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The wallpaper was very easy to put up as it was paste the wall. What wasn't good was the fact that nothing was straight. Luckily the pattern was very forgiving and where we had to bodge it, you can't see it unless you really look 
The final bit of red covered.
All done
Furniture and pictures up and moving the furniture around a bit.
It's now a light bright room that is really lovely to sit in for breakfast. We have used it so much more now. Not the cheapest of updates due to the paneling and choice of fairly expensive wallpaper, however we have a room that is no longer just a horrible dim corridor to the kitchen. It's also in keeping with the theme for the ground floor of the house which is pretty traditional.
The final bit of red covered.
All done
Furniture and pictures up and moving the furniture around a bit.
It's now a light bright room that is really lovely to sit in for breakfast. We have used it so much more now. Not the cheapest of updates due to the paneling and choice of fairly expensive wallpaper, however we have a room that is no longer just a horrible dim corridor to the kitchen. It's also in keeping with the theme for the ground floor of the house which is pretty traditional.
Edited by Ace-T on Tuesday 4th June 13:03
Milnero said:
Well done on all your hard work so far, your house is looking fantastic.
I'm also in the process of a refurbishment with a similar style, good luck I will follow your progress with interest.
Thank you, really kind of you. Have you thought of posting a thread on yours? I find these threads quite inspirational. The way folks have got around problems, their chosen decor, the before and after shots all help me and the OH figure out what we can do with ours.I'm also in the process of a refurbishment with a similar style, good luck I will follow your progress with interest.
Schmeeky said:
I just like before and after shots! 
I can totally understand if you don't want any more 'I am knackered and I am sanding and I will take a photo for posterity to remind me how bloody hard that was' shots. Schmeeky said:
That is now one charming room!
What a lovely compliment, thank you.The dining room was finished at 10pm Christmas Eve last year. I was hosting the family so wanted to get something done with the room for when they came. I also did not want to be doing anything on it over Christmas hols. It took us about a month and a half of evening and weekend work to get it done.
The reason I posted today was because we have just done the next room. Again driven by an event.
We went away for our 25th wedding anniversary so my brother very kindly agreed to look after the mogs. As he was bringing his girlfriend to stay to I thought it would be nice if the spare room looked a bit better. This idea then very quickly developed into a crazy scheme to do a 'boutique-hotel-style' bedroom. 
In all the rooms we have done so far, we have discovered that having one piece that you can plan the room around really focuses the thinking for the design of the room. In the dining room it is the 16 sided (round) table, the library it was the chaise and piano, the study was the teal sofa. For this bedroom, I found a duvet cover from Next that I really liked. The difficult bit was then to figure out how to make the Ikea oak furniture work with it. The main colour of the duvet matched an archived F&B colour called Drawing Room Blue. Now I have been dying to use a dark scheme somewhere and this proved the perfect opportunity. Crazy dark royal/navy blue it was to be. The thought of it was somewhat terrifying though!
The panelling/dado will always be a personal choice, but I love the colours and wall paper, and agree it would be a bit much to have all the wall in that pattern.
Amazing how much difference paint/paper makes, and that anyone could think that chimney breast, light fitting, and fire surround, where in any way a good idea!
Daniel
Amazing how much difference paint/paper makes, and that anyone could think that chimney breast, light fitting, and fire surround, where in any way a good idea!
Daniel
Ace-T said:
The wallpaper was very easy to put up as it was paste the wall. What wasn't good was the fact that nothing was straight. Luckily the pattern was very forgiving and where we had to bodge it, you can't see it unless you really look
The final bit of red covered.
That room is trippy. The small door is eating the floor.The final bit of red covered.
Ace-T said:
Schmeeky said:
I just like before and after shots!
I can totally understand if you don't want any more 'I am knackered and I am sanding and I will take a photo for posterity to remind me how bloody hard that was' shots. My liking of before and after shots is so you get the total transformation in one go, as it were. I think the last post I made for my build thread was a series of before/afters.
Anyhows, enough rambling - looking forward to seeing your next room!
[quote=C70GT]What a stunning transformation.
Each to his own of course, but I like, LIKE, [b]LOVE[b] that Gentlemens' club room ! ! ! Well done.
The rest of the house looks great as well. It was one of my ambitions to have a kitchen large enough to use as a family dining area as well as having a separate, more formal dining room. We can do so now, but only by using a drop-leaf table for just the wife and me now out two boys have married.
Each to his own of course, but I like, LIKE, [b]LOVE[b] that Gentlemens' club room ! ! ! Well done.
The rest of the house looks great as well. It was one of my ambitions to have a kitchen large enough to use as a family dining area as well as having a separate, more formal dining room. We can do so now, but only by using a drop-leaf table for just the wife and me now out two boys have married.
Over to the dark side young padawan...
The guest bedroom is north east facing and about 3m square. The floor is a mahogany colour and the skirting and doors are the old favourite orange pine. Yay!
