The textured, shiny wallpaper had to go so the steamers and scrapers were out in force and then came the huge tub of white paint, oh bliss! The drab carpet went in a skip and we hired a floor sander to bring the beautiful wooden floor back to life.
I loved the pretty original Victorian hearth tiles, they were an inspiration but they looked out of place with no fire so I trawled EBay for reclaimed cast iron fireplaces and got this one for a steal at £15! It came from the upstairs of a Victorian pub so was the perfect period for our bedroom. We blow torched years of pink, blue, yellow and cream paint from it and gave it a lick of fresh white gloss.
Then to one of my favourite shops for beautiful home wares, Laura Ashley. It is expensive but if you head there during the sales you really can get some fabulous discounts and the quality really is a cut above. There we bought their wallpaper called 'Summer Palace' and I immediately had visions of floating around my boudoir wrapped in a vintage chinese dressing gown reading poetry and drinking camomile tea.
We also picked up two bedside table lamps in beautiful pink glass.
After a few coats of paint and a bit of drying time I couldn't wait to see what our furniture would look like in the room.
With the wallpaper, fireplace, lamps and bedside tables (I will post about the project at some point) all in the room looked great and just how I imagined. I am thrilled at how it turned out and am hoping to do a piece of art for above the fire and perhaps put some twinkly fairy lights around the curtain poles when I find a spare hour or two!!
Fireplace (EBay), Bedding (TK Maxx, Ikea, Next) Net Curtains (Ikea) Jars (selection from TK Maxx, Taskers DIY and Ikea) Chandelier (B&Q) Bedside Tables (refurbished-project post soon to come) Bed (Argos) Amity Bedside Lamp (Laura Ashley)
Love
Lorraine
Lacroix x
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