Snug as a Bug

The new fire is in, and I've been working hard over the week to give the snug a freshen up and a new feel. 

I painted the walls a similar colour to the kitchen, but with more dark yellow undertones. This gives the room a warmer, cosier feel and helps to tie in the gold tones of the sofa. 

By the side of the fire we have a tin basket which holds cones and corks; they make ideal fire lighters, and look pretty sitting on the hearth.

I've still got the bookcase to dress and were going to move furniture around, but it's been so warm and cosy in the last few days.

I will update you with more photos once the new sofas are in. I can't wait.

Ally

xxx

Relight my Fire

When we moved into our house we were greeted by this horrific art deco fireplace. Since we've been living here we've been dying to rip it out and replace it with a stove.

Well the time has come...

I took the pleasure in ripping the fireplace out myself

As I'm typing the men are putting the final pieces of the flue in, and with the abrupt change in the weather, to say I'm looking forward to lighting a fire is an understatement.

The installation wasn't quite as straight forward as we were expecting as the previous owners decided to remove the chimney to make more wardrobe space in the bedroom above!

Whilst I have the opportunity I'm going to give the room a freshen up; anew lick of paint; rearrange the furniture and possibly rip the bookcase out. However the end result remains to be seen...

Ally

xxx