Returning to MFW, my elusive unicorn!

coldcazzie

South_coast said:

Ah, braces. I remember those days. Not much fun at the time, but I still love my lovely straight teeth over 20 years later!

Yes I felt/feel the same about my experience with braces too! If nothing else it is much easier to clean your teeth when they are straight.

Hazelnutty said:

Wow that's some DIY job by the previous owner!!

The whole house is like the house that Jack built it's horrendous. Honestly, don't get me started

Grogged said:

Always great when everything comes together like that!
Curtains sound very professionally done. I guess you'll need to redecorate now you can see the room properly? 😎

Actually most of the rest of the room is fine. We will redo one of the walls, paint the chimney breast (which is currently bare brick), and at some point replace the carpet with some hardwood flooring/a big rug, but the wallpaper that's up is nice enough so we don't really see the point in making additional work. But the wall that we're gonna redo ... hoooo boi! There's a big oval plaster moulder thing mounted on it...probably 2 foot by 2.5 foot? And it's got 3 chubby babies on it holding grapes and stuff. Proper weird. Think cherubs. Not painted or owt, just plain old white. Literally one of the first things we did was screw a screw into the top of it and hang a big canvas print over it so we didn't have to look at it at first it was just a weird thing in our house but, y'know, it's been 5 years, and we've had a few parties, and when the beer is flowing the sharpies come out.... so now they're more colourful than they were before!! Anyway, in spite of their infamy amongst our friends, we're still not keeping them, so yeah. That wall needs redoing in a few years we will also get a nice wood-burning stove put in but that's a later job.

coldcazzie

coldcazzie said:

[...] things are looking very smooth this month (she says, touching all the wood). I always set my figures at a lower amount than I know is coming because I'd rather underestimate than overestimate, but even keeping that in mind some months are more underestimated than others! This month is one of those months!

I really shouldn't make comments like this *rolls eyes*

Y'know how last month I said there was a line missing on the spreadsheet which meant I hadn't accounted for the funds transfer into our home ed account? Turns out I didn't fix that. I have now. But still. It means there is £100 less to play with this month than I thought there was.

If I could work out how to add a gif, I'd be attaching a gif here of Patrick Stewart facepalming. I'm sure you can all fill that in for yourselves.

coldcazzie

Also, I sold a thing on ebay, so OP account is now £310.72.

South_coast

I can do you an image 😀



Loving the sound of the naff cherub wall moulding - sounds proper tacky 90's 🤣!

Grogged

Could you sell it as a Banksy?
Early period...

coldcazzie

South_coast said:

I can do you an image 😀



Loving the sound of the naff cherub wall moulding - sounds proper tacky 90's 🤣!

Ha! Thank you!  

When we moved in the whole house was kinda like that. All the light fittings were these badly made multi-light fake-swirly chandelier things with plastic dangly gems etc (those all came down immediately because the Manwife™ is 6'4" and a walking liability so huge light fittings are a recipe for disaster). The wallpaper was all either floral or sparkly. Did you know you can get sparkly grout? I didn't, but apparently you can. The worktops in the kitchen are sparkly too. Thankfully the bathroom has been spared from the sparkles but it does have a massive pink flower mural on one wall that is about 6 tiles wide. In fact the whole shower is pink. Which would be fine, except the rest of the bathroom is natural stone/roman column style/brass fittings so the pink is just? Why? Oh, and our bedroom has a big fitted wardrobe down one wall. Floor to ceiling, 4 huge sliding doors. ALL FOUR OF THEM ARE MIRRORED. It's an ENTIRE WALL of mirrors. Why? WHY? There's also a shower cubicle in the corner of the room because of reasons.

Grogged said:

Could you sell it as a Banksy?
Early period...

If we manage to get it off the wall intact it's coming to a friend's wedding as an honoured guest 😂😂 if not I guess we'll have a ritual burning or something.

One of them has a tattoo now that says 'made in Bethlehem' and another has a 5 o'clock shadow, which is bloody weird/hilarious on a chubby baby 🤣

the_cross_rabbit

I'm surprised you've not guessed the reason behind the mirrors in the bedroom...... I'll give you a clue........bedroom antics! Made me chuckle about your cherubs.
CRx

coldcazzie

the_cross_rabbit said:

I'm surprised you've not guessed the reason behind the mirrors in the bedroom...... I'll give you a clue........bedroom antics!
CRx

Oh, believe me, we know. Except we've lived here 5 years and honestly, watching yourselves isn't really that exciting*. Or maybe we're too vanilla to appreciate it 😂😂

An alternative option: you can stand on the landing and watch someone showering in the bedroom shower cubicle without entering the room, so that's useful?

*or, I just don't want think about it because the fella in the couple we bought from was a regular at the local pub when I worked there 14/15 years ago and I chatted with him quite often. I liked him, although admittedly that was before I discovered his penchant for dubious DIY decisions. My like for him has cooled considerably since living here!

coldcazzie

The second half of the money shuffle is now done. Last DD goes out on Monday next week (pesky weekend getting in the way!).

Unexpected good thing: a friend is redecorating her kitchen and offered a welsh dresser on her fb before putting it on ebay. We've been wanting one for a while but never have enough money so we have snapped it up for the bargainous price of 2 bottles of wine and 2 crocheted jumpers for her pet ferrets this means the next 2 days will be filled with clearing stuff in the dining room and removing the units that are already there in order to make room for it. I am uncertain how much of a good idea this was tbh. The dining room is a HONKING MESS.

Wish me luck.

South_coast

Good luck 😀 Loving the idea of ferret fashion bring used for bartering 🤣!