Tell me I can get the whole place walloped in a weekend...

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

Long and boring- sorry.

We've been on the council list for a while now. Yesterday, we were offered a place. It's PERFECT.

The officer than came back to check ours. That's when we came back down to earth with a bump...

She's told us that, as the place is ready now, we may not be able to do the work in time (I asked for a week). That's painting the place magnolia, and a deep clean (we have cats).

She's going back to the office on Monday, and it would put us in good stead, I think, to be able to tell her that we've already painted, nd the deep clean is booked (it is- first thing I did)

Give me hope, please? I spent last night sobbing my heart out (unlike me- I'm one tough mf).

On a side note, we feel we should have been told what was expected of us BEFORE we viewed...we could have done it way before now!

It's mainly just me and DH. My DB will give us a few hours this afternoon, and I've had tentative offers of help from a friend- but she has so much on that I wouldn't be surprised if she cried off. (She's lovely- she's just going through a berevement)

I can see the hall being an issue, it's Noddy Hat Blue!

Please give me hope? I'm going to make a start now before the DC wake up, and I have to start working around them!

[Oldraver]

Well done OP...but how come your new place wasn't made to be be magnolia-ed before you move in ?

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

Everyone has asked that! Maybe because Old Man Brown is not as offensive as yellow and turquoise? 😅

[Maelstrop]

I also have —mumsnet juice— wifi now!!!!!!

How weird, we call everything......juice too! Food juice, whisky juice, electricity juice etc.

You done good, girl! We employed 3 people to paint a 2 bed house with a huge stairwell in 2 days. Bloody marvellous, they worked overnight and had a dark blue bathroom to contend with, toook 5 coats!

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

Was it Noddy blue? 😅 Our glosswork was the same color as the "post" and "preview" buttons on this page! Fairly easy to cover though: we went over them with the magnolia we used to paint the walls, and then two coats of white gloss.

I feel REALLY blessed this morning: someonr who is fast becoming a friend needs help with moving. It sounds naff, but I thought I'd be waiting for ages for the chance to pay it forward- all the help I got in RL, and support on here, etc. Now I may not have to wait long at all!

[fourquenelles]

Steal away Radley its not mine but pinched from a web site of house related poems.

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

Just popped on to post this...

Finally, one room in the house feels "done". Box-free. I'll repaint the main wall red at some point, but I'm happy as it is for now.

[NoSquirrels]

Lovely!

[fourquenelles]

Fabulous. The girl done good!

[Motoko]

It looks good now, but will look lovely and cosy if you paint the wall red. I did that in one of my previous houses, painted the chimney breast a deep brick red. It looked great.

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

That's what I was thinking. I want red in the kitchen too- it's big enough to carry it off.

[2017SoFarSoGood]

Lovely room. It feels like how I think of you if you know what I mean.

Oh that sounds a bit creepy. 😝

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

Nope- I totally get you! 😃

It was never going to be long before the random ideas started entering my head though...

No tables stuck to the ceiling, or amything likr that...just that the brick wallpaper has inspired me.

I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of making a TV stand, coffee table, etc, out of bricks. Reclaimed bricks and wood.

And usually-sensible DH actually likes the idea!