PANIC STATIONS

It’s the moment that every Ground Farce Team dreads, that realisation you’ve only got a few hours left to finish an entire room makeover before the owners return and burst into tears at the ghastly mess you’ve made of their previously lovely room.

This morning blurred into a mass piss and panic following a text from daughter that announced her imminent touchdown at Gatwick airport.   The phrase ‘I’m coming home to bed as I haven’t slept in 24 hours’ caused my heart to flip a triple somersault that would have easily scored a 10 at the Winter Olympics as I gazed upon her new divan and mattress still boxed up in the middle of our kitchen.  Oh dear, we haven’t a hope in hell.

Its panic stations as we rush around like lemmings hurtling towards a DIY cliff edge giving everything a lick, spit and polish on the way.

New ceiling light fitted into position – tick.

Ceiling Light - Trivia from B&Q

Bed assembled, made and headboard screwed into the back – tick.

Small double divan with 4 drawers

Fits perfectly into an already tight space

Mirror frantically polished and hung – tick.

Deco style mirror from The Range.  Deco lights from Ebay

Tortoise re-homed – tick.

Shelby's newly painted home

Clutter re-instated on tops of wardrobe and bookcase – tick.

How is it all going to fit?

There's a lot to be said for minimalism

A million pairs of shoes and handbags stashed in the divan storage drawers – tick.

How many pairs does a girl need?

Fireplace painted with metallic paint – no tick. 

Cast iron fireplace needing a good lick of paint

What?  No tick, no way!   Yes way.  You’ll never get two coats of paint on and dried in the time it takes to travel from Gatwick to Bournemouth. 

Before

After

It's almost like a different room

Fabulous retro style posters from Cool-o-rama

Not a bad effort for a Saturday morning, eh.  Just waiting for the owner’s return with a box of Kleenex to hand.