Mixed messages?
The above photos are collages I made on Picnik, using images from www.pinterest.com before they closed. I was formulating ideas about how I was going to decorate my sitting room. There is little I enjoy more, than poring over paint charts and magazines and brochures, planning and thinking about what I would like. The trouble is, in my head I can mix industrial chic with cottage garden and a bit of French detailing, thrown in for good measure. The trouble is, I like everything. I am very susceptible to other people's ideas. The trouble is, is my head, I do not worry one iota about expenses. The trouble is, in my head, everything is new, and I don't have to fit in my old stuff. Hence, sometimes what is in my head is very difficult to translate into reality! Sometimes, things have to go wrong before they go right. Here is my sitting room, before the assault. The walls were painted a light stone colour, with 2 walls having a tongue and groove paint effect.There was a...