Thursday, 22 August 2013

A first look at my room.

Ok....so it's nowhere near done yet and we're nowhere near finished but I just couldn't wait to share a little sneak peek with you guys. We've spent all week painting, drilling, sawing, measuring and grouting and oh my goodness we are knackered! I had no idea how exhausting it was living in an unfinished house. The feel of sawdust under my feet and unpainted walls started to drive me a little insane after a while so as soon as we'd got the bare bones up we decided to come back and spend the rest of our summers in our family homes. Still....it looks so good don't you think!?

This was such an awkward room to work with. It's absolutely huge, I think it possibly used to be the lounge because it is ridiculously huge for a bedroom. It is also square which is always pretty hard to work around and one of the walls is almost entirely covered in huge Georgian windows. I adore it. It's total love. It will be my bedroom, dressing room, workshop, sewing room, study space and so much more and oh my god I can't wait to show you it when it's finished!

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  1. where did you get all the awesome furniture from? gosh ally, it's looking amazing! have you and george bought this place yourselves? i'm so jealous!

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    1. Firstly it's a pure and simple ikea hack! They're all expedit units, I think the whole thing cost me about £200 which is pretty ace. And sadly no, collectively we couldn't afford a cardboard box. One of my friends' parents live abroad and they bought a house for her to live in throughout uni, I'm tagging along... I seriously realise how lucky I am.

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  2. I can't wait to see the final result, it already looks so niiiiice :D Too bad you left, I was thinking of flying to Edinburgh next Saturday and stay until early September. Could have been fun to meet ^_^

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    1. Aww naw that would have been so cool!!! I'm coming back up on the 9th if you're still there then?

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    2. No, it would be until the 3rd :( I'll be moving in definitively in a year at most anyway (and probably visit a lot too, my love does his PhD in Edinburgh) High probability our paths will cross ;)

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    3. Oh my goodness how have you never told me this!? That's so exciting!

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  3. LOVE this, our room is tiny so I'm totally envious of your space for starters, the idea to add handing rails was amazing though it looks amazing.

    just found your blog btw, new favourite xo

    www.hannah-bee.co.uk

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    1. We've just moved out of a single bed room that we've been living forever so I totally feel your pain. We're back at my family home for a while now and in my childhood room. It's so small I have to jump from my door way onto my single bed to avoid the pile of clothes that has arisen from lack of wardrobe space. I am pining for this space!

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  4. That little gifset is so cute! :)

    www.marsjambelle.blogspot.com

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  5. you probably have the neatest room ever! i love your desk/shelves, they are so cute! i want some!

    lindsey louise

    hellomrrabbitblog.com

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