After the weekend we gave the sitting room it’s finishing touches. We had moved the furniture back in and now we put up the pictures and the mirror. I filled the bureau and gave the dado rail another coat of wood stain. We added new lamp shades and cushions. We also added new window furniture. We got the window furniture from an antique shop so that it is in keeping with the period of the room.
The finished room before we put the pictures up
The finished room the following day when we had put the pictures back up
The room in the evening with the curtains closed
The detail on the skirting
The smart antique window stay
The cornice
The cornice over the chimney breast
A new lamp shade
Another new lamp shade
A new cushion
The new ceiling rose in the finished room
The settee with the new dado rail behind it
Another new cushion
Fireplace
The opposite side of the room
The photos don’t do it justice but the walls and ceiling are all now smooth and the skirting, dado, cornice, ceiling rose and window furniture all add detail.
It was a lot of work for just one room but we feel that it should be the best room in the house and we spend our evenings relaxing in this room so it is worthwhile making it a beautiful room.
We are really pleased with the way this room has turned out.
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Your photos for once don’t do your room justice! I saw the room today and it is just lovely . After all that work I just love the ceiling rose . It finishes the room beautifully.
We are really pleased with it and I agree the photos don’t show how different it looks now. The ceiling rose is rather grand.