Our new house

I need to start by showing the photos of the house before we started. Look away if you are of a sensitive disposition that can't deal with pink and orange in the same room!

We'll start with the outside. That's not too bad. There's not a lot you can do to the outside that clashes!

We then move inside, the lounge is ok, apart from the swirly artex on the ceiling and the manky blue carpet tiles. The windows are the whole of 2 and a bit sides of the room and it's lovelly and bright. Especially with all the blinds up and the patio doors open, it feels like you are sitting right in the garden. The previous owners left the red sofa and chair set which will do us until we can get around to decorating. Besides, the cats find them quite cosy!

Moving into the kitchen, it's not the best designed kitchen ever. There's a cupboard in the corner which doesn't open because the other cupboard is in the way. I have a feeling that a new kitchen is several bonuses down the road though!

The dining room and the hall shared the same manky orange carpet and wallpaper combo when we moved in, teamed with red curtains and pink paintwork it's hideous! It made the hall really dark and so that's the first room we've started on. 

Close up of the really nice flocked wallpaper

Wallpaper curtain combo - nice!

It doesn't look too bad in the photo, but believe me the woodwork really is a dusky pink!

Moving upstairs, the bathroom with more peachy orange, this time on the tiles (Bathroom is number 2 on the list for replacement!)

And yes it was that filthy when we moved in too

Our room is yes another example of the hideous taste of the people who were here before. I'm pretty certian they must have been colourblind! Our ceiling is yellow. Yes yellow. Not yellow as in was white and has got a bit stained over time by cigarette smoke and general dirt but actually painted sunny yellow! Complete with 80s throwback fitted cupboards. The cupboards lasted a week before they were ripped out. Not by choice, but because Brian had managed to find a tiny hole at the top to jump down and got himself stuck behind them. There was no other option but to rip them all out (plus half the wall as they were superglued with silicon) while a very frighted (and stupid) cat cowered in a corner.

Close up of the wallpaper to match the yellow ceiling

The other bedrooms are thankfully neutral with fairly decent laminate flooring. The Arsenal stickers in what will be the guest room stayed approximately 10 minutes after us getting the keys!

So that's our new house. Lots and lots of work to do. We've already started the hallway so I've some photos of that to go in the next post.