Monday 5 April 2010

Lounge room - before and after

It is incredible what a difference a fresh coat of paint makes to a room.

This is the lounge room "before and after" set of photographs which I have been taking to chronicle our renovations.


The before photograph on the top is from our second visit to the house.

The lounge room was tired with the condition of the paint work average. The colour was ok too but because the lounge room forms the core of the house (with no windows, only doors leading to other parts of the house); it tended to be on the dark and gloomy side. The previous owners also had a very traditional period/country style decor which is popular in Queenslander style homes.

The changes shown in these photographs although fairly small were highly effective from our perspective. It illustrates how colour can transform a room.

We painted the walls with a Dulux white acrylic 101 wash and wear, low sheen. All the doors and trim are painted with a Dulux white acrylic gloss. It is a bright, crisp white which works well with our 60s style furniture, art and other decor pieces. Our stuff looked extra drab in the old colour scheme.

We removed the picture rail in this room too. Unfortunately, there was no way of retaining the rail without it being visibly crooked. Removing it has given us more flexibility with hanging art, but most importantly it provides a seamless uniformity which makes the room appear larger.



Jason replaced some skirting and damaged door hardware. The light fitting was also changed. We are very happy with the Coral pendant light. It looks equally amazing in the daytime as it does illuminated at night. I think "wow" every time I see it.

On another matter, I do intend to recover the lounge suite to something less mustardy and less vinyl or we may replace it entirely if something fabulous comes our way. For now, it is just immensely practical with little ones.

So, there you have it - our new improved lounge room.

20 comments:

  1. I think it looks amazing what a transformation. I actually like the green seat covers. I can see Florence Broadhurst in there go and have a look at Signature Prints. xoxo

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  2. The lounge room look so much better now. It is amazing the difference a fresh coat of paint makes. xx

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  3. Fantastic transformation. You are so right, doesn't removing the picture rail open the room up and the ceilings look so much higher! Beautiful job. Love your art work too! A-M xx

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  4. Fabulous transformation - love your style.

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  5. Colour is great - but I seriously love the 'lounge suite'. Think that would be the correct term, given the vintage of the furniture in question. Looks terrific!

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  6. You must be so happy with the results Anita. All that hard work has certainly paid off. The light looks fantastic!
    Angex

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  7. ohh, that is looking really good! As much as I love picture rails, it looks so much bigger with out them.

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  8. Great job. You are so right. White really opens up the room. It looks great.

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  9. Looks great! I love the white walls.

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  10. Don't know what I can add except - It LOOKS amazing!! You're right about the fabbo light too ;-) Good job!

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  11. Looking pretty fab, I have pasted in a link below to some customers of mine that are near Noosa and do some amazing things with mid century furniture and their own fabrics thought you would enjoy checking it out, cheers Katherine http://www.socialfabric.com.au/chrcoll.htm

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  12. Hey Anita, Sorry left a comment with my husbands blog didn't realize he was signed in lol...yes it's me above, cheers Katherine

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  13. Wow, Katherine. They're cool - great how creative people breathe new life into old retro chairs.

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  14. You really have done an amazing job with this house, inside and out! I will have to make sure that my sister in the UK sees these pictures as she has those chairs and a house with VJ's too!

    Hope you are enjoying the school hols...we are off to see Nanny McFee on Thursday!

    Best wishes dear Brissy friend,
    Natasha.

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  15. Amazing transformation! Love your artwork. It looks so pulled-together! Another great job.

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  16. Hi Anita!:) The room looks sooo much better with that fresh coat of white! So bright & cheery! Our first house came fully furnished with that 60's style furniture! We thought it was so cool! It was as if we had stepped back in time! I love your light! looks really fabulous in your room!

    Hope all is well with you guys! Big Hugs ~ Teresa

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  17. Yes, it looks great. I wouldn't have thought I would prefer the white but in this case I do. I guess you have to know what you're doing. Good job!

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  18. I love how the room really opened up after you removed that picture rail, great call!

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  19. hello, I'm currently scouting for a home for an RACQ tvc - largish loungeroom with VJs.
    can you email me nat@qldfilmlocations.com.au if you are interested? Came to your blog from Kathryn's The Old Boathouse blog. Nat xxx

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