big old chair...

I bought this big old chair on a flea market, only because it's so 

incredible nice to sit in it (it wasn't the look, believe me ;).

I new it would have to be changed dramatically if I where to bring 

it in to our all grey living room, but the good thing was, that the cover of

the chair was not damaged or torn so the challenge was to some

how change the look of the chair so it would fit in.

so this is what I did ;

It did take some time & work but now we all

love this big old comfortable chair so

much more.

Thank you for stopping by.

new look...

Hi everybody! 
So glad I finally got around to change the look on my page 
(got a big help from my son ;) 
Hope you like it too. 
I'm working on a new post already ;)

not just walls & ceilings...

Over the years I have used my Kalklitir/ lime-colors

on so many things in my house, other

than just walls and ceilings. 

For example...

it's very easy to change a

plain terra cotta flower pot using lime,

and get old & weathered look on 

a brand new basket...

 Here you can see what some 

acid wash & lime does to

new zinc buckets.

and it's always great to be able to change

beautiful candlesticks that have the right

style, but not the right color,

 into something you love.

(these where new & are made of wood)

(but this candleholder is old brass)

I've also changed the look and color of 

of all kinds of furnitures and frames, 

both old & new,

and even used it

in some art work I'm doing ;)

As you can see I love all grey colors, so I use them a lot,

( plus I often give things lime-wash, over the base color

 to get that old and worn look that I like ;)

You can always mix your own beautiful shades of colors,

 f.ex. by adding Ivory to a dark color like Doloriet,

Celadon secco or Winter secco.

Hope it has been inspiring and 

thank you for stopping by...