My living room

Roberta · 07-11-2007, 17:14

So excited I'm posting this thread here!

Finally having my living room floor done after years of living with holes!

The woodworm

The holes - note how the kids have pushed rubbish into the holes. I swear I can see a pair of socks down there on this pic. Rowan just said 'I think there's an Indian burial ground under there.' Kai replied 'There's definitely a banana burial ground down there.' Bloody kids. My foot next to holes so you can see the scale. There is another hole up the other end of the room but it is smaller.

I do like the yellow colour but fancy a change. The colour I've chosen is a lot darker but hey, it's only paint, if I don't like it I can always paint it again. I'm going for the colour on the left. It's a misty kind of violet. Beck calls it 'grurple' because it's not grey and it's not purple.

Don't know if I mentioned this but earlier this year I was walking past a house and saw they'd ripped out their old doors and left them in the garden. To cut a long story short I bought 3 doors off them for £10 each.

This is my old living room door.

And this is what the doors looked like when I bought them.

I ripped the boarding off them and stripped some of the paint off to see what I have. We think it's pitched pine (they're incredibly heavy and dense) and are checking with the carpenter tuesday. I've found somewhere local to strip them for £15 a door so they'll be off there once the floor is done.

At some point in the house's history someone ripped out the picture rail. So I'm putting one back. You can see the uneven texture where the 2 colours meet - this is where my rail is going. It will divide the two colours I'm doing nicely.

I'm also putting up a ceiling rose as the house would have had one originally and changing the light fitting.

Roberta · 07-11-2007, 17:15

Today.

I HAVE NO FLOOR!

Haly · 07-11-2007, 17:21

Found any dead bodies under the floor yet?

Roberta · 07-11-2007, 17:30

No, but if the kids stamp through this floor the next owners might!

Haly · 07-11-2007, 17:34

Pheebs · 07-11-2007, 17:36

Wooooooow! HIDE AND SEEK! That would be so much fun!

Roberta · 07-11-2007, 17:38

I've already had to stop Beck leaping in!

Feek · 07-11-2007, 23:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roberta

I've already had to stop Beck leaping in!

Why?

Blackstar · 07-11-2007, 23:54

The woodworms ate it all!

Dymetrie · 07-11-2007, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roberta

I've already had to stop Beck leaping in!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

Why?

Yeah, when I saw him at V97 he was ready to jump into the crowd and beat the **** out of the next person to throw a plastic bottle at him

07-11-2007, 17:14	#1
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	My living room So excited I'm posting this thread here! Finally having my living room floor done after years of living with holes! The woodworm The holes - note how the kids have pushed rubbish into the holes. I swear I can see a pair of socks down there on this pic. Rowan just said 'I think there's an Indian burial ground under there.' Kai replied 'There's definitely a banana burial ground down there.' Bloody kids. My foot next to holes so you can see the scale. There is another hole up the other end of the room but it is smaller. I do like the yellow colour but fancy a change. The colour I've chosen is a lot darker but hey, it's only paint, if I don't like it I can always paint it again. I'm going for the colour on the left. It's a misty kind of violet. Beck calls it 'grurple' because it's not grey and it's not purple. Don't know if I mentioned this but earlier this year I was walking past a house and saw they'd ripped out their old doors and left them in the garden. To cut a long story short I bought 3 doors off them for £10 each. This is my old living room door. And this is what the doors looked like when I bought them. I ripped the boarding off them and stripped some of the paint off to see what I have. We think it's pitched pine (they're incredibly heavy and dense) and are checking with the carpenter tuesday. I've found somewhere local to strip them for £15 a door so they'll be off there once the floor is done. At some point in the house's history someone ripped out the picture rail. So I'm putting one back. You can see the uneven texture where the 2 colours meet - this is where my rail is going. It will divide the two colours I'm doing nicely. I'm also putting up a ceiling rose as the house would have had one originally and changing the light fitting. __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

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Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Today. I HAVE NO FLOOR! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

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Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	No, but if the kids stamp through this floor the next owners might! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

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Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	I've already had to stop Beck leaping in! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

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Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	The woodworms ate it all! __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen