Giveaway Winner & Bedroom Finish

Greetings dear friends & readers

I have been trying to blog since Friday evening but sometimes ...... it gets really difficult  . . . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . .  as you can see (!!)

Friday 15th was the day we drew my Easter Giveaway winner ... I wrote all the names out on pieces of paper, put them in my big old twin-spout teapot, gave it a good shake & The Mr drew out a name.

Congratulations to Pam from Waiuku (no blog) - if you would like to email me your address please Pam, I have your package all ready to go 💗

A huge Thank You to everyone who entered - I had 70 entries (although 2 of them asked not to be entered).  I very much enjoyed reading everyone's favorite colours & yesterday I wrote them all out - in case you are interested, here are the results :-

Blue (including Teal, Aqua & Navy) = 20

Green  =  14

Pink = 9

Purple = 4

Orange = 3

Red = 2

Yellow = 1

Burgundy = 1

Grey = 1

White = 1 

Love all colours = 4

So Blue was a clear winner  💙

(Also not everyone who left a comment/entry wrote their favorite colour)

Last Tuesday I drove to the city to collect my blinds from being professionally cleaned, came home & hung them up.  I have a large one at the French Doors in my bedroom & then 2 long narrow windows on another wall, each with a blind at them.  I love my blinds & felt it was a good investment to have them cleaned (tho' I did feel quite faint when they told me the price !!)

Here are the long narrow windows, both on the same wall.

When I had the blinds made I bought an extra metre of fabric & made myself some cushions to match.

I carefully washed all my bedding to save on drycleaning costs & it came up beautifully.  Photo above right was not what I anticipated but Little One had gotten wet through & The Mr wrapped him up in a fleece cuddly blanket to warm up  😣

You can read about my bedside table upcycle in * this older post *

My dressing table - I love this old piece of furniture & I had thoughts of stripping the varnish off it to give it a flatter finish, but for some reason I don't mind the shiny finish so much now.  Other side of the bed - oak cabinet & the vintage footstool under it from this post in 2013 !!!

The Mr's chest of drawers which matches my dressing table, & my tomato sauce tray upcycle.   Lots of Mum's treasures on here.

Rectangular doiley stool upcycle in this post * here * & other stool covered in leftover blinds fabric.  Stools are handy in the bedroom for plonking your stuff on (!!!)

We have a double wardrobe on the wall as you enter the room, with Louvre doors. I took these off, took them out on my driveway & scrubbed them with sugar soap, then hosed them off.  They came up beautifully so I didn't need to paint them, which delighted me immensely.

In a corner, beside the wardrobe is an alcove.  This is the exact size of a babies cot - previous Owners put this in when they added the master bedroom on.  They had a baby so hung a curtain over the alcove & it worked well.

  It is the perfect space for our computer. Our old desk was wobbly & inefficient so I went online & bought a new one that fits exactly in the gap. I was thrilled about this & also the lovely big drawer it had.  Apart from the wall paint for the room this was my only purchase - everything else I used what I already had on hand.  I would love to replace the 2 wall lights at some stage but will wait for a sale.  

When I collected my blinds I noticed a big Salvation Army Op-shop just a couple of doors along so I went for a nosey - be very rude of me not to 😉  

I came out with this sweet little blue dish/bowl for $8.  I've sat a baby houseplant in it & may replant it properly into the bowl. I am enjoying having live plants in my bedroom as I've never done this before & I especially love the green against the soft blue.

I still have 1 door to paint & some pictures to hang but for now I am enjoying the blank walls & the fresh new paint.  The colour is Cottage Cream & I used Painters White for the ceiling.  I prefer a low sheen finish to a gloss.  I would also like to revamp my bed headboard but this can be a project for another day.  

A few little touches of Easter decorating are appearing in my home this weekend.

I also hauled my poor old rusty trike out of the garden, scrubbed it down & replanted it with some Snapdragons, then I planted Petunias in my tin bucket.  There is a definate feel of autumn in the air here now & the nights are cooler.

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead dear friends,

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

With much love & friendship to you all.