Estate agents photo
I thought it would be a quick job but it turned out I had to take the wallpaper off. They had plastered in the BT box in the corner and then wallpapered over. So steamer in hand it came off.
Turns out the plaster skim was done by the apprentice that day
so had to start filling and sanding all the holes and where it had blown
Getting the courage up to put the dark blue on was interesting...
The more blue that went on the walls the more I realised I would have to paint the skirting as well. Off to Johnstones for matching paint I went. Then as I was too busy getting it done to take any more photos, here is the finished painted room without accessories.
The radiator has not been painted yet as the Johnstons folks gave me oil based eggshell not water based. I was doing the skirtings at midnight and didn't notice it was the wrong type until I tried to wash my brush out.
It will get finished in the next week or so but at the time, I did not have the time to do anything other than get it habitable!
Soft furnishing decisions were next. With such a strong colour, I did not want the curtains to be really 'contrasty'. Found a set of dark blue Eyelet curtains in Dunelm that matched perfectly. With copper metallics and blush accents, it has really lifted the room. The finishing touches were moving a couple of our Vettriano prints from where they had been hung for safekeeping to their new home.
The radiator will be painted in the same blue, as will the window sill. The window recess will be painted in a blush. The bedside cabinets are a temporary fix until I can get replacements for the matching ones I am currently using in our main bedroom. Also I think navy bedding is needed. We have a light fitting to put up as well, so will post a completed pic when we can get that all done.
It was a bit of a scary and bold choice to go so dark, but as it is a room that is only used for guests to sleep over a few nights, I think it gets away with it!
The guest bedroom is north east facing and about 3m square. The floor is a mahogany colour and the skirting and doors are the old favourite orange pine. Yay!
Estate agents photo
I thought it would be a quick job but it turned out I had to take the wallpaper off. They had plastered in the BT box in the corner and then wallpapered over. So steamer in hand it came off.
Turns out the plaster skim was done by the apprentice that day
so had to start filling and sanding all the holes and where it had blown Getting the courage up to put the dark blue on was interesting...
The more blue that went on the walls the more I realised I would have to paint the skirting as well.
Off to Johnstones for matching paint I went. Then as I was too busy getting it done to take any more photos, here is the finished painted room without accessories. The radiator has not been painted yet as the Johnstons folks gave me oil based eggshell not water based. I was doing the skirtings at midnight and didn't notice it was the wrong type until I tried to wash my brush out.
It will get finished in the next week or so but at the time, I did not have the time to do anything other than get it habitable! Soft furnishing decisions were next. With such a strong colour, I did not want the curtains to be really 'contrasty'. Found a set of dark blue Eyelet curtains in Dunelm that matched perfectly. With copper metallics and blush accents, it has really lifted the room. The finishing touches were moving a couple of our Vettriano prints from where they had been hung for safekeeping to their new home.
The radiator will be painted in the same blue, as will the window sill. The window recess will be painted in a blush. The bedside cabinets are a temporary fix until I can get replacements for the matching ones I am currently using in our main bedroom. Also I think navy bedding is needed. We have a light fitting to put up as well, so will post a completed pic when we can get that all done.
It was a bit of a scary and bold choice to go so dark, but as it is a room that is only used for guests to sleep over a few nights, I think it gets away with it!
dhutch said:
The panelling/dado will always be a personal choice, but I love the colours and wall paper, and agree it would be a bit much to have all the wall in that pattern.
Amazing how much difference paint/paper makes, and that anyone could think that chimney breast, light fitting, and fire surround, where in any way a good idea!
Daniel
Agreed on the paneling being a very personal choice. I think the age and style of the house, plus the ceiling height, allows it to work though. Amazing how much difference paint/paper makes, and that anyone could think that chimney breast, light fitting, and fire surround, where in any way a good idea!
Daniel
The red wall and chandelier were another very personal choice, just one that did not work for us. So said:
That room is trippy. The small door is eating the floor.
My terrible photography technique I am afraid! K Stand Ken]70GT said:
What a stunning transformation.
Each to his own of course, but I like, LIKE, [b]LOVE[b] that Gentlemens' club room ! ! ! Well done.
The rest of the house looks great as well. It was one of my ambitions to have a kitchen large enough to use as a family dining area as well as having a separate, more formal dining room. We can do so now, but only by using a drop-leaf table for just the wife and me now out two boys have married.
Thank you for the compliment. Have you done your kitchen then? If yes, get the photos up on a dedicated thread so we can admire it! Each to his own of course, but I like, LIKE, [b]LOVE[b] that Gentlemens' club room ! ! ! Well done.
The rest of the house looks great as well. It was one of my ambitions to have a kitchen large enough to use as a family dining area as well as having a separate, more formal dining room. We can do so now, but only by using a drop-leaf table for just the wife and me now out two boys have married.
