Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

lostinrates

Better_Days wrote: »

Exciting week
Had a quote to have a stove installed now just have to choose which one, this is the 'before' fireplace picture

The white painted bricks aren't very nice, so we may get them plastered.

I LOVE YOUR PAINTED BRICKS!!!!!!! I think they add a nice shadow, we've kept as small sectoon in the cheese room.....the largest part we could, i wanted more but they made us insulate the rest. We have an exposed brick fireplace in our sitting room which I dislike because its natural brick, and I plan to paint it, having thought originally I'd plaster it. That said, we planned to paint the brick fireplace we have in the kitchen and ATM we are enjoying the brick, mainly because its our brick. Its seems crazy to have spent a fortune on reclaimed bricks then paint them but I suspect it will get painted in the future . Had to be reclaimed for those pesky requirements! :rotfl: it was the right thing to do anyway.

Better_Days

lostinrates wrote: »

I LOVE YOUR PAINTED BRICKS!!!!!!! I think they add a nice shadow, we've kept as small sectoon in the cheese room.....the largest part we could, i wanted more but they made us insulate the rest. We have an exposed brick fireplace in our sitting room which I dislike because its natural brick, and I plan to paint it, having thought originally I'd plaster it. That said, we planned to paint the brick fireplace we have in the kitchen and ATM we are enjoying the brick, mainly because its our brick. Its seems crazy to have spent a fortune on reclaimed bricks then paint them but I suspect it will get painted in the future . Had to be reclaimed for those pesky requirements! :rotfl: it was the right thing to do anyway.

That's interesting LIR. Thank you. Made me look at the painted bricks with a new eye. Perhaps we should settle for repainting them to freshen up the 'dirty white' I do like the texture of brick, as it is much more interesting than plaster. Considering putting in a 'chunky' mantlepiece instead of the dark wood which is a bit 1980's.

Someone has lent us a wallpaper stripper machine and Mr BD is going to get rid of that wallpaper when he has a week off at the end of the month. I hope to be able to play with the software that Davesnave so kindly pointed me to so I can 'redecorate' virtually before lifting a finger (or more accurately before Mr BD lifts a finger)

phoebe1989seb

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

done a quick search and found this place


http://www.flagstonesdirect.co.uk/


haven't had a proper look, etc but on the front page there 2 that I like so far.


LIR haven't looked at sizes or prices at mo.. as I was literely going through the door to work..lol..

There are some really nice ones there CTC - we laid limestone in our kitchen/breakfast room and utility after building the new kitchen extension in 2012. I really wanted old flagstones but not only was the price prohibitively expensive for a 36' x 16' overall area, but all the flagstones I saw were too thick for our requirements - as we were laying them in an existing part of the room as well as the new bit

My next choice was the gorgeous Cathedral Antique limestone from Fired Earth, but again the price was crazy for a large amount. After getting lots of samples, many of which were too thin (probably what LIR is looking for, although I've unfortunately forgotten the supplier now ), I ended up finding a supplier on my trusty eBay who sells what he describes as the same as FE - but at a fraction of the cost

We actually ordered them from his website - The Big Stone Company (based in Suffolk) and got very good service. They are imported from Egypt, the only issue being our shipment got caught up in all the political troubles and arrived very over schedule......they look fab though and we saved a fortune on FB prices, although made up for it by buying our splash back tiles from them

BD - your chickens are going to love their new home, it's looking great So nice to think you're going to make some old girls very happy Great news about the wood burner.......I quite like the painted bricks too, although I think my first thought would have been to plaster. I guess it depends on how *rustic* or *cottage-y* a look you are going for

Edited to add - BD, I cross posted with you and now see you're intending to strip the wallpaper. I wasn't going to say anything as I thought you might like it, but agree it would be best gone! DS chose something very similar for his old sitting room chimney breast wall (in our big house where we had too many rooms for our own good, lol!) and I always hated it.......

lostinrates

Better_Days wrote: »

That's interesting LIR. Thank you. Made me look at the painted bricks with a new eye. Perhaps we should settle for repainting them to freshen up the 'dirty white' I do like the texture of brick, as it is much more interesting than plaster. Considering putting in a 'chunky' mantlepiece instead of the dark wood which is a bit 1980's.

