A huge “thank you” to Debbie who contacted me a couple of weeks ago offering me a “diamond knob” to complete my newly Decopatched work desk, naturally I replied with a mahoooosive “yes please……” because I was having difficulty in finding one was just the right size ……….
Said knob arrived last week accompanied by a lovely card made by Debbie ………https://craftycreationsbydebbie.blogspot.com/………….
……. and as you can see, it’s perfect and so, so, sooooooooooooo sparkly!
It also got me thinking, I’d really enjoyed re-vamping the desk and after being with Marc and Rick at the cottage I was inspired to try and add more colour and “a bit of something else” to my lounge diner area.
Now, the side of my fridge freezer has been niggling at me for ages, I really don’t like the utility feel it gives when I am sat sitting on the sofa, it just doesn’t feel/look cosy or homely, if you know what I mean. What if I tried to disguise it a little bit? The area only measured approximately 24ins wide by about 10ins deep, what about a bookcase?
And then, low and behold, right on cue, I found this pine bookcase in The Georgian House, a second hand shop in Evesham. I measured it and then came home to measure the space again and think about it. After a night of tossing and turning my lovely neighbour Kata and I went to collect it. Not a fly away £3 bargain like the desk, at £30 it was a risk, not a greatly expensive one I don’t suppose in the scheme of things, but I’ll be honest, seeing it in position, I’m not 100% it will work.
However, I’ve embraced the task by giving it a layer of undercoat. Seeing it white, all be it very patchy, it looks ok (????), but the current idea in my head is to paint the sides and shelves in the same colour as my desk, with a paler turquoise on back panel …….. aghhhhhh, will it be too much? My original idea was to Decopatch the two outside panels, but I thought that might look a bit random. The next brainwave was to Decopatch the back panel, but not only would that be rather expensive, it might also “bury” any tranklement I put on the shelves when it’s finished, does that make sense? Any suggestions would be very greatly received. What about Decopatched shelves? Would that detract from anything I put on them? Would it look too fussy? Mores the pity, there aren’t many Decopatch/decoupaged shelves on Pinterest to use as a reference point. What have I started?
I am thinking a few trailing plants in colourful pots on the top to hide the rest of the fridge freezer.
I am so full of doubts, it might have been easier to have just gone to Ikea for a plain and simple unit as I can already see me trying a few things and getting all frustrated before I am happy …….. and if after that it’s still not right, I might have to just let the idea go. I am giving myself about two weeks to work it all out …….. so watch this space ………..