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Looks like spring might be on its way and my thoughts are turning to a total redecoration of my living room. Time to call on Betty for some style inspiration, I’m always happy to give a bit of direction for her home makeovers and save her from total style disasters- so let’s see if she can do the same for me?!!
I am getting really fed up with chalky white walls; they simply don’t mix with a house full of boys. I keep finding black finger marks at boy height, so now, unless they wear gloves, they are banned from my living room. In all seriousness I think I shall re-paint with a matt eggshell this time…gives pretty much the same matt effect (with a slight sheen) but is easy to maintain.
Soft white walls, an oak floor and linen curtains will give a neutral backdrop for the furniture.
Betty thinks that I should go for a mix of styles in a very calm, natural colour palette. Sounds very sensible to me, my natural inclination is to put in a slash of bright pink and a bit of disco dazzle but she just wont let me!!
So we’ve come up with a wish list which has a colour palette of stone, white and grey with a touch of silver and a tiny dash of black.
First seating, I want a comfortable squishy sofa that I can lie back on and chill out with a G&T and the TV remote to hand. The Peru L shaped leather sofa fits the bill and will look lovely opposite my windows.
Then I want two Cream French sofa chairs which I will have recovered in a cream linen with a black transfer of a chandelier on the back. That’s the seating taken care of.
Betty thinks I need a Nordic grey bookcase to keep my collection of Art books and objets trouvée (which she calls bits of old tat!).
I also want a couple of Nordic grey side tables for side lamps.
Was going to have a Nordic grey overmantle mirror but think it might be too matchy matchy. So I have gone for a classical French overmantle mirror. This will reflect a couple of still life paintings on the opposite wall.
Looks like spring might be on its way and my thoughts are turning to a total redecoration of my living room. Time to call on Betty for some style inspiration, I’m always happy to give a bit of direction for her home makeovers and save her from total style disasters- so let’s see if she can do the same for me?!!
I am getting really fed up with chalky white walls; they simply don’t mix with a house full of boys. I keep finding black finger marks at boy height, so now, unless they wear gloves, they are banned from my living room. In all seriousness I think I shall re-paint with a matt eggshell this time…gives pretty much the same matt effect (with a slight sheen) but is easy to maintain.
Soft white walls, an oak floor and linen curtains will give a neutral backdrop for the furniture.
Betty thinks that I should go for a mix of styles in a very calm, natural colour palette. Sounds very sensible to me, my natural inclination is to put in a slash of bright pink and a bit of disco dazzle but she just wont let me!!
So we’ve come up with a wish list which has a colour palette of stone, white and grey with a touch of silver and a tiny dash of black.
First seating, I want a comfortable squishy sofa that I can lie back on and chill out with a G&T and the TV remote to hand. The Peru L shaped leather sofa fits the bill and will look lovely opposite my windows.
Then I want two Cream French sofa chairs which I will have recovered in a cream linen with a black transfer of a chandelier on the back. That’s the seating taken care of.
Betty thinks I need a Nordic grey bookcase to keep my collection of Art books and objets trouvée (which she calls bits of old tat!).
I also want a couple of Nordic grey side tables for side lamps.
Was going to have a Nordic grey overmantle mirror but think it might be too matchy matchy. So I have gone for a classical French overmantle mirror. This will reflect a couple of still life paintings on the opposite wall.
I am going to put the television on a Nordic grey two drawer side table. Hopefully this will help pull the scheme together, there will be pieces of Nordic grey evenly around the room like punctuation marks.
The cream sofa will have grey silk and black floral cushions and floor will have a couple of reindeer hide rugs.
That’s all, Betty had better get her overalls on and get started with the painting-this looks like being a long job.
Ta ta for now
Doris XX
Labels: Spring redecoration
