Homemade home; Bedroom 1

We are now just about in week 6 of our refurbishment of our house and to be honest its been a very slow few weeks. 


We have decided to try and finish the twins bedroom before my husband goes back to work from his Christmas break. This is the room that needs the least work. Just wallpaper stripping, re plastering walls and ceiling and moving the light (All the lights in the house are in very strange places so we are having them centred).

 We have also sanded back the wood floors ready to be painted.

Before 

After

 The floorboards sanded back

All ready I feel like the room looks better, especially now that artex ceiling has gone!. Cannot wait to start decorating. Soon as the wallpaper arrives, its going to be the cutest boys bedroom. I have chosen Cath Kidston 'Vintage cars' for the boys room.

Vintage cars wallpaper by Cath Kidston

I think its fits in  perfectly with  my vintage, British theme.

I have picked up a lovely little paper lantern shade, from Homebase, for the twins room. My brother had one when we were children and I love them!. Simple, inexpensive and they look lovely!

2d planes lantern £3.99 Homebase

I  must get some pictures of the furniture bought. A beautiful gentleman's wardrobe and a 1930's chest of drawers that someone has painted yellow, very badly!. I am going to sand it back very slightly so it looks distressed. Fingers crossed the first room will be finished before January 3rd...Watch this space!.

 Lauren x

Apologies...

I am so sorry for lack of blogging and lack of house photos!.

We have the house and spent a few hours there last night.

We love it so much and can see beyond it's tired interior/exterior. There is possibly more to do than we anticipated but we knew we wanted to put our own stamp on the house when we bought it almost 2 years ago.

I PROMISE...tomorrow is picture day. The lighting is very dark and the pictures taken last night really weren't very good. Even in it's terrible state I still want to show the house and all that it is at the moment.

Brace yourself for a moudly bathroom, artex celilings, built in wardrobes and stained carpets :/

Lauren x