A Simple Repaint

I'd been thinking alot about this room,

it was a pretty room,

blue and white,

but some found the blue a little too much

I think.

So, I thought, let's just repaint it.
Nice and simple,
a quick update,
won't take long at all. 

Took all the furniture out,

except the bed,
and started on the undercoat.

Then I got to the unit in the corner.

To be honest, I have always struggled a bit with this unit,

I think it was the mirror at the back of it

or something,

so once I started with the heatgun and sandpaper

to take it back,

I decided the mirror had to go...

... and behind the mirror was a hole in the wall!!

'S okay I thought,

I'll get a new panel made to fit where the mirror was

and while I'm am it,

I think I'll replace the doors as well.

I love the t & g look,

and in a previous house I replaced some kitchen cabinet doors

with new ones made from simple MDF

but grooved out to look like t & g.

A quick call to the joinery guys

and doors and panel were under control.

Right next to the unit is the fireplace

and the fire surround,

made from kauri I think,

but so full of borer holes and tracks

that really it had to go.

You can see how the quick repaint is progressing:))

A couple of turns of the screwdriver

and the surround was gone.

The top of the surround is going to make the perfect seat.

But the rest...

stored under the house.

A trip to the local salvage yard followed

and it was destiny I'm sure,

as there at the very front of a whole stack of fire surrounds

was the perfect one.

It needs a little tlc,

but nothing that some sandpaper and paint wont fix.

Now, next to the fireplace is the wardrobe!!!

Why stop at just the walls, unit and fireplace I thought.

Let's change the wardrobe as well.

Whipped the front panels off,

though whipped is not really the right word,

cos they were seriously screwed on

and I reckon glued as well !!

My simple repaint is coming along nicely,

and it's probably just as well

that there are no more fixtures in the room

that I can get my hands on!

The new unit is looking fine:)

And the room looks a little like this right now...

I did intend being in there today putting on a top coat

'cos I can't wait to see how it looks.

But there's been quite alot of this the past couple of days...

...and it's a little chilly up that end of the house,

much much nicer down here by the fire :)

I'll do it tomorrow.

These little pretties don't seem to mind the snow...

Nor do I:))

See you

Jenny.