Interior Designer Badge

To claim this badge I needed to complete at least 4 clauses. Some of this badge has been backdated, as I have done many things over the years! I bought my first house a few years ago and have been gradually redecorating it. In the years prior to this I built a LOT of flat pack furniture, have more allan keys than I know what to do with, and rarely need assistance now, so I claimed Clause 4!

I don't have any furniture that needs upcycling (Clause 1), nor do I really need more furniture, so rather than upcycling something for the sake of it I decided to paint my front door. The whole porchway needs a makeover, but the wooden door was faded and the paint was flaking off and either needed replacing (expensive), or repainting (cost of a small tin of paint, some sandpaper and brasso). The door was painted glossy racing green, the door furniture was removed, thoroughly polished and then replaced. So shiny! Next project is to repaint the porchway as orange and green don't really go together.

Clause 5 saw me rearranging the furniture in my study to make it a more organised and pleasant place to work. I now have a good work desk and a table for art work when I choose to do that. It is a little more organised, but I have some way to go to complete that - I am messy by nature! It is, however, much better to work in than it was.

I redesigned the colour scheme in the bathroom last year as the existing paint was flaking badly. Once I had prepared the wall I painted it a dark, dark blue. Unfortunately, despite all the preparation, bubbles appeared in the paint. Not sure why as  they weren't there for the first month or so. Rather than redecorate, I have hung some tin whale ornaments on the wall and pretend they are blowing bubbles, and hung a mirror on the wall. I have since cleared out some of the clutter and arranged lots of houseplants in there so it is now rather a nice room to be in. (Clause 2).