Now that the side show of discovering the roof leaf and looking at the crack in the box room are underway with a way to fix them I was able to get back to some basic decorating. The Cariad (or Love) room had all of the furniture in place and really just needed to be repainted, the curtains hung and the fireplace restored.
We had picked a nice subtle pink to compliment the primary grey bedding and cherry wood stain on the bed. I had already used this as the feature wall in the lounge so had a rough idea of how it dried back. Whilst the original plan was to do all of the walls in this colour, as the fireplace still needed to be stripped back and there would be a risk of some blemishing at the junction with the wall, short term I thought I would just lay down a couple of coats of white emulsion to finish the room and freshen all of the walls. I may end up leaving it this way, I’m not 100% sure yet and will probably get a few opinions from family when they stay.
The bed was purchased from “Get Laid Beds” and whilst a bit of a luxury buy as it is a kingsize as well, it works really well in the room. Originally I was going the dress the bed with some voile panels or drapes but once again, I think I will let the room settle down now because sometimes, less is more?
The other furniture in the room (the mirrored dresser and a small chair in the other corner) was purchased from Timeless Furniture Wrexham (who you can find on social media) and the trunk was found in the loft.
The only final part now to sort out (as well as shortening the new curtains) is to refurbish the fire place. I am not 100% sure of this at the moment. Stripping the top shelf exposed multiple layers of paint and an unpredictable finish at the slate level. In some cases all of the lacquer come off and in other places the lacquer was retained (see below).
At the moment, because of the overall risk of a lot of damage being caused I have decided just to strip back the shelf and paint the surround. I have chosen a grey to compliment the bedding as my starting point but I think the shelf is going to need a lot on thinking about.
Whilst this is the guest room, I am sure every now and then I might sneak a crafty week in there just to enjoy the luxury everyone else will be experiencing!