I am on holidays from work since Thursday, so it has been a perfect opportunity to make a start on some much needed DIY. We bought our new house last year and as with any non new build house, there are always some things that are not to your taste. I have been busy over the nine months since we bought it and some projects so far include:
Repaint house and garage exterior, which needed three coats.
Paint the conservatory.
Paint downstairs
bathroom.
Paint upstairs bathroom.
Change out integrated lights in kitchen.
Our sitting was absolutely fine, but was a pretty plain colour and the light fittings were dated. So I decided on Friday that I was going to sort it out this weekend. I did all of the prep on Friday, by masking taping skirting boards etc, taking down curtains and emptying everything out of the room. This is the colour my wife picked out:
These are the light fittings we bought a few months ago, yep this one has been on the long finger for a good while!
One minor problem though! These are LED lights and our old lights had a dimmer switch which are not compatible with LED lights.
That meant a trip to B and Q to buy a new double switch, but that turned out well as I bought something else too, more on that later.
Here are some photos of the room so far, all walls have had three coats of paint and the new light fittings are up.
I told you they were old fashioned didn't I! We are delighted with the upgrade.
So my wife and I have had a battle of wills for a while now about indoor plants. I like them, but she doesn't. She doesn't like having to dust them, but for me some greenery inside negates any hassles.
This weekend was my perfect opportunity to get them, as I'd spent all day Saturday painting and changing light fittings in the sitting room, so when I was in B and Q earlier I bought these and I'm delighted with them.
What do you think about indoor plants? Are you for against them?
Next up I will be painting the fireplace and shelving unit a slightly different shade of grey. We will also be buying a new suite of furniture and I'll be finding a home for my indoor plants.
*The photos used throughout are my own *
