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Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The Front Door Project

So after spending several days posing in front of the door at our holiday home and having serious door envy I have decided that it is time to do ours up.


Short of buying a new door, there is only really the option of painting and making it look pretty, although this won't change the fact that it is a very drafty door!

So here is what we are up against, the hideous door number, I have been wanting to change it for ages but just haven't gotten round to it.


To replace it I was thinking of something like this, simple and a lot better.


The door is a hideous brown with random holes from previous door furniture and years of wear.


I am loving this colour paint from Farrow & Ball, with some new door furniture I think it would just look stunning or better still a complete new door in a similar gorgeous green.


The door handle is an awful gold and again from years of keys being turned in it has seen better days.


I really like this satin chrome, I think against the lovely green of the paint it would look much better, they also do a letterbox to match.

And then finally the light, I feel ashamed by the amount of cobwebs that you can see here but it is just such a neglected part of the house and real shouldn't be as it's the one people see first.


So I have found this one, I adore it! It is simply beautiful and if I could replace every light in the house with one I think would.



So as this project gets on the way I will be sure to add more ideas and update with changes in colour, I have no idea where to start on painting the door but I will give it a go!

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Painting with Water

My daughter wanted to do some painting the other week but it was late and I didn't fancy getting all the paint and brushes out so instead I offered the chance to paint with water.

She had a little think but liked the sound of it so I got her a pot of water and some paint brushes and outside we went.



I showed her what to do and within a few seconds she'd understood what I was going on about and was painting on the wall outside.



The perfect mess free outdoor activity and great for summer.



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