REFURBISHED BLANKET CHEST

Last week, I bought two nice wooden pieces. Blanket chest and kitchen cabinet. I am still working on cabinet but chest is done. This is quick post about the transformation.

Before.

Sanding

After 3 coats of Aquanamel Semi Gloss White paint.

Final efect 

BOARD AND BATTEN

Hello Everyone

My latest project is a fake wainscotting. Firstly the  idea was to create it behind my kitchen table to add some country look into it. Then I decided to extend it to adjacent wall. Once I begin, I liked it so much so decided to go with a hall as well. To Avoid measuring and cutting part I used standard size boards from Bunnings.

I started from painting the upper areas of the wall. The colour I chosen is some kind of ocean blue. The idea is to create  cottage beach look . 

After painting I measured up the distance between boards and glued them in to the wall. I used concrete glue.

Next and last step was to paint the lower area with white.

Some of the Before After photos

The whole area still needs some final touches. During my holidays back home ( two months ago ), I bought some great decorative things, I am going to use them to style it up. I have sent them by post and  they should arriving here within 4 to 6 weeks. I am also working on the gallery. I am going to write a separate post about this project. Then I will add more before after photos. Unfortunately today is raining and I do not have a good light to take nice quality pictures.

LIVING SPACE NO 1/ FIREPLACE

As I promised, I am going to show you today,  transformation of one of the living spaces. It still needs to be updated but I think, it is done enough to be presented.

Let's start from the beginning. Pictures before.

First thing, I have done was a brick wallpaper. 

Next step was installation of the fireplace. 

We decided to build a high base up, so it is not reachable for the little one. It is also a good space saving, as we can keep our wood under :D

After all, I have decided to white wash the brick and to used black grout.

I did not liked it so, I washed it with white paint again.

Final effect

Still lot's to do but I am absolutely loving it by now.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Alicja.

LAUNDRY MAKEOVER

Hi Everyone.

I have not been here for ages!!! New job, new duties, being very busy lately. I do still work on my house and designes. I have already prepared design boards for my living areas but..hmm

I can not find in local shops thinks I need to finish them up. Specially coffee tables and little stools.

I might show you very, very soon one of my living area. 

Today is about my laundry and toilet. Unfortunately, I could not find pictures before make over :(. I lost them in my washing machine as I kept my mobile in the jumper pocket and washed it. Pictures are gone. forever. :D  I do hope you can imagine how bad it was. The house itself is very old and the laundry looked awful. I guess it was not painted for years, walls were covered with dusty yellowish with holes in the and the worst think ever was this "grandma" little curtains hunged on the windows. Horrible. First think, I asked my husband was: "How I am supposed to ask our guest to use the toilet when the laundry looks like from previous century?!"

What we did. We add some colours in to it. I warmed it up with little things and details and also I am going to add wooden blinds. I treated the laundry  like a regular room. With the toilet, I tried to give it  kind of a pub look. So there it is. Pictures below.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!

Alicja.

LARGE TOASTED BREAD/BRUSCHETTA

This is one of my favourite snacks. It is a kind of open sandwich, toasted on a barbecue.What I like most about it, is a crunchy bread/loaf/ and full of flavours topping with melted cheese. I do also like serve it with some mayo and tomato souse. 

Ingredients like on photo plus prawns and thinly sliced Chorizo.

Slice the loaf and chargrill them on a barbecue until they are crisp on both sides. 

Drizzle with some good extra virgin olive oil, put ingredients on basic  brochette except spring onion. Place them in to preheated oven 220 C for about 15 minutes. Season with spring onion.

Enjoy.

Alicja

KIDS ROOM

Hello Everyone.

Next room transformation-kids room. The room is quite big, with huge robe. I did not change much in here. Just added some things like curtains, nice covers, colours to create warm and interesting space for my boys. They still share the room as they want to be together. 

This is the room before transformation.

First thing I change in here is the robe. I covered it with wallpaper. It looks very nice and is the strong, catching eye thing in here. In the robe I keep most of the toys, so boys are sliding the doors hundred times a day. It still looks like a new. I used simple wall unit and pack it up with boxes. It creates a feeling of tidiness in the room. I crocheted chair covers, sew curtains-my son has chosen the fabrics and also sew a patchwork cover with matching pillows. It still need a fresh coat of paint and a new lightning, but for now, it is enough. Pictures below. Hope you like it.

Wallpaper

Curtains

Wall Unit and Bed

Gadgets and Patchwork

Enjoy

Alicja.