tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post8686363268262887216..comments2023-09-11T15:00:39.206+01:00Comments on Vintage,pretty & shabby: paintingprettyshabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205800259170816278noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-26490384302968646422010-05-22T16:44:28.697+01:002010-05-22T16:44:28.697+01:00If my mom decorated my room as a child I probably ...If my mom decorated my room as a child I probably would have been turned off to design and never would have become an architect. <br /><br />PS. Banksy is the best image on this page ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-36575649250310018722008-11-10T08:16:00.000+00:002008-11-10T08:16:00.000+00:00Now my Harry wouldn't notice if I painted his room...Now my Harry wouldn't notice if I painted his room pink and had CK plastered all over the place..<BR/>I have however had quite a (make that total) influence over his decor.. Tintin posters, Elvis posters, Union Jack rug, iron bedstead... thankfully he seems to like it though he spends so little time in his room preferring to chat to me in the kitchen.<BR/>I love your style Sairer...I would have loved a room like that especially full of vintage cowboy items!!!!!<BR/>Love that tin!!!!<BR/>Michele xxCowboys and Custard Mercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043221646753782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-88579671663477681772008-11-09T17:42:00.000+00:002008-11-09T17:42:00.000+00:00So glad that someone else has a tiny house too ......So glad that someone else has a tiny house too ...Greedy Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760747140075972452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-37364364719361109122008-11-05T21:43:00.000+00:002008-11-05T21:43:00.000+00:00I saw this post and thought of you!http://vintage-...I saw this post and thought of you!<BR/><BR/>http://vintage-home.blogspot.com/2008/11/wanted-do-you-have-1950s-home.htmlTinyholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282856264223984826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-35725742999319581322008-11-04T13:32:00.000+00:002008-11-04T13:32:00.000+00:00Hahaha so funny. Teenage boys just don't fit in ...Hahaha so funny. Teenage boys just don't fit in with the shabby chic decor do they?The fabric of my lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129947664145537258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-76614398298931599852008-11-03T14:34:00.000+00:002008-11-03T14:34:00.000+00:00I LOVE your crocheted Granny blankets! They're gor...I LOVE your crocheted Granny blankets! They're gorgeous!!!I've made a Red one myself, Now seeing the blue one makes me want to make one in blue .<BR/><BR/>PattiePattieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832193844629774092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-46516520527534067942008-11-01T17:48:00.000+00:002008-11-01T17:48:00.000+00:00Oh you did make me laugh! My boy likes to keep his...Oh you did make me laugh! My boy likes to keep his room all neat & tidy - I really don't know where he gets THAT from! He doesn't mind a nice cushion or the occasional blanket I sneak in. He is also constantly rearranging his room - maybe he'll be an interior designer rather than the current computer games whizz?Country Cottage Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183233483232008162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-36636815675889564302008-10-31T17:28:00.000+00:002008-10-31T17:28:00.000+00:00These rooms are fantastic!Happy Halloween!Hugs,Liz...These rooms are fantastic!<BR/>Happy Halloween!<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Liz & MabelLiz Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085308886362660283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-63383990706613078822008-10-29T12:46:00.000+00:002008-10-29T12:46:00.000+00:00Wow what lovely boys bedrooms, I love harry's room...Wow what lovely boys bedrooms, I love harry's room, it just how I would have it if I had a boy (don't know how long it would last though!)<BR/>Luck enough I have a girl, and at the moment I can indulge my pink and floral side in her room. <BR/>I'm just spray painting a lloyd loom bedside cabinet germolene pink this afternoon as it happens (£4 at the car boot this morning!).<BR/><BR/>Hope the library thing works out for you, I've just reserved "children's rooms" by Andrea Maflin which I saw on Posy's Blog the other day.<BR/><BR/>Jessxjessica daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212953589712362143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-22961615093897956482008-10-27T21:57:00.000+00:002008-10-27T21:57:00.000+00:00God this takes me back a few years ..I did give in...God this takes me back a few years ..I did give in and allowed James to do his own thing in his room, I think he just wanted to shock me.<BR/>You have made the rooms look great and I bet they love them too. <BR/>I am like you love to paint and arrange things MY way!<BR/>When James left home he wanted me to choose how his flat should be decorated...so there, that proves how all that we do for them when they are young and rebelious does pay off...they just will not admit we are right or were right until much older and a wee bit wiser!!<BR/>But honestly, those are gorgeous crochet throws. I have just bought a new one on ebay..love it.<BR/>I do hope that things pick up for you soon...the banks seem more like arch enemies now. Cant't live happily with them and can't live without them!<BR/>xxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421248109757501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-1741743612404505612008-10-27T07:25:00.000+00:002008-10-27T07:25:00.000+00:00Hello!I am selling various prints by:D*FaceBanksy ...Hello!<BR/><BR/>I am selling various prints by:<BR/><BR/>D*Face<BR/>Banksy (DiFaced tenner and others)<BR/>James Cauty<BR/>Sick Boy<BR/>Faile and others.<BR/><BR/>If you are interested, Email me at artstar2009@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-68624231468349042472008-10-26T21:26:00.000+00:002008-10-26T21:26:00.000+00:00I'm the same as you I like to make the decisions ...I'm the same as you I like to make the decisions for the decorating in my childrens bedrooms. Their only little now so I can get away with it but I'm dreading them asking for barbie or Spiderman duvets I couldn't bear it!<BR/>I love what you have done in Harry's room the colours and tin signs look great. As for the picture your right the 60's comic book looks better!<BR/>I'm sorry your having tough times with money I use moneysavingexpert.com and found it's helped to cut costs.<BR/>SarahxMiss sew n sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899306295465604943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-15205071505702363512008-10-26T18:44:00.000+00:002008-10-26T18:44:00.000+00:00I envy how you get motivated to paint and do somet...I envy how you get motivated to paint and do something productive when the going gets tough. Things are stressfull here too and all I want to do is crawl under the duvet (the Autumn chill isn't helping either).