Today should be a working at home day instead I am painting the hallway black. Have 10 hours to complete it as Graham has just left the house and he is not in on the plan (Maud is pretty good at keeping secret’s)! Having just had the outside painted black its been bugging me that although my hall is dark grey its not quite dark enough. I need it to harmonise perfectly with the outside so that when you transition from inside to out it flows beautifully( and when I say bugging me I mean keeping me awake at night – its a bad affliction this design perfection bug have been pacing the house wondering why its not working as I want in the small hours of the night).
Now Graham won’t understand this nor will he agree with all the pain of painting the hall yet again another hue so its best not to tell him and surprise him with it this evening. Fingers crossed hey I can pull it together.
My inspiration I adore this hall home of Jenna Lyons and her partner. Now if I could look like Jenna all would be well with the world.
I love that you have to resort to doing such things behind your partner’s back. My husband despairs of my design obsessions and neuroses and most things are carried out while his back is most definitely turned!
I hope it’s going well!
Very funny! I’ve done many “secret, surprise!” decorating projects myself that my husband didn’t see coming. It’s somewhat comforting to know a professional designer has done the same…
What are you talking about Abigail! You are gorgeous! … and how did the home welcoming go? Your new entrance will be entrancing! (I did not plan that kind of pun there at all!) What did G think? xx
Any photos of the “finished product”? How exciting.
Discovering your blog has made my day. I shall follow you avidly from now on. I am a bit wary about using dark colours but feel naturally drawn to them.Your coloumn could give me the courage to break out! Have all dark wooden (partly iroko) kitchencupboards in my semi basement open plan basement – thinking now of painting the cupboards a dark watery blue -would love to know what colour you used?
Thank you how exciting that you are inspired. Zoffany have some beautiful paints in their collection I painted my cupboards once deep water by them its restful but high voltage at the same time
looking forward to seeing pics of the black hallway!
and this book made me think of your blog.. dark nostalgia by eva hagberg.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Nostalgia-Faultlessly-Interiors-Business/dp/0500515093