Fun Painting & Not-So-Fun Painting ........................

Greetings lovely friends & readers

After I returned from laying Mum's ashes I had a moment of absolute madness burst of enthusiasm whereby I decided to paint my entire bedroom (!!)

Yes we're starting with the not-so-fun-painting ............ 😉

The sweetest jar of flowers delivered to me by Sid yesterday - made me smile so much 

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This is how we have been living for the past 10 days - with the bedroom in upheaval but still needing to be slept in at nights.  Yes I have had assistance of the unwanted variety 🐱

The walls & ceiling are finished now, I just have the door to do but have been putting everything back in place, which requires much cleaning & some sorting (getting rid of) 

Reality check ...... this is how the Lounge looked while things were moved in here to make room for painting - I don't enjoy living in disarray but I do enjoy the nice fresh paint work at the end.  

My blinds have been sent away to be professionally cleaned & once they return (hopefully in a day or 2) I can share photos of the finished room.

-  The Fun Painting  -

When I cleared out Mum's house for sale exactly a year ago now I bought her Glory Box home with me.  I didn't especially need it (or have room for it) but just could not bear to part with it.  It sat in a corner of my bedroom where I proceeded to clutter it up with blankets & suchlike.  I decided to give it a make-over while everything else was in a big shambles.

I used chalk paint in the colour Linen - I decided to try rolling it on.  I'd not tried this before with chalk paint but my friend Gail swears by it for large flat surfaces. I was really pleased with how it went onto the wood surface & the finished effect.

  You can see above right I had the very same unwanted assistance - see the arrow - the little paw poking through.  Someone thought the roller going up & down was the most marvellous fun game  😐

Because I didn't feel confident I put it only quite thinly, so it took 4 coats to cover it well.  First coat top left, final coat top right.  I am so pleased with the coverage on it though & would definately use the roller method again.

I even painted inside the lid.  The box has a tray that fits just inside the top.  Mum had this made when she was a young woman & I especially love the curved sides of it.  

They call them Blanket boxes nowadays but when Mum was young, most girls had a Glory Box or a Hope Chest.

I had this gorgeous transfer bought from * Here * that I wanted to apply.  I just love how this has transformed the piece ... I gave it two good coats of wax when finished to protect it. 

Here it is in place in my bedroom & I've hung the mirror that I revamped in * this post * above it - (same Linen colour). 

My bedroom has French Doors leading off to an area of deck - this room gets wonderful afternoon sun. 

THIS is what I came home to yesterday!! I'd left some folded washing on the Glory box & The Mr had spread it out for Blackie to curl up on.  I have to say this is not what I had in mind when I revamped Mum's Glory Box (!!)

Here is the Turtles plant that my dear friend Sandy gifted me a couple of years ago.   You can read about the stool I revamped for it in this Post.   As you can see it has long outgrown the stool & I wanted something higher for it - away from tempting little furry paws!

BEFORE                                                                AFTER

I'd asked my friend Gail to let me know if any plant stands came into the Op Shop where she volunteers.  Within a week she'd messaged me saying one had come in, to pop in & have a look.  For $10 I snapped it up - it was black but I knew I could paint it.  Yesterday I gave it 3 coats Vintage White chalk paint. I love how the wood detailing shows up now with the lighter colour.

............ & the perfect height to keep away from little paws & the vacuum cleaner (!!)

Many of you ask if the 3 furry friends are getting along any better now after all these months?  To be honest, not really ... but I will take any signs of progress I can get  ..........

............ & this pic snapped yesterday was definately progress in my book!  

Please excuse the DIY-ing conglomeration on my deck area, paint pots, trays, backpacks of spray etc. 

 But I did smile when I saw this & grabbed my camera. Mind you it only lasted a few minutes before the hissing began again.

Thank you as always dear friends, for your visits here today,

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead - remember to be kind to yourselves & to each other,

With much love & friendship to you all,

Julie & the furry three x0x0x0