As I\u2019m constantly leafing through inspiration on Pinterest and in magazines, I thought I would create a moodboard \u2013 similar to what I did in my last home post \u2013 so you can see what I\u2019m planning. It\u2019s just a few ideas of what I am hoping to achieve over the years, with a few changes and other ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week has been GROUNDBREAKING for us (kind of) as we finally almost have the bedroom done. I decided to go for white walls, white floors and keep the woodwork (skirting boards and the shutter panels around the window etc.) natural. I wanted lots of white, but didn\u2019t want the room all white (like the office) and also really didn\u2019t want to cover up the beautiful wood we have in our flat so it seemed kind of natural to keep it in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last night Jordan and I sanded the floors (by hand, tough \u2013 but they\u2019re in quite good condition already) and then put down one coat of paint. So far, so good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bedroom is a good size so I think I\u2019ll corner off one\u2026 corner (lol) and have a little dressing area. I\u2019m definitely going to buy the IKEA Songe mirror, it\u2019s so huge and beautiful. I love it propped against the wall like the above. I think I\u2019ll pop in shelves on one of the walls so I can display some bags and shoes or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the living room, I\u2019m still trying to decide on a sofa. I want two facing each other, but so far I\u2019ve only decided on one and that\u2019s the Made Garston Love Seat above \u2013 how cute! I am telling myself I\u2019ll only have sofas with caster or ornate feet, so this fits the bill. I think I will get a larger three-seat sofa in grey but I can\u2019t decide on one (I\u2019m thinking this one in the Trafalgar Slate shade) so I think I\u2019ll get this little mint beauty first. I\u2019d love to stain our living room floors to match the feet but it seems to big of a job right now \u2013 I\u2019ll put it on my never-ending \u2018to do\u2019 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love the living room of the left there because it kind of has a similar layout to ours. I really need to buy a couple of huge rugs but they\u2019re so expensive \u2013 I\u2019m trying to buy mostly second hand furniture to do it up and the only big thing we have to buy now is a sofa (well, two) so paying \u00a3600 for a couple of big rugs seems like a farce. I have been looking on Etsy so hopefully I\u2019ll find a nice one soon. I keep having the IKEA dilemma where I tell myself I don\u2019t want too much IKEA furniture but then it\u2019s so nice and affordable and easy to get hold of! Someone make a new IKEA-type shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m still in love with dark grout tiles, I think this is my next DIY job \u2013 except I\u2019ve decided to do it in the kitchen rather than the bathroom. I like the longer subway tiles rather than square I think, they seem a bit more chic somehow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hopefully it won\u2019t be long until we get the flat in order, right now it seems like a building site! What do you think of my first mood board?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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