Makeover - Lounge Transformation
September 01, 2014
The lounge was one of the first rooms that we set to work on and a fairly easy transformation compared to some parts of the house. You can see from the before photos below that it was in need of redecorating with the yucky yellow walls and red carpet. We couldn't wait to get the keys and rip all the old light fittings and curtains down.
During Photos:
The original fireplace was too big for the room and not to our taste so Ben sourced a smaller, Victorian style cast iron fireplace on eBay that he spray painted with black fireproof paint. He took out the old fireplace and plaster boarded over the bare bricks ready for wallpapering. We were careful to save the green tile hearth which would have been original to the house.
The mirror above the fireplace was a Car boot sale bargain which was a great size and the colour miraculously was the perfect shade to tie in with the wallpaper and cream walls.
We stayed in the Soho Hotel around Christmas time in 2010 and in the lifts they had pictures made up of Penguin book cover postcards. We loved the idea so ordered the box of postcards from Amazon here and bought two large frames from Homebase, choosing our favourites. We arranged them, blue tacked them into the frames and hung them on the wall of our flat above our dining table. When we moved to this house we hung them here in the lounge. I love how you can see them reflected in the mirror too.
We had our Christmas tree in the bay window of the lounge this year and looking back at this photo is getting me excited for 18 weeks time. Don't get me started on the Christmas posts just yet though. I go crazy for it come November time {actually make that October...}
After Photos:
R <3 xx
2 comments
Really love the shutters and that you put back the sash windows - its a beautiful tranquil space, you must be very pleased with your hard work, xxx
ReplyDeleteI love the Penguin postcards in the picture frames - Such a nice idea :)
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