october holidays decorating
It’s the school October week right now. What should I do? Go and find the sun – not sure there is any real hot sun in Europe this time of year. Go hill walking in Aviemore – sounds good but high winds and rain are a bit of a hinderance. Decision made – I will decorate my hallway – sounds dull but I enjoy DIY.
I got my hallway ‘skimmed’ as they say in the trade a month age. It needs sanded and painted. I enjoy creating something quite ordered out of chaos. I spent two days sanding and undercoating the walls. Next the skirting and door frames needed a bit of work. Thank goodness for ‘decorators caulk’ It fills all these gaps and imperfections.
The hall is narrow and dark so I heeded light colours. It was a choice between almond white and calico. Almond white won and is now on the walls. I pained the wood satinwood white. I do not like shiny white woodwork.
So next is the flooring. Do I go for maple flooring – the same as I have in my living room? Or do I put a carpet in the hall? Wood would be best – it depends on the cost.
