Front Entry Remodel; Guest
27 July 2010
Here is a great little update of an entry from Jason and Anita of the blog Fun and VJs. I absolutely love the French doors.
In the above picture there used to be VJs (vertical join) boards nailed over the green painted area. It was a very crude effort and looked out of place. We suspect it was done to hide the electrical wires which snake their way along the walls. It was probably VJ-less originally, but we're not sure.
We thought it best to line it with VJs again but add cornice and a frame to give it a more finished look. As you can see from the above picture, this room was orignially a deep sea green.
This is the door to the study and that's a glimpse of Jason (fully clothed? It was winter) filling the gaps between the VJs before painting the entire room. The study door was also frameless.
It took about two weeks for the entire project with work done on weekends and week nights. White paint magically transformed this formerly bland entry. It cost approximately $500 to refresh this room - for new timber, VJs, paint and other building materials.
I like that this room makes a statement about what to expect when you enter our home - it is certainly a departure from what is traditionally expected in a Queenslander home in the burbs.
The Marimekko fabric hanging, I made myself. I bought a good quality large stretched canvas from Eckersley's in Milton (best and friendliest art store in Brisbane) and simply stapled the Marimekko Mini-Unikko fabric onto it. A very effective way to obtain instant, happy colour.
In this photograph you can see the door frame Jason made. It definitely presents a more finished look.
The vintage anodised bullet planter was an ebay purchase and it cost $17 including postage from Bundaberg. An absolute bargain. The spider plant was from my Mum's backyard.
The Jack and Jill coat hooks, which are made in South Australia, were from Great Dane. They were $25 each.
The bus roll we have had for years. Our mate Chris used to collect vintage Brisbane vinyl bus rolls and had this one framed decades ago before they were ever fashionable. When he moved house to a different suburb, he gave it to us because he knew we like a bit of Brisbane history and we also live in one of the suburbs listed.
(Also for Ange from Signed by Ange, my fabric handbag was bought at the BrisStyle Indie Designer's Market last December from acreaturestrange who also operates an Etsy store.)
So, there you have the story of our front entry.
4 comments:
I really love your blog. I will follow you! Congratulations!! Kisses, Lets
fabulous! (can I borrow your husband??? I've got a few projects around here....) :)Pam
Oh thanks for the nice comments and thanks Remodelaholic for featuring our front entry!!
Pretty - love those doors. They add such character to the space!
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