As I post today's picture I am treated to a background chorus of hammering, drilling and scraping. We're in the middle of a long and often romanticised process called 'doing up a property'. That's to say, Mr Dido does most of the 'doing up' whereas I mainly get to rip stuff to pieces. So - following the swift detachment of the bathroom tiles earlier in the week, some of the wallpaper on the opposite wall had to come off. And look what beauty appeared on the 1930s painted plaster! Such a shame it'll have to be covered again by boring white tiles - I might suggest to Mr Dido we tile around it...!
Sunday, 7 September 2008
Beauty in an unexpected place
As I post today's picture I am treated to a background chorus of hammering, drilling and scraping. We're in the middle of a long and often romanticised process called 'doing up a property'. That's to say, Mr Dido does most of the 'doing up' whereas I mainly get to rip stuff to pieces. So - following the swift detachment of the bathroom tiles earlier in the week, some of the wallpaper on the opposite wall had to come off. And look what beauty appeared on the 1930s painted plaster! Such a shame it'll have to be covered again by boring white tiles - I might suggest to Mr Dido we tile around it...!
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That is a lovely archaeological discovery, made even more interesting by the wear and tear, I think.
Definitely tile around it!
I think so too - though apparently I've been overruled on this one!
I'm glad you decided to tile around it. Definitely too gorgeous to cover.
Louis
Somehow I knew this was part of a renovation. Treasures can be found in the most unlikely places!
At least offer it a glass of amontillado before you seal it up again.
You'll always know what's behind the tile, a secret garden.
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