... of waiting! I feel like most of the process so far has just been waiting. I have avoided updating my blog as I wanted some news to write but no such luck. We are currently just waiting again. This time for loan approval. Our bank has been a total pain to deal with. We supply them with the documents they ask for and the after not hearing from them we hassle until they finally contact us and just get asked for more documents :/ It's been 2 and a half weeks now since we applied and they still haven't called our employers like they said they would. We will be giving them an angry phone call on Tues. If this continues we will just apply at a different bank. It's a bit of a blow when we have been great customers for over 10 years- never defaulting a payment. It's not even the length of time so much as the lack of communication unless we chase it up. Grrrrrr
In the mean time I have just been changing my mind on the decor again. I think partly because the process has been so long so every time I think I know what I want I change my mind so that I have something to do LOL. Haven't changed my mind dramatically but have decided I want a more Country/Scandinavian look rather than a more traditional Country look. After living in a cluttered house due to lack of storage I just want to live relatively clutter free. I don't want completely modern and minimalist Scandinavian though, more the traditional Scandinavian style of a simple colour palette and clean lines in the furniture but personality injected into it in the soft furnishings and art.
https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/createcph-1842226/my-home-new-livingroom-2204394881
http://hoytrykk.blogspot.fr/2013/05/dansk-inspirasjon.html
Hopefully next update will be a lot better. I just want to break ground dammit!!
Okay back again to go through the paint colour choices so far (which as we know are very liable to change at least another 50 times)!! Please excuse my terrible photos.
First are my (new) choices for the exterior. All colours are by Dulux:
Mint Twist is the top colour. As the name suggests it's a mint colour. This one will be for the front door and for my window boxes.
Meniscus is the middle colour and is a light grey. This will be the colour for all the weatherboards.
Woodland Grey is the bottom colour. This is a colorbond colour and the colour for our roof. It's also the colour I'd like to paint the porch.
Vivid White is to the side and is the colour for all the trim. So windows, doors and posts for the verandah and porch. This will also be used inside on all the trim too :)
Next is Kitchen:
Distant Shore is the blue and it's by British Paints. I like it because it's a dirtier light blue rather than a bright one. This will go along the back wall of the kitchen and on the back and sides of the island.
Soyanut is the bench top I'd like to use. It's a good quality cut-to-measure laminate and it's pretty cheap which is important with a small budget!
Master Bedroom are all Dulux:
French Limestone up the top is for the walls.
Mildura on the bottom will be for the barn doors to add a bit of contrast.
Eldest Son's Room are also all Dulux:
Top left is Symphony Red. Not 100% sure about this red yet but the red will be used as a stripe around the room, the Union Jack on his desk and his bunk beds.
Vivid White is top left. As well as the trim he will also have it for two thinner white stripes either side of the red stripe.
Passionate Blue on the bottom will be the wall colour and his desk colour.
I grabbed so many paint samples that I forgot to grab colours for my middle son's room so will have to go back another day. So onto the Girls' room. These ones are both British Paints colours:
Temperate Tide is the top colour and is actually quite a bright aqua in real life. It didn't photograph very well. This will be the main wall colour.
Pink Perfume will be the colour of the Argyle diamonds on the feature wall as well as the colour for the cube unit.
I'll go Half Strength with these two.
So that's all for now :)
I have been reconsidering the painting for the house (of course I have!) I still want it very similar to how I did before with some very slight changes. The chair rails will still be there and I want grey for all the main areas but I want stripes in the main areas now too. Because I am having such a neutral palette I think this will help create visual interest. I want to use Limed White full strength for the bottom and some of the stripes and 1/4 strength for the others. So the wall is all the same colour just different shades with white chair rails.
I have also decided to do the same for the bedrooms. Just have one colour but different shades. So a full strength for below the chair rail and half the stripes and 1/4 strength for the rest of the stripes. I looked at the Dulux colour wall and have made these colour selections for now (though as you know by now these are likely to change (o・・o)/ ):
Master Mint- Mint Circle (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Sebastian Blue- Shimmer (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Ashley Purple- Lilac Fluff (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Ethan Green- Lime Parfait (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Laundry Coral- Coral Blossom (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Playroom Teal- Spartacus (full) and 1/4 for stripes
Here's some inspirations pics of same colour/different shade stripes to give you an idea of what I am thinking:
I have been to-ing and fro-ing on what I want to do with the lighting in the Kitchen/Living Dining area. I have had so many ideas although all involve at least one chandelier. I think I have finally settled on something though
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Like I said I always knew I wanted a chandelier in either black or white. I thought I might scour eBay and see what was on there as the budget isn't huge and I thought I might find a bargain. I found a few different ones that were well priced that I really liked and I noticed they were all by the same seller and that the seller not only offered free shipping Australia Wide but had a website too. I thought I'd check it out and lo and behold the company is actually fairly local. Their name is Ivory&Deene and if you are a fan of pretty chandeliers that are also quite cheap then I suggest you take a peek at their website. I have been umming and ahhing but I am now pretty set on the 12 arm Cassie black vintage chandelier:
It's just stunning and under $300 as well which is unbelievable. I have always wanted a chandelier. ( ˘ ³˘)❤
Originally I was thinking of having 2 chandeliers but I didn't realise the ceilings were cathedral (don't ask me how I missed that haha) and I also thought the space probably wouldn't suit 2 as it's not exactly huge. I also want to have a bit of a modern mix throughout my house to complement the French Provincial/Victorian pieces and stop it looking too over the top.
I did some searching on google images and found this which I thought was pretty perfect for the look I was trying to achieve:
I love the look of the chandelier in the centre and the down lights discreetly lining the centre of both sides of the slanted roof. Obviously I would just have the one big chandelier right in the centre of the room though. Even though the down lights are a more modern looking fixture I think they complement the old fashioned looking chandelier nicely and would help prevent my home from looking tacky which I want to avoid. I found these on eBay by a seller called bestlightings:
They are pretty cheap and are also LED meaning they should be cheaper to run and also last longer (which is good because I don't think I'll enjoy changing light bulbs on a Cathedral ceiling!
I also found this funky floor lamp from Freedom that I thought might work for the Living area:
It's a nice mix of modern with the chrome but also has that old fashioned look. I really love it and I think it makes a nice sculptural looking piece as well as being functional as a lamp!
And I think that's about it for the lighting in that space. I may need to wait until these lights are in to see if I need anymore.... and for that I'll probably need the house 。(⌒∇⌒。)
