Everywhere I look there is darkness.
No I'm not going through a breakdown, I'm
beginning to realise my tastes and style. My bedroom is dark. I mean the walls
aren’t painted a dark colour, but there just isn’t enough natural light. The
blinds are constantly drawn closed to prevent neighbours viewing the everyday
happenings of our home. The furniture is dark, the bed, the chest of draws. The
walk in robe is a tiny dark hole ventured into via a door located behind
another door.
As I rise early and make my way past the
dark brown lounge suite, over the cheap burgundy fau Persian floor rug which
malts insane amounts of fluff, into the kitchen with the imitation granite,
laminate bench tops. Sigh…
I dream of white. A fresh pallet to which I
can add any colour my heart desires. White walls, white kitchen cupboards,
white bench tops, a white bedroom with light streaming in the windows. A larger
walk in robe with floor to ceiling mirrors, and again light flowing in through
the windows (which are currently non existant).
A resolution to add to the 2014
list…Lighten up my home!!!
So where to start? I guess I will start at the front of the
house and work my way back. Sounds feasible. Therefore the first hurdle will be
the master bedroom, my room. The walls don’t need painting as I have only
recently done this, in British Paints Arctic Crossing. Though its not a White
white, more of a grey. But I aint going to paint it again any time soon
(painting can be a little tedious when there are young children involved). So here are the issues with the Master
Bedroom in point form:
- · Blinds: the room is dark due to the blinds being drawn closed ALL the time.
- · Bed: it’s a pine bed stained an orange colour (shudder!)
- · Bed Linen: though the quilt cover set was purchased with good intentions I just don’t think it goes anymore, particularly since the room has been painted.
- · Tall Boy: also stained an orange colour. (shudder again)
- · Cameron’s Corner: consists of Guitar in bag sitting on floor. Also his old school photo is sitting on the ground (more on that in another post to come)
- · Desk: Its White!! (Thank God!!) though I think I need to organise things a little better.
- · The Ensuite: is fine though a little cramped.
- · The WIR: its just too small and zoo dark, we need more storage for clothes. Hmm…
Well there you have it. That is the first
room for my new New Years Resolution.
Perhaps some of you lovely readers are
looking around now thinking your home could do with a bit of a lighten up, or
perhaps not. Tell me what your opinion, or perhaps you have some ideas you can
share with me, I would love to hear it.
Lighten up everyone!
