Oaken-Mist

I love the idea of built in beds/wardrobes/TVs you name it if its built in its better. It saves a ton of space plus knowing you have the option of hiding things away probably appeals to the very reserved side of myself. I mean don't get me wrong a too packed away house just looks empty you know like those wall bed things where your bed disappears into the wall and leaves a very empty space behind where you cant put anything, that would drive me nuts. So i ask if you had the option would you build it in or fill the space? i think if you don't overdo it and you make it elegant/traditional and not too modern then your on to a winner.

Check out these perfect examples....





Which is your favourite?

p.s i have had these on my computer a while so if you know where they are from please contact me and i will be sure to put up a link.

Hi everyone as promised Part 2.....

Here is the most recent pictures, i have not decided on what to put in the frames above my bed yet so you will have to excuse them, if you have any ideas let me know. I thought either letters spelling love or home or some four letter word or movie posters or black and white photos, I'm really not sure so let me know what you think.

Here is the head wall.

It doesn't really do it justice i must see it looks better in person but the cushions and comforter were made by me and only cost me About £10 for the lot as i had the duvet and inserts so it was just the fabric that cost me . I'm not sure if you can see it but it is a beautiful paisley with mixed colours.


With this you can see how the walls and ceiling have been stripped completely and the door which was flush is now paneled .


The floor is one of the biggest transformations , it was a horrible pink carpet and when taken up revealed less than perfect floorboards which had cracks and paint over them, this is one of the best pictures of the floor i took a before picture of, it doesn't really reveal how bad they were but trust me they were a nightmare.
But it only cost around £16 for hardwood floors so i cant complain.



This picture of this wall was taken half way through because you couldn't see it for furniture but i hope you can still see a big transformation.

There are one or two things i still need like a large rug but in total including sheets,duvets,duvet cover,new pillows,double bed with memory foam sprung mattress and storage, headboard, paint, frames and an ottoman which is yet to been transformed it cost me at total of Drumroll please.......... £375

We have been really busy the past few days though unfortunately due to a problem with the floorboards were now kinda at a stand still.In short were waiting on a couple of metres of floor to be replaced so we cant move the furniture in or finish off the floor yet. To date we have removed all the wallpaper down to plaster, painted the cupboards and window removed the door panel, painted the door, taken up the carpet ,painted the ceiling and filled any holes or cracks for the perfect finish. Now we have the bed and mattress plus the headboard and bedding waiting to go in the room, also i still have to make the comforter out of the paisley fabric i bought which is very pottery barn Esq for a miniscule amount of the cost which is what im kind of going for with this room. I mean i love pottery barn and stores like pier 21 , west elm and crate and barrel, and although i would love to go on a big shopping spree at all these stores and more i just don't have the cash for that so i have to improvise by making a few things myself or refurbishing things.My desk needs painting and selves and an nice ottoman i got, so there is still plenty to keep us busy but no room to keep us busy in as the whole house looks like a war zone.
Here are some pictures of a few days ago before we got the carpet up and the head wall finished, sorry the pics are a bit blurry ,focus has stopped working on my camera :(

This is it , i am moving in to this room , isnt it nice?(cue sarcasm here). so i plan on giving the room a complete makeover, from stripping the walls to refurbishing furniture, my budget is as small as it gets and anything i can make myself will go in this room and anything i can do to it i will.I figured its best to put it in stages, so here we are at the start of it all, stage one! here is my list for the stages of work to do.
To start remove all furniture and belongings as none of it belongs to me and then as follows in no particular order......

1.strip walls, clean window(black mold eeek)
2.fill any holes in walls,
3.paint walls
4.take off door and reverse(imo it opens the wrong way)
5.gloss door, windows etc
6.take up carpet
7.add new door handles to wardrobes
8.add new light switch

then on to stage two

1.mend, strip and sand floorboards
2.stain and varnish floorboards
3.buy a bed(kind of important hehe)
4.add pictures artwork etc
5.add curtains and window treatment
6.add a lightshade

then stage three

1.move furniture in ,which is a desk and an old tv cabinet both which need makeovers!
2.add furnishings, rug ornaments and so on
3.organise closet space
4.create different lighting zones

The biggest stage is stage one which is going to take the longest but its going to be done as quick and efficiant as possible.

The biggest budget breaker is going to be the bed or more so the mattress which is going to take a huge chunk, then maybe the computer chair but if second hand is possible other than a mattress then thats what we will get.

We are just two women a mother and daughter team working on one of the biggest projects to date while trying to juggle our everyday lives and we want to update you guys as we go.

So if your interested tune in for future posts and watch the transformation progress :D