tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post6283394056347791090..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: The Perfectly Imperfect HomeShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-30477431335973405312013-01-02T09:15:49.337+00:002013-01-02T09:15:49.337+00:00Hi Sandra! Happy New Year to you and John! XXXXHi Sandra! Happy New Year to you and John! XXXXShelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-27050685257145695642013-01-02T01:38:45.465+00:002013-01-02T01:38:45.465+00:00I love this Shelley and as always am amazed by you...I love this Shelley and as always am amazed by your creative energy. I found some time on New Year's Day to do a little catch up on your blog. Happy New Year to you and Bill.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855937323223067598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-45061118534038261512012-12-31T08:36:53.189+00:002012-12-31T08:36:53.189+00:00Beryl - I did read about that, but no, I didn'...Beryl - I did read about that, but no, I didn't end up using the paper on the wall. For one thing, having had it on the kitchen floor for a day and not being absolutely positive that it was pristine on the back, I wasn't about to put it up on the newly painted wall. Also, I didn't end up using any of those arrangements, but one done rather last minute in the living room floor using some of Bill's mother's pictures. I would think the tracing would need to be for a smaller sized job. Instead, I trusted Bill to use a level and a ruler as he worked. He let me make any changes I wanted as I dropped in to see how it was progressing. He's such a sweetie! (when he's not being grumpy).Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-61933906546742315322012-12-31T08:33:10.107+00:002012-12-31T08:33:10.107+00:00ilegirl - I do hope that I've inspired you to ...ilegirl - I do hope that I've inspired you to pull those out. I still have a huge collection waiting to be appreciated. It was hard work making all those decisions, but definitely good fun as well!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-9529197207502421102012-12-31T08:31:23.415+00:002012-12-31T08:31:23.415+00:00Rick - I vaguely recall that you had done needlewo...Rick - I vaguely recall that you had done needlework at some point and I remember some of the pieces had metallic thread used to great effect. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-53953868910688775722012-12-31T08:30:31.641+00:002012-12-31T08:30:31.641+00:00LR - I was sorely tempted to buy some paintings fr...LR - I was sorely tempted to buy some paintings from our local museums' art on demand programme. I simply couldn't decide, though, whether to go with prints or canvas or what size would work best. I need to see things in person to make these sorts of decisions. Perhaps you might splash out on something really dramatic? Another idea was to simply prop framed photos up against the wall either on the floor, on table tops or bookshelves. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-89770623703216231672012-12-31T03:37:18.698+00:002012-12-31T03:37:18.698+00:00Your new room looks great! Did you use the method...Your new room looks great! Did you use the method where you arrange the pictures on the paper and them trace around them? Then you tape the paper to the wall and drive all the picture hanging nails through the paper. I always wondered if it would really work - one of those things that sound logical, but could be all wrong. Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-22003795640511496822012-12-31T01:11:00.518+00:002012-12-31T01:11:00.518+00:00Great idea, and one which inspires me to dig out t...Great idea, and one which inspires me to dig out the old prints and photos I have stored in a closet to do something similar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-82069671528570118422012-12-30T22:12:43.538+00:002012-12-30T22:12:43.538+00:00This is kind of like the arrangement that Jo did o...This is kind of like the arrangement that Jo did over our long couch in the living room. Mostly needlework that I had done some years ago.Rick Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771838562627660449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-52671917761745202942012-12-30T19:35:43.398+00:002012-12-30T19:35:43.398+00:00You did a fantastic job, I'd love to do someth...You did a fantastic job, I'd love to do something similar but Hubs isn't really a big fan of all the holes in the wall either. I will have to come up with something else! Nicely done.Lacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061515113823754281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-15183847326829039712012-12-29T19:21:25.587+00:002012-12-29T19:21:25.587+00:00Carolyn - Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Heathe...Carolyn - Thank you, thank you, thank you.<br /><br />Heather - I like the idea of family photos on the upstairs landing. I've never been keen on plastering the lot on the living room wall or other public space - particularly if they are the horrible, out of date photos people seem to keep. With the exception of a couple of beautifully framed photos from the 1910-1920s period, all my family photos are on a corner table top in the dining room or in shelves in the East wing (East/guest bedroom, sewing room).Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-58830422677500185972012-12-29T18:38:10.245+00:002012-12-29T18:38:10.245+00:00I love it! A lot of work but how smart to map it ...I love it! A lot of work but how smart to map it out on the floor before you started banging the wall to bits. When we moved into our house, I decided to do a "gallery" of family photos on the upstairs landing. I quite like it. Instead of having a bunches of frames sitting around on table tops, shelves, etc. I have them all localized in one ares. <br /><br />Thanks for the links too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-88759146780368629642012-12-29T10:51:07.813+00:002012-12-29T10:51:07.813+00:00WOW! It looks absolutely fantastic! Well done!WOW! It looks absolutely fantastic! Well done!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.com