Someone has lent us a wallpaper stripper machine and Mr BD is going to get rid of that wallpaper when he has a week off at the end of the month. I hope to be able to play with the software that Davesnave so kindly pointed me to so I can 'redecorate' virtually before lifting a finger (or more accurately before Mr BD lifts a finger)

I definitely think its worth waiting if you are not sure. Spend on plaster if you KNOW its what you what of course!!!!

Personally I think it looks 'worse' cause of the paper (which is actaukally nice and smart) but its very smart next to the rustic look. If it were all a flat colour their would be less 'conflict'. I'm a big fan of flat paint in spaces like that.

Our sitting room was peach wall paper, and we painted it a blues green colour. The faults in the wall make it look almost textured :rotfl: in some lights, but it also looks peaceful and calming. What I have done to lir'fy it is painted the skirtings a soft grey purple and I'm trying to paint a brighter green ribbon but my walls are too delicate for frog tape so I've given up for a while. The only think I haven't decided is whether to paint our fireplace (which is huge) the same colour as the walls or something else. DH likes the idea of something like elephants breath. In our room the fireplace would benefits from being a different colour I think.

Better_Days

It is so helpful to have others take a fresh eye when it comes to decoration as it is difficult to look at it objectively when you have lived with it for a while.

Having said that phoebe1989seb and LIR I felt right from the start that the wall paper didn't suit the room (plus it's not to my taste), and you have a good point, the wallpaper may not be showing the fireplace at it's best. The seller also left matching curtains which are beautifully made (although they shrunk a bit when I washed them to get rid of the cigarrette smoke smell) - the main thing is they keep the draughts out so they will have to stay for now.

LIR perhaps you could try a 'photo shop' with your fireplace before you decide on colours.

phoebe1989seb The Big Stone Company has some loverly products - the tumbled limestone is wonderful - you are leading me astray!

rozeepozee

I've been reading all the colour posts with interest. I love seeing all your pics.

I was in my Welsh class all day today. Builders on site, finishing off....

Mud everywhere. We're exhausted and world weary at the moment. Please tell me it's not just us? I'd like to blame the time of year. I feel like this build has aged me by a decade. Talk about without the rose-tinted spectacles....

lostinrates

I better find out the thickness we can get a wet u dear floor system down to.

I have about 70 mm to play with I think. I cannot remember now. I remember the discussion went, leave it deep so that we can panic because we can build up more easily than take down. I think I might be able to get a floor down this year if I play my cards right.

Alexelisey

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

I was thinking too, after you told Alfie that on the shreet plan etc most of those houses ha those types of extensions back in 1909.. But looking at the the houses next to yours they haven't got them... maybe they were demolished for the reasons why you are getting so much trouble.... single brick, Damp, Wet getting in etc...

Are you still thinking of moving in the near future???

Those two are a matched pair - they mirror one another. This one has its extension the other way round. It's much bigger than the other two, and they do both have their extensions at the back still. Next door took their bay window (front, single storey) off because it was falling off, though next door but one still have theirs. And we have a two-storey bay at the front which no other house in the road has, or had in the past as far as we can tell. If you'd like, I can pm you my postcode and show you?

We're undecided at the moment about moving, perhaps better the devil you know... etc etc. If we don't sort these problems out, some other poor sod will have to and that seems a bit unfair.

alfie_1

sshhhhhh... dont tell anyone but there has been no wet stuff from the sky so far today :j

i like the fireplace in brick too... i would use 2 shades of similar color , one for the walls and one for fireplace wall. use slightly darker on FP wall as shade on the wall will make it look almost the same then but a hint of difference ie NT10 com frog , NT16 painters grey in national trust hard wearing emulsion ????

JUST AN EXAMPLE.....;)


LIR...... oooooooo i love your big lounge fireplace as is ...:o

eu - naturel

now your kitchen one i can picture sort of rough cob type plaster in a dramatic colour like a fired earth red !!

alfie_1

today i walked down the fields to check on hoss's as they are in the very bottom now and thought for the first time in a long time i stayed dry and only muddy boots

didnt last long as ,as i walked back up thier field ALL 10 decided to stampede past me :eek: kicking up thier heels and acting goofy. i looked like i had the MUD MEASLES :rotfl::rotfl:

id just washed my coat aswell

also friends and friends daughters dogs that i look after ended up a complete and utter shambles too so had to shampoo them all :othey were parlour clipped and spruced last week............:o:o