Tag: wallpaper
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Re-wallpapering the lounge
Last month I wallpapered the chimney stack in our lounge room but I wasn’t happy with the result. I did a poor job – it wasn’t straight – plus I didn’t really like the pattern. Today I did it all over again and I’m much happier. I could have tolerated the previous pattern had I…
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Design mastering Elizabeth’s room
I finished decorating Elizabeth’s bedroom today. She has been wanting me to “Design Master” her room for a little while and wanted an insect theme. I did the wallpaper a couple of weeks ago and we were both very happy with the result but I wasn’t quite finished. I still had some painting to do…
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Wallpapering, knitting, birds of prey and plums
I spent much of my weekend redecorating Elizabeth’s bedroom. Never, ever put children’s wallpaper up in a child’s bedroom because the child will grow up very quickly and want something else. Five years ago we covered Elizabeth’s bedroom in flamingo wallpaper. It looked cool at the time but she’s 14 now and her interests have…
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I papered the bedroom
I finally papered the bedroom today. You might remember a couple of months ago we had to replace the wall in our bedroom. I painted over the new wall but it was always my intention to wallpaper it. The beige wall looks ok but I’m not a beige person and it was starting to irritate…
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Potato planting and wallpapering
We planted some potatoes at the allotment today. Lately Elizabeth has become interested in gardening because she has idyllic visions of being self-sufficient. I can remember going through a phase like this when I was about her age. At the time it motivated me to try making my own soap which I did with a…
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Wallpapering and ants
I spent the day wallpapering our entranceway. Whenever I wallpaper I tell myself I’m never doing it again. But then a year or two later I’m back at it. I really struggled with this one. It seemed an easy wall but the end result is bubbly. I’ve never had wallpaper bubble before and the only…
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Fruit and hare
I had a busy weekend again although not quite as busy as the last one. I did some wallpapering in the kitchen. With the cupboards extending to above the picture rail I was able to easily wallpaper a section next to the start of the cupboards. Plus some of the old wallpaper was damaged when…
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Wallpapering the kitchen
Back in February we pulled a couple of cupboards from a wall in our kitchen. We wanted to put a table in the space and the shelves were in the way and a bit ugly too. Removing the cupboards left an even uglier patch on the wall behind. I love wallpaper and suddenly had an…
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Wallpaper on every wall in an attic bedroom
Elizabeth’s bedroom has had a makeover. A couple of months ago we decided she needed a desk but it wasn’t as simple as just buying it. The only spot in her room for the desk was taken up with a built-in bookcase and when I pulled out the bookcase I discovered some hidden pipes. This…
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Wallpapering again
I thought I’d never do it again but this week I felt inspired to remove some wallpaper in our kitchen that was starting to peel off. It’s time-consuming to remove old wallpaper and then stressful applying the new stuff because the glue ends up everywhere and the paper invariably tears and then there’s the anxious…
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