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Our living room makeover

Things have been a bit quiet on the blog the last week or so, sorry about that! I’ve been busy working – and then we have been really busy decorating the living room as soon as my project was wrapped up.

We are definitely DIY people. We can’t afford to be otherwise – our home improvement budget certainly doesn’t stretch to “getting a man in”… although I must admit after hours of filling, sanding & washing the walls to prepare them to paint I sort of wished it did. Realistically, it just about stretches to the materials and tools needed to get the job done ourselves, and we can only do a few rooms a year.

Memories (finally!) on display

After our wedding & honeymoon I did what a lot of people do; packed away my mementos carefully into cupboards and boxes, leaving a few of our favourites out on display.

However, as Georgie has gotten taller and much more monkey-like, more and more of our precious mementos have been hidden away in safe places, instead of being on show to remind us of those magical few weeks almost four (!!!) years ago.

Our new piece of furniture!

Happily, we have recently been given this lovely bookcase with glass sliding doors, which is absolutely perfect for all of our bits and pieces. It is absolutely unique, having been handmade for one of my mother-in-law’s friend by her father. I absolutely love that we now have a place for all these things, on display in the living room yet safe from Georgie’s curious hands!

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