Monday, 27 February 2012

Our journee with this lovely old house is close to the end!

Hard, so hard it is to think we are going to move out from here.
our housa has had several leaks, pipe work is done by some monkeys I suspect.. (sorry any monaky to hurt your feelings).
We have had several times situation where water is floting in a downstairs coming through spot lights, and electricity and water.. never a great combination.
Because of all the damp and water in a structures of the house.. I assume there is Mold, and I get quite agressive allergic reactions from that.
I am gutted, but we really need to move out from here.
I said, I will never going to move in to one of those new sky scrapers in our area, but I am starting to be rather fund of thought of living in a place that does not kill me (literally).
So here I am again, thinking of new ways to make our home to look like it is our home.
Moving out from here we loose fireplace that we LOVE, and all these features that old Victorian houses has, but, I just need to find new thing that I like.. it can not be so rustic as nefore as most of the new houses have shiny bright white everything.. (not like here.. pink walls, yellow walls, wooden floors.. etc.) so I thought I must adapt my style a little.. and make it suitable for modern apartment.

My conclusion was: 5* Hotel Suite style, in old Glamorous style.

I have searched some ideas, and will post some very inspiring pictures.
I think we will give up from our huge sofa, and I try to find two matching arm chairs, and by long footstool to give more temporary seating places if we have friends coming over, I have already found us beautiful antique french coffee table (small and oh so elegant) french mirror, with fabulous golden frame, and some Glass vitrine for books.

I also need to think how can we use those items that we already have.
We have nice mantel mirror above fireplace with wooden frame, and I will paint it golden, I bought Golden Liquid paint, and tryed it already for some smaller frames, and they look fabulous.
So, lot´s of golden details, dark wood, and white luxurious fabric.
(but keeping it rather elegant and fresh.. I try to avoid Russian palace effect)
I have two beautiful table table lamps they are 1930´s Tiffany style, but I (idiot) broke lamp shades from both of them when we moved here, so I need new elegant lamp shades, pleated and square , white or golden.