A Better Weekend

Much happier weekend, still missing Millie but alot more fruitful.  Been playing in the garden room styling to take some photos for the website and for new cards for workshop dates. 

I love spring flowers we have a lonicera near the back door that smells divine and spring bulbs look brilliant in old containers, galvanised buckets for outside and jelly moulds for the windowsill. 

Been painting some new furniture for the shop this week, a lovely regency chest of drawers in Hardwick White, an elegant detailed standard lamp and Ella has just reupholstered two pretty chairs one in a grey check the other in Sarah Hardacker's fabulous paisley linen.  So exciting to be setting the room up again!

Millie

Really been a very grim couple of week as our dear Millie has been so poorly and died on Friday evening at the vet. hospital at Newmarket.  She was such a darling I miss her dreadfully. She had her basket in the workshop as well as the house so was with me whilst I was painting always with an eye on me just checking if it was time for that walk.  Hence painting has taken a back seat but hoping to get the Garden Room sorted for next week. It was the lovely decorative fair at Battersea last week but missed it this time, Lincoln and Newark fairs next week so hoping to find some new treasures.  Did'nt make the December fairs due to the snow so can't wait, the freezing blast of cold wind and early start does'nt deter its such great fun!!!! Never know what you're going to find.

The Garden Room

Hi just to keep you updated on opening times for the Garden Room.  I think we will be closed until the end of the month. Unfortunately, Millie, our spaniel is very poorly so painting has been far from my mind this week.  I know alot of you know our Millie from workshop days so will keep you posted.  Really need to gets some pics on this blog so must start taking my camera with me.

Happy New Year

Hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and New Year and very best wishes for health and happiness for the coming year.

Just to keep you updated on the Garden Room, I will be closed this week as unfortunately we had a burst pipe in the workshop on christmas eve so we had to do some quick shifting of furniture etc. and then had a fantastic new years eve party in the shop!!!! Loads of greenery, lichen covered branches and candles everywhere set the scene for a great night.  We found 'spotify' in the summer so any excuse to play, it brings out the Disco Queen in me!!!!

Lots of great pieces of furniture to paint - picking up a fab dresser to do next week and pretty dressing table.  Also have a lovely georgian chest of drawers to do.  Excited about trying some new colours and a few new techniques.  Farrow & Ball are bringing some new colours out in early Feb. As you know I adore their muted off whites etc. but I think we might be looking at some brighter colours in our schemes in future, some bright rusty oranges or a splash of a bright turquoise even its a flash of colour inside a cupboard or drawer.  How brilliant it is that we can have a play with these colours with paint and don't have invest a huge amount. 
As soon as I have some painting done will put some pictures on the website and on here.

The Garden Room will be open in a couple of weeks with new goodies and some sale pieces do come and have a look, just give me a call. 

Hester