Some random household moments

My new doormat, to help keep my freshly cleaned carpet in a decent state and hopefully inspire visitors generosity ;)

My Irish Soda Bread, made to go with soup I forgot to take a picture of.

Home Gym, now that I am a full time carer I needed to quit my gym membership and get busy at home 

now the rain is back I like to bring as many flowers inside from the garden to enjoy :)

A little beaut! Bargain price and it folds up too, Home Gym.

And so we move on to the REAL problem area.

Ok so this looks bad, it is bad, it will only get better by being focused and motivated!

Step One.
I have a carpet cleaner, cleaning solution and about 2 weeks to clean high traffic areas like the hallway and stairs and also my bedroom and lounge.
Step Two.
Finish stripping wallpaper in hellish bedroom (see below).
The worst of it is that I have to paint the back wall to get rid of the red :( then remove all the junk, computer Nyahs' massive scratch post and those huge, heavy wooden blinds. Hefty heavy work.
Feel sorry for me :(

Yuk right? Well I did warn everyone it wasn't going to be an easy thing to see. Depressing, beige black dull awfulness.
BUT, stay posted it can only get better ;)

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The 'Tah Dah!' Moment :)

It's finished, finally! One month on from the heat wave and I have one completed room.
Its completely neutralised, but given a bit more girlie glamour with gold, bronze, brown, black and butterfly accessories.
I'm very happy with it and I am sorely tempted to sleep in this room myself (except for one thing, I have very special plans for my own bedroom. Oh I can't wait! There will be plenty of refurb pics of vintage furniture and more!) , however Mum has the priority on this room with Nyah and his 'fit for a king' cat basket taking up the rest. Enjoy the pictures!

Sari fabric from my fabric collection dressed the bed and made a focal point of the bed.

I made this with left over sari fabric from the canopy

I reused my existing main bedroom furniture in this room, I have plans for vintage pieces in my own room.

This is an abstract I painted a few years ago, I love to paint when I get the time

I used more sari fabric scraps to dress the bed frame and some pearl beads with glass beads from an amber necklace I no longer wore to create some interest.

Another amber choker necklace dressed this little butterfly lamp.

Matching butterfly shade for the ceiling light.

BBQ :)

my garden folks, a place i completely love  to hang out in. expect  plenty of outdoor projects in the future :)

So here is my excuse...LOOK at this weather! First hint of rain I swear I'm back to striping walls, til then enjoy!

Before We Start

Giant Nyah, tiny mummy

Burgers stuffed with Mozzerella and Chili Ketchup

Green Salad with Almonds

Jamie Oliver - Lamb Kebabs

Dishwashing Inhibitor

During

Pear Tart with Whipped Cream and Salted Caramel

Still So Sunny :)

Ok another day of 26 degrees, so I did a very little on Bed 2.........but I am planning an awesome BBQ for tomorrow. I thought I would post some pics of the stuff I have been up to while this weather is sooooo good. Nyah, my cat, has been behaving purfectly :) since his new baby blue collar and bell has been sported around the neighborhood and we have seen a stop to his kills (mostly fledglings that have no cat experience :( .......... ), this alone is a reason to celebrate with some outdoor dining! So I'll post some food pics tomorrow and maybe a few of the garden too

Nyah completes inspection of stuff for recycle :)

Hazelbank Park, Whiteabbey

Focaccia for the BBQ

Mum relaxing in the garden 

Heatwave Hiatus

well, its hitting 28 degrees here in Belfast so for the meantime we are off to have picnics at the beach and a bbq or two. Planning to get back on track as soon as it cools down, only little bits to do. The carpet has been laid and all the painting finished, just the nice bits left like accessories and pictures #big smiles.

Halfway Hooray!

Nearly there, thankfully. Its all pulling together. The cat hasn't left but has been on the slaughter instead, possibly due to the disruption. I will keep it brief as I want to post again next week with the pictures of the finished room, so see ya later :)