Right.

The study is done.

OK, well, technically it's nearly done, as the cabinet hasn't yet been scrubbed within an inch of its life, it's really only been scrubbed twice, and as my grannie used to say: Twice is not within an inch of its life! (She didn't really say that, it just seems like the kind of thing grannies would say.) And we haven't put anything in the cabinet, and it needs some tidying, some pictures need to be hung up on the walls, and blah blah blah I want a drink.

Getting there.

In the meantime I have some pictures.

The Brighton cupboard hasn't been stripped yet, but still stands outside under a tarp (another Cristo masterpiece!) to be done this weekend. You can see it here, though, on the top left hand side (the picture next to it? A stool from 1650. Get the fuck out. That place rocks.)

The lovely and beautiful dresser is, actually, possibly older than we thought. Angus originally estimated it at about 100 years old but some of the panes of glass were made the old fashioned way, which puts things at anyone's guess. It needs a few more rounds of scrubbing and (possibly) repainting, but we're keen to keep it as simple and neat as possible.

We also got one of those old-fashioned collection boxes, this one from a church in Salem (fitting, really). We now use it to host our 2 pound coin collection, having graduated the pint jar from this duty, which we'll blow on a weekend away when the thing is full.

Angus has hung up my light, which I love. It's made from recycled fibers (hippies!) and has butterflies punched out on it. I know it's a bit weird and quirky but it makes me smile, and shouldn't lighting evoke an emotional reaction anyway?

And until Angus gets his wide angle lens, it's hard to show the entire mass of work we've done in terms of the bookshelves-they flank both sides of the fireplace and are made from the 100 year-old floorboards we got at a salvage yard.

I love them. They surround the fireplace, from which hangs a mirror that Angus inherited from his grandparents.

We've put a throw rug down that matches the deep red of the walls. I still have trim and doors to paint, there are bits and pieces to be done, but we're nearly done in here, and this study has become a place where we love to relax.

All of us.

-H.

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