welcome
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| the sign says welcome in greek |
to my house..
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| 24 little bottles with a sweetly scented lily in each |
where there's bread in the larder
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| a sourdough loaf with sesame, linseed and sunflower seeds |
and a new spare room
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| pure wool blanket ($4) and ralph lauren quilt cover and pillow case ($5) from op shop |
with a view
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| spring and the camellia is in full bloom |
and with an early australian hand carved
children's chair next to the bed
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| it wasn't until i had stripped several layers of paint off this chair that the carving was revealed |
and a cupboard being prepared for the
spare room..
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| i'm using paint stripper to remove the wallpaper before i paint it! |
which will be ready soon..
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| the wallpaper on the top came off easily and revealed this green finish which i'm leaving unpainted.. |
and a patchwork quilt for the bed
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| i paper pieced hexagons of vintage embroidered fabric taken from doilies and table linen.. some was embroidered by my great grand mother |
which is nearly finished
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| each junction is being hand quilted with a little circle |
and that i will show you when it's completed..
Thanks for giving us a glimpse into your house! May I ask what the 24 bottles are for? :)
ReplyDeletesometimes i don't want a big bunch..say of lilies in this instance..so i remove each flower and use the bottles as vases..other times i just use a few bottles with either the same or different flowers in each one..
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular chair! And the quilt is lovely, too. I can't wait to see it all finished. It's such fun to see a bit of what you call 'home'.
ReplyDeleteit is a gorgeous little chair miskcooks..it took hours to restore but it was worth the effort..i've added a site that tells you a bit more about the chairs if you would like to read about their history..sorry i wasn't able to create a link.. http://www.nma.gov.au/collections-search/display?irn=58906..and by the way having read more myself i now realise that the design on the back is not carved but pressed..
ReplyDeleteGoodness, you have been busy! The op shop manchester and the chair are magnificent!
ReplyDeletethanks celia..i have been doing a lot lately but i'm enjoying the process of getting my house a bit more sorted..i started renovating the house when i moved in a few years ago but when my mother died i lost my reno mojo for ages..but i seem to have it back thank goodness..
ReplyDeleteOp shop bargains indeed! They all look like lovely additions.
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