Sunday 8 March 2009

It Is All Happening Here

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Today I shall be having a two-tone lounge! Let me explain. I took our heavy curtains down to wash. Without them the room seemed so much bigger and so much brighter, so I decided that they will not be going back up, certainly not until next winter and maybe not even then.

We do have blinds we can close at night so privacy is not a problem. Well, once more light flooded in, it showed up the walls and how grubby they have become. We thought of washing the walls down but then decided that re-painting might be a good idea.

So, him indoors went to the local paint shop and picked up some paint charts. We decided on a colour. Now, these colours have to be mixed. He came back with a tin of paint. Immediately I saw it I knew that it was nowhere near enough to cover our walls. "I know, says him indoors, "but they had run out of paint and will not be getting more in until Tuesday". Men!!! Did he know have the nouse to say he would leave it and go to another place where they had ample supplies? No, that is not my Mike.

So he has decided to push ahead anyway and do only two walls. So for a couple of days I am going to have a lounge that has two magnolia walls and two adorable peach!

He is already telling me to hurry up and get off here as he wants to disconnect and move the computer. So that will be out of action until he has finished.

Yesterday, Dean came and dug a tree out of the front garden for me and also two straggly pieces of Privet. I had originally planted this Christmas tree out about twelve years ago. It was bought as a centrepiece for a Christmas table, in a pot and fully rooted. I decided it was a pity to waste it and put it in the front garden. However, it never grew into a lovely Christmas tree shape, it just became a total mess, a miserable specimen indeed. So, I ordered an Amelanchier online. They have beautiful foliage in the Spring, pale green leaves in the summer and beautiful autumn colour. I did not want to ask Mike to dig the old tree out as it is heavy work and he is getting on in years. So, Dean took it out for us yesterday. I hate destroying trees but I feel better about it as something better will be going in its place.

The boys were out in the front garden having a high old time and were very good and did not attempt to go into the road. Later, Mike did dig out all the lavendar for me, that was much easier to do. I love my Lavendar but they are short-lived plants even with careful pruning. We were very lucky to get fourteen years out of them.

So my front garden now looks very sad. Big gaps everywhere. However, I have ordered new Lavendar plants to replace the old, so this summer we will have a riot of mauve again and the bees, if there are any, will have a field day.

Once the new tree arrives and is planted and likewise the lavendar, it will look very nice again.

Oh dear, whilst I have been typing this, him indoors noticed that the painting he had started bears no resemblance at all to the colour chart. Either they mixed it wrongly or, the charts are totally out. He does not like it, it is too cold looking, more like white than peach. So, he has just gone out of the door, mumbling and moaning, saying he is off to get more paint of a slightly deeper hue and telling me to be off the computer before he returns so that he can get "stuck in".

Strange what Spring does to people.

Sorry I am not able to comment on your journals today but the computer, as I said previously, has to be disconnected and moved to get at the walls. I normally have to nag my beloved to do things but he decided he wanted to paint today so who am I to stop him! Go, Mike, go.

Oh well, it will all be nice when done. Happy Sunday everyone.


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23 comments:

  1. Jeannett, I hope you'll take pictures of the "after". I bet it will be pretty. I hope you enjoy your day. Blessings to you!

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  2. Wow, you guys are really spiffing up the place! I like lots of light in my house, too.

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  3. I love having the curtains down and the light coming in.

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  4. thats the one problem with having paint mixed jeannette.takes just 1 thing to be wrong and you end up with something,well not right.lol.take care,love mort xx

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  5. Gosh you have got spring fever ,curtains washed plants and trees removed, now decorating ,as you say go Mike go ..love Jan xx

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  6. It sounds like it will be lovely when it all gets done. You'll have a fresh new look inside and outside when it's all finished.
    I need painting done here but cannot do it on my own so it waits for the someday someone has time to help. Hope he finds the right color and plenty of it too.
    'On Ya'-ma

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  7. I remember painting my son's room and it looked nothing like the color I wanted until 2 coats and it dried. Don't give up hope. I have to do some spring cleaning also.

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  8. A fresh coat of paint always spruces up a room.

    Hope his next trip to get the right color and mix is to his liking and yours too.

