I’ve wanted a Floral Wall for a very long time. I’ve seen them done so beautifully in magazines, books and online and when we arrived at this house and I saw that the walls were big and tall and wide I knew that somewhere in this house I’d have this wall that I’d wanted for ages.
This corner of the living room has been dedicated to dining. We have a room that could be turned in to an official dining room but after much pouring over magazines and chatting amongst ourselves we’ve decided to keep that other room as a Snug and have the dining table in here. Which is nice actually as it has given me a corner to work in and transform. Which is exactly what I’ve set about doing over the last few days.
Over the years I have gathered up all manner of pictures with flowers on them. In every other house that I’ve lived in these pictures have been spread out on walls over the house, never before hung together. These three paintings I picked up in Arundel at an indoor antique market. I think I paid about twenty quid for all three. I really liked the colours of the paintings themselves but I didn’t feel that dull frames did them any justice whatsoever.
So with a little help from my friend I re-painted the frames on Friday afternoon. You know, last Friday afternoon when I was meant to be on a mission to get all of my clutter cleared away. I do this a lot, I’m getting on with the business of tidying and it’s all going well when suddenly and without much warning I’m inspired to start a project there and then. I can’t wait until I’ve finished tidying up, oh no that would be far too simple, it has to be done right now.
As you can see I also have a hard time fully preparing for the task at hand and am quite prepared to get the paint out on the carpet. My sister, who doesn’t even bother to hide her incredulity any more, takes a quick picture shakes her head and moves on. What she doesn’t know is that I am a master at doing these sorts of projects on the fly especially since the babies have come along. If you’ve got small kids you’ll know that you have a certain window in which you have to get things done. Hence the rather rushed job.
That was Friday.
On Saturday I finished painting the frames and yesterday I hung them.
I used my eye as opposed to a tape measure and spirit level because I knew that I was aiming for a certain disheveled feel.
Not out and out wonkiness but I wanted them to look like they’d been hanging there forever with various pictures added over time and still more to come.
Box canvases hung alongside frames.
Square, rectangle, small, medium and large.
I don’t feel like this corner is even half finished yet, hence entitling this post Dining Corner, Part 1. I’m not going to continue to add more floral pictures but I will be making curtains for this room (you can see the poles on the floor waiting if you look carefully) and there are a couple more pieces that I feel need to go on to the walls in this space.
But I’ve made a start and I like it. I like the windows on all sides and the chocolate box cottages across the street. I like the fact that after WEEKS of sorting I’m getting to decorate. And although admittedly I did indeed take time out from my de-cluttering on Friday to start work on this corner I got everything done that I said I would.
Eventually.
Well by ten p.m. last night actually!
Two days late, I think that’s pretty good going.
* yawn *
I love you and wish you the best week possible. Thank you so much for reading.
Before you go don’t forget to check out today’s BEHIND THE SCENES.
Cherry x
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I love your floral wall! I love floral anything, really. I’ve always admired Posy’s floral house. Hope all is well with you. xx
I like that floral display! How wonderful that the house you found has the pale background that you like. White everywhere and pale wood floors make it very easy to decorate, I think. I love white, too.
Loving the floral wall. I have a large wall running from lounge to dining area. So far I have one large canvas picture above the sofa, so have loads of wall space left and no idea what to do with it (I very rarely see pictures I actually like). I’m now considering having a floral wall area, but not sure a small area will be the same on a large wall. Maybe I’ll have to draw a plan and see if that helps.
I love this! I’ve been a great admirer of the British way of decorating and arranging furniture for a very long time. Yet no matter how many books and magazines and BBC shows I watch, I can’t quite nail it down. This is so much fun to see in real time action.
I will start to make the roman blinds for my kid´s room today. I´m scared!!!! I have to think a lot before I cut them. I have to be brave!!
What a beautiful wall – it looks lovely and summery. Not sure what happened to the forecast heat at the weekend, but it certainly didn’t put in an appearance in my neck of the woods. That said, it was lovely to wake up to the sound of the rain this morning as I knew the garden would be just lapping it up!
I got out my crochet hooks and some wool last night to have a go at making some flowers, but the pattern i’m using seems to have a particularly tricky knot/loop arrangment at the beginning which it’s crucial to get right and so far is eluding me. Will have another go this evening and if I ever complete one, might just post a picture.
Enjoy your week everyone!
Bex. x
That corner looks great x I love the idea of a snug though, so you can get all comfy and cosy in the winter with a fire going. I like my sitting room more in the winter as it is cosy and when we get the stove going it’s even better.
Have a good week x
I love your dining corner, very pretty and the view out your window is lovely! In fact I have just printed off a pic so I can show my builder the type of windows i want (i am itching to get rid of the current pvc ones…)
I have a plan to fill my hall with pictures in a sort of ‘Hall of Fame’ style, another thing on my never ending list
Have a lovely day Gillian x
You have given me major inspiration for one of my walls!!!!! Thank you
Your floral wall looks wonderfully fresh. I have a wall in my home that I’m just hanging pictures on with abandon!
Victoria x
This little nook looks beautiful! Makes me want to redecorate my dining room!
you speak the truth lady, when you have little people in the house, everything HAS to be done QUICKLY or not get done at all!
The floral wall looks gorgeous. Love it.
I don’t bother measuring or making things level either. But that’s because I am a lazy so and so. Even when sewing I never measure things. That’s why you’ll never see close ups of my handiwork on my blog. From a distance all looks ok, close up *arrrgghh*!
lovely, lovely pics. Off to peek behind the scenes.
x