Chatterbank

[gessoo]

It might be a good idea, Ed if at the top of the Chatterbank questions there is a note from you explaining the situation in a pink box so that people are not left wondering what on earth has happened.

[gessoo]

That was addressed to Neti. I don't know what she means by 'all that'!

[smudge]

Robinia - My sister bought a S/H Lloyd Loom linen basket, chair & ottoman - she sprayed the whole lot in an eggshell type paint & it looks lovely now.

I'll ask her what make paint she used & get back to you later.

[smudge]

Just read your post on 'blue cervix' Neti - it cracked me up!

I don't need to bend over & look up my cervix, I''ve been that cold today, it must be navy blue by now!

[Robinia]

ooh thanks a lot smudge - the upholstering bit I know how to do, but I'm just not sure about the paint.

[smudge]

You're welcome Robina - in the meantime, p'raps this site will give you some useful tips on painting wicker furniture. It does say to use oil-based household paint in an industrial paint spray can, but you can brush it on too. I would imagine using Aerosol cans from say Wilkinson's, could work out very expensive.

Scroll down to read the last 3 recommendations: Here

[Jude123]

Hi all A number of posts back I told you one of my old relations was in the Indian Army well I have a chair from those days. It's a small fold up black wood with woven like raffia stuff in the back and seat. well the seat was all holey so I bought some more stuff from a craft shop and re-wove it. I dont think it is raffia but some kind of strong grass like stuff. I just keep it for sentimental reasons cos it goes with nothing I've got.

[Jude123]

As you can tell I'm not very experienced in revamping old stuff!! :o)

[shaneystar2]

Our first home was a one room flat in the Altstadt in Cologne.
We had a bed you could fold up.One wardrobe and a garden table and two chairs as dining furniture! The kitchen was in the hall in a miniscule cupboard.You opened the doors and there was a tiny sink and two electric rings and underneath a cupboard for food.There was a tiny shower room and lav.It was three floors up and I had no washing machine etc. Used to go to the laundrette.The first house we bought was a two up two down in a village not far from where we are now.
I hope we can downsize in a year or two...if... my son decides to leave home permanently !! Mind you we would need Steptoes cart to ship all his stuff out plus all the other stuff they have both still got mouldering in the loft.!
I shouldn't talk ..I am the biggest clutterbug going !

[shaneystar2]

I can't bear to throw stuff out Jude.I still have my mothers old fashioned dressing table.Its a lovely thing with triple mirrors and all sorts of dear little drawers and those barley sugar twist fiddly bits .It doesn't go with any thing else.In fact most of our stuff is a hotchpotch .I have an old sea chest which belonged to my dad and it makes a lovely blanket box !I don't like minimalist or ultra modern.I like nice solid well worn comfortable stuff.

[gessoo]

We started out in a huge rented house, which was cheap 'cos it was in the middle of nowhere. We hardly had any furniture. A bed from my mother plus some 1950's chest of drawers and 1940's dining room table and sideboard. Someone gave us curtains for the bedroom and the lounge and we paid �4.00 for a 2nd hand suite. We bought a cheap kichen table but forgot about chairs, so I sat on an old stool my dad had for decorating and MrG on a roll of old carpet. We only had furniture in two rooms and we had no carpets, and it was freezing!!!! Again, no washing machine, but my Mum bought me a small spin-dryer and I did all the washing, including the sheets by hand!!!! My Mum had her first washing machine after I got married.

[gessoo]

And as you know, Shaney, I don't do minimalist either, just old fashioned comfortable and homely stuff, complete with signs of wear and tear that means we live in a home and not just a house.

[Robinia]

no wonder we all loved it in the grotto........plumps up cushion & cloud of dust comes out......

[jno]

oh yes, I remember wallpapering the rooms in our first house, but only halfway up as we couldn't afford enough paper for the whole walls, so we cut it off with a nice dildo rail and painted above.

[Jude123]

Sorry to interrupt this remeniscing but I have to say goodnight as I have to be up at 6 for work. First time in 4 weeks, not looking forward.

Anyway thanks for all the chat over the weeks and will be on again soon no doubt. Goodnight to you all x

[VINNY100_2]

Hi Robinia,I sprayed mine with Plasticote a couple of years ago,and it still looks okay(and mine's in the bathroom..)best to have the window open,and wear a mask.Or even better,to it in the garden.um...suppose im teaching a grandmother to suck eggs now...hehe..(:)

[VINNY100_2]

night jude,sleep tight.(:)

[Jude123]

P.S If you move on will you please leave me a clue where to.

Night Vinny :o)

[Robinia]

so the writhing was on the wall then jno....?

Wear a mask Vinny? Is that before I buy the paint? Speaking of paint I thought I asked you to bring me beige emulsion yesterday - not bordello red........and what happened to my potting compost? Hope you're not growing sprouts in it.

Probably too late now but night Jude.....<(hahaha I wrote Dude!!)

[jno]

haaaa Robinia vg!

[Dolly1308]

Just popped in ,seems I passed the dreaded lurgy to most of you ,get well soon all of you .Just read jno's description of their decorating and was really intrigued to read about the dildo rail !that would have made interesting viewing!