As plants and flowers are my 'new loves', I wanted to bring that into the house. I found these two hand-stitched seven-inch framed embroideries to go over the bed. The artist, who is based in Lincolnshire, hand dyes all her own threads and fabric. The detail in each piece is exquisite when you see it up close in person.
Tomorrow (click on photo to enlarge):
The Proposal:
We have a large bare wall running the length of the room and to fill this space, I have gone with vintage botanical prints from the French artist Pierre-Jos
The summer bedroom:
Not content with all the hard work we've done in the garden, we also spent a couple of weeks tackling the outdoor furniture by painting eight garden chairs. I really dislike dark external wood and wanted to bring some shabby chic charm to our patio. I also recovered the seats of two of them in hard-wearing oilcloth. The only down side is that the furniture cannot be left out in inclement weather, but I am fine with that since it's P who has to set it up and then later store it all again!
Table about to be set for dinner:
The table and chairs including paint and fabric cost us around £120. A nice wooden set would set you back at least £800 so we've really done well. *Pat on back*. :-)
Our garden shed has also been 'improved'. I found some vintage Laura Ashley fabric from 1991 called Winter Lily, which is more in keeping with our garden design. The planters have been rearranged and P hung up the vintage French pot holder on the door.
After all this hard work, it's time for a restful day. We had some friends round yesterday for a night of card games and the 'gamblers' stayed out until just past 10pm playing by candle light! It was rather loud and competitive but everyone had a great time. Later today, I am going to chill out on my deck chair with a magazine and snooze away the afternoon...ah, bliss!
