The fruits of my labours

[avevale_intelligencer]

Vaguely discernible among the complete and utter disorder, maybe...


Here you can see how the Countess's work on the chimney breast, done back when she still had all her eyesight, now blends brilliantly into the colour scheme she planned. If you hear her say she didn't do anything towards this job, do bear in mind that it was all her idea and her design. I just managed not to botch the execution too badly.


The view through into the conservatory, currently being used to pot up plants whenever the Countess has the energy. The wall on the right is going to be a darker shade of green, but Jan isn't sure what shade just yet, so that will be another shifting job at some point...


We went into a second-hand furniture shop last week and found this table and six chairs for fifty pounds. The top needs resurfacing, but it's still an amazing bargain and the sort of thing we usually only ever hear about other people finding. Unfortunately they don't seem to want the one we had, which is now taking up the utility room...


Large amounts of spare carpet; the three long bags of offcuts are round the corner. One of these bits is going to be edged and be a runner in the conservatory; what we'll do with the rest I have no idea.

At the moment, I'm just glad it's done. But it does look nice.

Comments

[aunty_marion]

Well, one thing you might do with one bit of spare carpet is to re-do the bit at the entrance to your bedroom, where the carpet that's there is coming loose. It'd blend into the landing nicely, and be a lot safer than that loose and ruckled bit.

Looking good in the living room, though!

[eoforyth.livejournal.com]

I have fond memories of the old table, in that I spent a lot of my first Nycon under it, peering out, until the Countess noticed me and crawled under to join me for a chat.

I hope to gain some new memories around/under the new one :)

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

I just managed not to botch the execution too badly.

Understatement, as usual. It looks GOOOOOD!

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Ooh!


That looks GOOOOOOOOD!!! =:o}

[hrrunka]

Looks good. :)

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I agree, it looks good. Although I had to look at that picture of the table lots of times to see that it actually was a table; my mind was doing one of those odd perceptual figure-ground reversals (like the ones where a vase is two faces) and kept insisting that the tabletop was actually floor and lower than everything else, and the chair backs were decoration round the edge and the bit of floor visible on the left was a shelf. Most odd, I have no idea why and I still see it that way unless I force myself to see it as a table.