<BR/><BR/>My man and I have been lurking your blog for ages now...we LOVE your house and we LOVE what you have done to it. It's total eye candy for us. I dream of the day we own our own house and and can have some chickens.<BR/><BR/>Hugs xLove Honor Disobeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688304236637021229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-48836993166376386382008-10-26T16:42:00.000+00:002008-10-26T16:42:00.000+00:00fab post made me chuckle :-) love the fumigating c...fab post made me chuckle :-) love the fumigating comment - my little boy is only 4 so is onlyjust commenting on what is in his room but im hoping he continues to be quite laid back about what i do in there! your two rooms look fab though i love that spotty fabric :-) Lesley xLesley (Notesfrommydays)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18440351450621954103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-36616096512829771252008-10-26T13:42:00.000+00:002008-10-26T13:42:00.000+00:00Oh you have made me laugh and have now decided tha...Oh you have made me laugh and have now decided that I'm pleased to have two little girls into very pretty things and pretty bedrooms (well, for the time being anyway)...'Festering' teenage boys made me chuckle...do they smell of muddy rugby boots?!! That's what I imagine festering boys to smell like! <BR/>I love what you've done though, The spotty duvet cover looks great.<BR/>Jane. xPetticoat Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387951398241655802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-45382295205520384092008-10-24T19:08:00.000+01:002008-10-24T19:08:00.000+01:00Hello,We would get on so well,my friend is constan...Hello,<BR/>We would get on so well,my friend is constantly ridiculing me for painting away my troubles but it works to keep busy i know...so sorry to hear your news a holiday would have been great,i hope things pick up for you.<BR/>Aaaaww the stinky boys bless them...love the rooms they look gorgeous and very stylish may i add,the blinds look great.<BR/>Love Kristina XxXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-15939662050990934032008-10-23T21:55:00.000+01:002008-10-23T21:55:00.000+01:00Hi there so sorry to hear about the remortgage - h...Hi there so sorry to hear about the remortgage - hope you are OK and going to cope. You are so very talented you know - your house is wonderful - I was wondering how you were when up you popped cheerful as ever............We have one of those little rooms 6'10" x 7' and in there my 6foot welder son folds himself in and yearns for our last house where he had a double bed and lots of space! We are waiting to knock out the wall onto the stairs and build out a wardrobe so as to give him more floor space for his clothes!!!I love hime but gawd his room stinks on a morning he is clean but its just young man smell!! All you ladies out there with adorable young boys - just wait!!Alchamillamollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-48547876633568543642008-10-23T19:53:00.000+01:002008-10-23T19:53:00.000+01:00Don't think I've ever seen nicer boys rooms! I wil...Don't think I've ever seen nicer boys rooms! I will have to have Jack adopted once he starts having interior design opinions!<BR/>Julia xxjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821427565897275123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-42421934022440356112008-10-23T11:28:00.000+01:002008-10-23T11:28:00.000+01:00You have a little award waiting for you at my blog...You have a little award waiting for you at my blog! Claire xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426515073578793239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-90079349935618418262008-10-23T10:55:00.000+01:002008-10-23T10:55:00.000+01:00What a super post. I do know exactly what you mean...What a super post. I do know exactly what you mean about..well..everything! I have a stinky boy too and he likes the whole "contemporary" look too. Saying that, he still loves granny blankets and has several that he wont sleep without. There is hope though because when i was little i wanted a modern penthouse apt. in NYC with lots of glass and chrome! HAHAHA! look at me now, you couldnt get me away from a floral if you tried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-59673250235585546462008-10-22T23:38:00.000+01:002008-10-22T23:38:00.000+01:00Gosh this post made me smile, frown, sad, happy, l...Gosh this post made me smile, frown, sad, happy, laugh and cry all at the same time. Chin up! I love your decorating style even if your oldest stinky boy doesn't!our shabby cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811151528527755264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-92115303059872039142008-10-22T22:44:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:44:00.000+01:00Banks are so rotten in times of crisis, been there...Banks are so rotten in times of crisis, been there hun as you know so keep painting to your hearts content, you will get through it.<BR/><BR/>I love the boys room, they are very tidy, my little munchkins love wallowing in mess!<BR/><BR/>Claire xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426515073578793239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-36253221089379876842008-10-22T22:41:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:41:00.000+01:00thanks for posting the comment on my blog.Just to ...thanks for posting the comment on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Just to say, if you do get chance to go to TKMax phone up and see if they have any of the ck stuff in first. I think they will hold things for you for a day.shariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899435247762808267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-69046199036641931092008-10-22T22:34:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:34:00.000+01:00Good grief I wouldn't dare show you my boys rooms,...Good grief I wouldn't dare show you my boys rooms, actually I can't remember what colour the carpets are there is so much junk all over the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141256657077347979.post-38367242576106965522008-10-22T20:53:00.000+01:002008-10-22T20:53:00.000+01:00Keep your chin up, we're all battening down the ha...Keep your chin up, we're all battening down the hatches it seems, and a spot of painting is a great way to take your mind off money matters. I love your home, I can't believe your boys' rooms look so tidy, I would never show you my son or daughter's bedrooms, they're a disgrace! I get far more pleasure out of furnishing my home with old, painted furniture than buying new, even your old chest of drawers looks good to me.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622219985656850271noreply@blogger.com