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Painting underway

We’ve spent the last few days (and will no doubt spend the next few months!) painting the walls in the house.

They’re all white, which we decided to live with for a year in order to assess the light and decide which colours would work best for us.

After first living with silver walls with the foil, then terracotta walls with the plaster (which I personally loved, although it’s not designed to be left unpainted), white seems remarkably bright. We’ve both got snow blindness after painting it for two days.

Plaster walls in the entrance hall
Trade white paint

The first coat, a mist coat, has just gone on in this picture. You can see that it’s a bit streaky and blotchy where the raw plaster has sucked up the thinned paint. It’s much better now that the second coat has gone on.

The first coat of white

For a slightly dark, north-facing entrance hall, with this picture taken on a grey and rainy day, the white really reflects what daylight there is and makes the most of it.

Interestingly, having brilliant white on the walls just reinforces that I love colour! I just need to get it right!

It’s increasingly starting to feel like a proper house now!

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  1. I don’t envy ypu all that painting but I am longing to see the finished result! You are racing towards the finish now. What will you do with all the extra time once it is all done?

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  2. Painting is one of those steps forward that *feels* like so much more. It’s not just about covering and protecting the walls, but adding that more finished look. It’s a huge psychological boost, I’m sure!

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  4. Well… I am so far behind in my reading. I have been working hard in my day job and keeping all other thoughts firmly in control lately. Now I finally have time to catch up and I see your beautiful house coming together!! There is so much light in that hallway.

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    1. Once I get a bright painting or two, or some coloured textiles up on the walls, hopefully it will be a welcoming space x

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