work in progress...

....the spare room - back bedroom - workroom...call it what you will it still isn't finished!!!

But something is....this shelf..

now looks like this,

this is after 2 coats of primer and undercoat and 2 coats of Laura Ashley eggshell in Duck Egg. I love the colour and the paint was a dream to work with but I think it needs another coat as in some lights it looks patchy!! But on the whole I am pleased with it. But man its big....its well over a metre wide and tall!! Should be able to fit lots of my treasures on!!Once I'm 'in' the room properly I can play about with the shelves a bit!! I just grabbed the nearest things - it won't ever look as empty as this again!!

The rest of the room has 2 days this weekend to get finished - I have booked the carpet to be laid on Monday so a certain somebody has to pull his finger out lol!!

Jobs outstanding are curtain pole to be bought and put up, blind to be put up, missing skirting to be painted and fixed in place, boiler cupboard needs wooden trim round door and the door needs hanging!!

I have every faith in him - he has worked very hard as this room was a shell, it was my eldest's bedroom when we first moved in and all building work we have had done has intruded into and altered this room - it was a mess!!

I'll come back and show you when its done - hopefully won't be long!!

Workroom curtains

Thank You everyone for your kind words of support - I'm having a better week and my little treasure has been better behaved so onwards and upwards!! Its strangely reassuring to know that others go through the same thing with their little ones, so thank you again for your comments :)

I want to start utilising my time better - I have so many projects and so little time. We have decided to stop putting pressure on ourselves with the renovations/decorating at home too...we are almost there so we are going to be taking it 1 room at a time instead of saying 'I want it all finished by Christmas!!'.

Latest room is the back bedroom aka workroom - my OH built a cupboard round the boiler last weekend (well half of one, but I have every reason to believe it will be done this weekend!!)

This fabric will become my workroom (slash guest room) curtains.

They will be the first curtains I have ever made, my mother in law is the business at soft furnishings so I trust her with my Laura Ashley fabrics rather than attempting myself!! So I have browsed ebay, found this stripey stuff that is cheap enough to not make me weep if I mess up!!

Wish me Luck!!!