
After years of old, shabby but not very chic cottages, we now have a new build house- Not my first choice as I hate fitted kitchens with a vengeance and they seem to have left all sorts of fittings exposed like the linings of pockets hanging out! These will need to be de-ugly-fied some how but I have been forbidden from painting roses on them! (By the way my Boo has decided she is going to have a floral VW Campervan as an Icecream van when she grows up-Perfect!)
We have managed to replace most of the furniture lost in the fire and I'm half way through the curtains at the mo, and although many of you would think having a blank canvas to fill would be just peachy I have really struggled! the combination of needing everything at once and not having the worlds biggest budget, aswell as knowing exactly what I want has made me have to hold on to get things just right.
Also I realised many of the little bits are the things memories have placed there and to bulk buy in a bunch of bits just doesn't replace these, so pictures for the empty walls and other special pieces will take time to find and (hopefully) be given again by loved ones.
So there wont be all that many updates on the house for a while as there's just so much finishing off to do and like my bed above everything always seems to be in chaos!

2 comments:
I hope you find a way to replace all your treasures, I think you are right not to rush into things, but it's not easy....
I know what you mean about new builds, we are moving from one to another, I was really hoping for lovely old cottage - ok lovely old huge rambling farm, but it wasn't realistic, so like you I shall be attempting to shabbyfy it, I love to the rose painted kitchen idea, but somehow don't think I'll be allowed either....
Glad to hear you are settling in and you're right, give it time to give it its personalit.
Hope you have a lovely summer :-)
Lorna
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