Bedroom

I've had computer problems these last few weeks and believe me I've suffered the equivalent of 'cold turkey' being without it!  A new battery and a complete overhaul and my laptop is ready for another few years or so!  

I've been busy with a bedroom makeover...a teeny one....the brief:  to turn a once neglected bedroom into a calm and inviting haven.
 The budget  - ZERO!  Seriously though, this had to be done on a 

TINY budget and that's always hard as it forces one to come up with ideas which don't cost the earth!

It's also especially challenging when you have a client who wants something 'plain and simple'.  Sometimes you have to reign in the creativity, get rid of your own ideas of what is beautiful and get inside the head of your client, mix it up and come up with a scheme SHE can live with.

A couple of photos of BEFORE...

So this is what we were going for - We started with duck egg blue/green wall paint which is the client's favourite colour, and a pop of colour in the rug.

We started by removing the fitted dark blue carpet which revealed the beautiful raw wooden floors beneath.  I managed to convince the client not to fit another carpet.  They were given a light sanding and a few coats of wax to keep the look natural.  No yellow varnish on this floor!

The bedroom walls had wallpaper on them but you can't really see this in the photos, so this had to be removed.  This was disastrous as some of the plaster came with it so we ended up replastering the walls too!  The ceiling was also replastered and the old light fitting was removed.  This wasn't in the original budget, but it had to be done.   Once all the plaster work was finished, we started on painting the walls.  I love Farrow and Ball paints, but when you're on a budget, every penny counts, so we successfully matched F&B's Teresa's green and pale green with another paint company and came out smiling.

I'll show you more photos we took during the process next time.

Aren't you glad it's getting warmer?


Happy week everyone!
Sharon
xxx