The ugly outdoor setting has had it's first coat of red paint. It really is rather red. The bright orange drop sheet resembles the floor of a slaughter house, but I think after another coat or two it will (hopefully) look really good in a shady green corner of a garden. That is, if we get a house with a shady green corner. If not, I will have to grow one.
Of course, once this coat was completed the skies opened in a rather astonishing fashion and the chairs had to be moved. I then spent half an hour in the bathroom trying to wash the blood (red paint) off my hands. But, as the paint is an anti-rust outdoor paint, soap and water were doing nothing to remove it. I ended up scrubbing my hands with nail polish remover, which, thankfully, worked, but did leave my hands smelling horrible for several hours after.
The paint is dry to touch today, but I don't think I'll have time for the second coat until the weekend.
A friend sent me a link to what is possibly one of my favourite collections of interior design photos ever. They are all personal libraries and they are all beautiful. My particular favourite is this one...Staircase Library. The original link is here. If you like books, then be prepared to be very, very jealous.
Ciao,
Ms. Whatsit.
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