SHED HAPPENS

The sun has got his hat on hip-hip-hip hooray

The sun has got his brush out

And is painting sheds today

Chichester is basking in glorious sunshine which means that shed revamp is finally underway.  Here’s the first instalment of the birth of the Emporium of Curiosities.

Walls and ceiling before painting

One coat of white wood primer applied to all surfaces

I wanted to capture that vibrant joie de vivre spirit of springtime, transferring it from the garden to the interior colour scheme for the shed so I’ve chosen a lime green and black colour combo to compliment Holden’s lemur wallpaper and put some zing into spring.

Ronseal - Lime Zest

Apply 2-3 coats for non patchy coverage

 

Two coats of bright lime green garden furniture paint have been applied to door, ceiling and window frames.

 

Less clinical than a white ceiling

Getting stuck into painting the door

The zesty lime has been toned down with a gorgeously rich shade of black. 

 

During - 2 coats of lime green paint

After - matt black applied to cross beams and supports

I’ve used a self-priming exterior paint from Zinsser called All Coat Exterior in matt black.  Moisture resistant and gives great coverage after one generous application on the woodwork.  Well worth every penny of my staff discounted price. 

 

Zinsser All Coat Exterior Matt - also comes in a gloss finish

Well absorbed by the wood cladding

After one generous coat of Zinsser paint

With most of the interior paintwork completed, its time to move onto phase II – wallpapering.

Bertie keeps a watchful eye from the patio doors