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Making a Padded Headboard

December 2, 2017March 9, 2019Leave a comment

I thought I'd have a go at making my own padded headboard and it was surprisingly easy.

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Happy Saturday from my hotel in Southwold. I’m having a little break from the book tour to recline in the sunshine in my room and watch Malificent. Meanwhile, to wardrobes... The previous owners kindly left us two wardrobes which we were very happy to have since we didn’t have any. I decided to give this one a makeover with this lovely @grahamandbrown Botanical Powder wallpaper. It took me a couple of goes to work out the best adhesive but hopefully this will stay. It had better because these doors have been off and on about five times and I don’t think the screws will have anything to grip onto soon.

A new kitchen is a long way off yet but I’m keeping busy planning and researching what I’d like. Yes, we are going to have a kitchen island. Apparently the pinnacle of kitchen desire but also the most practical way to make a kitchen fit the new space. Our architect designed it with the sink in the island but I want the hob there are I figure I’ll spend more time at the hob than at the sink - that’s what dishwashers are for! We need to keep costs down and so I’ve been researching Ikea and have been recommended @diykitchens, whose photo this is. The DIY Kitchens come pre-assembled which seems a good thing and they do painted doors whereas Ikea don’t offer that so I’d have to go elsewhere. Any other recommendations (other than Howdens) for decently made, decently priced kitchens? Photo credit: @diykitchens

With apologies for the terrible lighting please see here the product of some of today’s jobs. The living room will be the last room to be decorated in our 1930s house project - we might as well wait until the extension work and kitchen have been done because I understand it will create so much dust the whole house will be covered with it. So, for now we are just making it look as good as it can. Today’s jobs included putting up the old gold mirror - I hadn’t thought I wanted it in here but I love it - moving the sunburst clock to over the tv (swipe to see it and again for some before photos) and putting the finishing touches to my lamp upcycle. It was chrome with a grey shade, now gold leaf with aubergine and gold. I wish I knew what paint they used on the fireplace so I could touch it up. Next project in here is the horrible tv cabinet which I bought two years ago with the intention of upcycling. I still can’t decide whether to paint or wallpaper. Or both.

The plans are almost ready! This is all a completely new process to us so we very lucky to have a lovely architect who totally gets what we want to do. She made some suggestions that we hadn’t thought of and now the design makes perfect sense. There’s a long way to go yet but it feels like we are on the way! #renovationproject #homerenovations #1930shouserenovation #1930shouseextension #houseplansofinstagram #endofterrace #housereno

Happy New Year! 2019 was mostly a crappy year so I’m not sorry to be kicking it to the kerb. Some awful, traumatic things happened to people I love but two amazing little people came out of it and they are all doing well. Meanwhile we did two rounds of unsuccessful IVF. Thanks to everyone who has supported me this year, at times it’s been overwhelming and I have appreciated you all. At the end of the year we moved house to an amazing place with lots of potential that I am loving making plans for. So let’s hope 2020 has more positives than negatives in store. The decade as a whole has been eventful. I moved jobs after almost 8 years at the same place, met, fell in love with and married @coachcowie and then we moved house three times in five years! I made some story templates for reflecting and looking forward on the part year, decade and what you want for 2020. Go to my stories to find the blank ones, hold your finger down to remove my info and take a photo. Please use and share!

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