    Hugs, Rose

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  9. Hi Jeannette , you have got the spring cleaning bug .I am sure you will be really pleased once your lounge is painted what ever colour Mike chooses.It makes such a difference to let the light in ,on these cold dull days .Here today its been sun, rain, sun and strong COLD winds .Looking forward to seeing your new colour when its finished.My bedroom needs painting but have to pluck up courage to get every thing out of the wardrobe before we can move it !!!!..love Jeanxx

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  10. That's the thing once you start spring cleaning you notice all the other stuff that has to be done..lol i'm in the same boat, hopefully Mike will find a better colour to mach what you want. It's been cold and raining here today although sunny can't wait fir it to warm up a bit.

    Take are
    Yasmin
    xx

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  11. I hope mike gets the color you both want this time and enough to do all the walls. Helen

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  12. cant wait to see the pics!!!!

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  13. It sounds like you will have a lovely room once he's done. I trimmed my lavendar way down this last fall/winter. I hope it comes back or I'm going to be in debt buying new plants to replace it. It had gotten so straggly and ugly I gave it a "hair cut." I hope you took before pics so we can see the big change. Linda in snowy & cold Washington

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  14. After the new kitchen and bathroom we have just had fitted we too have a lot to do but Spring cleaning will come later in the rest of the rooms as it is still winter yet up here snow all day today. Hope you get sorted out with the right colour. Love Joan

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  15. Oh Dear Janette, what a story...I do hope him indoors ! gets it right in the end...MEN....
    I am pleased that you have got that tree out from the garden and also the lavender. It will all look so much better when the new ones are in and grown. It is nice to think that the spring is really comming even if the cold wind and sleet showers today could lead us to think winter is still around !!
    Take care and don't be doing to much.
    Much Love sybil xx

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  16. Hi Jeannette, I hope you eventually get the colour you want, it can be a real pain trying to find one thats exactly what you are looking for. I hope I`ll be able to see it for myself some time in the Summer. Its always a shame to get rid of old plants but if they don`t work they just have to go. Its good that you want to attract the bees. There are too few of them and it would be disastrous if we lost them altogether. Take care. :o)

    Love and Hugs

    Sandra xxxx

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  17. I love to get the curtains down and I have just decided too this week to put something more sheer up at the lounge windows for the spring and summer.Well after the bedroom decoration I am still battling LOL!!It's suprizing how much more light one gets,when heavy drapes are taken down.I find the small paint pot samples are a good way of finding the right shade,I have been dissapointed far too many times in the colour charts,so I always buy two or three of these first..Its good to get rid of old plants and start anew.A little early where I live now though the earth is far too cold yet.Lets hope it soon warms up.I hope Mike manages to get you just what you want re:- the right colour.Take Care God Bless Kath xx

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  18. The repainting sounds like it will be nice once it is finished. Bravo to Dean for working so hard for you! The yard will look great once it is finished.

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  19. I am enjoying hearing about your spring cleaning and the painting project. Love the words "him indoors" LOL LOL LOL. I can't wait to see pictures. Peach is a favorite color of mine. All the gardening work will pay off. I like the picture of the English garden at the top of your entry. Spring is so wonderful... we've had a good dose of it this weekend and I am itching to get to my garden and finish cleaning out the daughter's room.
    Lisa

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  20. Hi Jeannette, I like the idea of having two-tones walls! I think it might look very elegant. I should decorate my daughter's room but it is too cold for me to think of spring cleaning, gardening etc. Hope you're well. Ciao. A.

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  21. Hi Jeannette!
    I hope by now that Mike has found the right colour paint, those little colour squares can be so deceiving on paint pots. I'm sure it'll lift your spirits once it's all done...nothing like a newly decorated room, the only thing is, it shows up the rest of the house! Peter's painted the kitchen and our new floor tiles are being laid when we get back from France but I'm now worried in case I've chosen the wrong colour for the floor! :(

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  22. No, whatever you do don't stop him in full flow! It will look lovely when finished. Eileen x

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  23. I have found out it is not wise to stop the man when he is in the mood to do something, but he is feeling very ambitious to go back and get more paint to his liking. Painting is not easy! I was interested in your lavender project. Lavender does not do well here. Too hot perhaps. But the bougainvillea is glorious this time of the year. I will be looking forward to more photos from you as the work continues. Gerry

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