Schmeeky said:
Anyhows, enough rambling - looking forward to seeing your next room!
Your wish is my command gooner1 said:
Your Edwardian gentlemens club room is crying out for at least one example of glass encased taxidermy, imo. Looks like a proper warm home though, as opposed to just a house.
Glad you are seeing what we are aiming for. I do like beautifully done interior design but not at the expense of it not being really homely and livable. We are aiming for nicely done and livable and I think we are on track I agree with the taxidermy thing in the library. However I can see the cats being idiots and trying to get at it.
Ace-T said:
Estate agents photo
Turns out the plaster skim was done by the apprentice that day so had to start filling and sanding all the holes and where it had blown
Getting the courage up to put the dark blue on was interesting...
It was a bit of a scary and bold choice to go so dark, but as it is a room that is only used for guests to sleep over a few nights, I think it gets away with it!
They had a lot of stuff in that house for the photos didnt they!Turns out the plaster skim was done by the apprentice that day
so had to start filling and sanding all the holes and where it had blown Getting the courage up to put the dark blue on was interesting...
It was a bit of a scary and bold choice to go so dark, but as it is a room that is only used for guests to sleep over a few nights, I think it gets away with it!
Love a shoddy plastering job. Having fully re-wired our Edwardian project, all of the origanal 115yo lime plaster we where a bit worried about was straight flat and mint condition. The new plaster from when it was split into two houses and the porch added, coming off in sheets if you got near it. Chases became 2ft wide holes to brick, striping the paper took the top 2mm off. Ruddy marvel arse.
Its a hell of a brave colour, not only being dark, but being dark on in-ideal walls, but it works doesnt it. Whats it like for feeling dark? Big lights reqd?
Daniel
dhutch said:
They had a lot of stuff in that house for the photos didnt they!
Love a shoddy plastering job. Having fully re-wired our Edwardian project, all of the origanal 115yo lime plaster we where a bit worried about was straight flat and mint condition. The new plaster from when it was split into two houses and the porch added, coming off in sheets if you got near it. Chases became 2ft wide holes to brick, striping the paper took the top 2mm off. Ruddy marvel arse.
Its a hell of a brave colour, not only being dark, but being dark on in-ideal walls, but it works doesnt it. Whats it like for feeling dark? Big lights reqd?Daniel
The top 2 photos were estate agents ones. It was all a bit odd as the owner had it on and off the market for about 5 years clearly at too high a price. She also half moved out too at some point then moved back in. She then reduced it we saw it, rest is history.Love a shoddy plastering job. Having fully re-wired our Edwardian project, all of the origanal 115yo lime plaster we where a bit worried about was straight flat and mint condition. The new plaster from when it was split into two houses and the porch added, coming off in sheets if you got near it. Chases became 2ft wide holes to brick, striping the paper took the top 2mm off. Ruddy marvel arse.
Its a hell of a brave colour, not only being dark, but being dark on in-ideal walls, but it works doesnt it. Whats it like for feeling dark? Big lights reqd?Daniel
Sounds like a nightmare with your modern plastering Daniel.
Ours has been completely skimmed over so I expect it will bite us on the butt at some point in the future. The paint is matt so it hides a multitude of sins
and the blue is so rich it doesn't seem a dark room. We have a lovely light in there now, though it was a bit of a pig to put up due to lack of spare wire length in the ceiling.
Ace-T said:
Milnero said:
Well done on all your hard work so far, your house is looking fantastic.
I'm also in the process of a refurbishment with a similar style, good luck I will follow your progress with interest.
Thank you, really kind of you. Have you thought of posting a thread on yours? I find these threads quite inspirational. The way folks have got around problems, their chosen decor, the before and after shots all help me and the OH figure out what we can do with ours.I'm also in the process of a refurbishment with a similar style, good luck I will follow your progress with interest.
Yeah I have thought about sharing but I think I want to complete a bit more before I post anything I've only completed a few rooms so not enough to start a thread yet I think.
Ace-T said:
The top 2 photos were estate agents ones. It was all a bit odd as the owner had it on and off the market for about 5 years clearly at too high a price. She also half moved out too at some point then moved back in. She then reduced it we saw it, rest is history.
Sounds like a nightmare with your modern plastering Daniel. Ours has been completely skimmed over so I expect it will bite us on the butt at some point in the future.
The paint is matt so it hides a multitude of sins and the blue is so rich it doesn't seem a dark room. We have a lovely light in there now, though it was a bit of a pig to put up due to lack of spare wire length in the ceiling.
Really like the light. Just what I've been looking for for our lounge Sounds like a nightmare with your modern plastering Daniel.
Ours has been completely skimmed over so I expect it will bite us on the butt at some point in the future. The paint is matt so it hides a multitude of sins
and the blue is so rich it doesn't seem a dark room. We have a lovely light in there now, though it was a bit of a pig to put up due to lack of spare wire length in the ceiling.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff