Bit of Refurbishing

We've lived in our house for over 12 years now and have finally decorated every room! It's not that we live in a big house, just life taking over and prioritising against the other never ending list of jobs that constantly seem to arise.

I suppose it isn't entirely true that we hadn't decorated our hallway before, as we had given it a coat of paint over the existing wallpaper years ago. It's been nagging at me though, and I wanted the house to have a lovely light and airy feel as you come into it.

So hubby has been very busy stripping off wallpaper, removing horrible polystyrene ceiling tiles and pulling off old dado rails that had been glued and nailed in ridiculous places (we loved into the house that Jack built).

Trying to do my bit, I scoured ebay and the like until I found this lovely old telephone seat. I've wanted something for the bottom of the stairs for awhile, and this was just the right size.

Somewhere to sit while pulling shoes and boots on and off

Somewhere to hide the everyday bits and pieces that need to be near the door, such as doggy bags!

I popped the seat out and gave it a couple of coats with Annie Sloan Original paint. It didn't take long to dry, so managed them in the same day. Next I used wax to help protect it, and lightly distressed it. I knew exactly what fabric I wanted to use to cover the seat, so covered it (isn't it pretty) and stapled it in place.

A couple of baskets underneath are perfect to hide shoes that are left downstairs

I love the fabric, and it works well with the wallpaper.

I couldn't resist the lovely Daschund, and it's always handy to have somewhere for small change and keys to be dropped

Time for Saturday evening family time watching a film together, then i shall come and read what everyone else's been up to.

Take care
xxx