped back - they were like that when we bought it. So Stu was slightly perturbed last night when I said I want them all painted. We have a lot of dark pockets in this house - I want to bring in as much light as possible (which goes against the idea of using a dark blue paint in the bedroom - but let's just go with it). Mind you - cover the grotty dark brown wood floors with a decent carpet and that will immediately lighten things up. In other news:
And finally, finally: I've not bought a single Christmas present. So now, having just realised that, I'm starting to hyperventilate. Today's photo: Ready for the trip - cabin and nearest shop marked up.
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