As we gradually return items to our sitting room we faced a dilemma that Nick has set us.
How on earth can we bang nails and hooks for pictures into his sublime walls? We certainly won’t being doing that for some time yet.
Nick Hayter, Painter and Decorator, is to be highly recommended for his skill, his attention to detail, his tidiness, his punctuality, his reliability, and his pleasant company. He charges by the hour and works hard and fast throughout every one.
Of all the out-of-season blooms our garden currently enjoys perhaps this gladiolus is the most extraordinary.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s flavoursome savoury rice topped by a large fluffy omelette, accompanying prawns of three different preparations, namely tempura, spicy, and salt and pepper. The Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Cotes du Rhone Villages.
A splendid painting job! That gladiolus is a treasure too.
Thanks very much, Anne
The wall color of your sitting room is the same as ours, Derrick, but I can’t live without paintings on the walls, so we have had to violate the pristine surfaces at some point. Your floor is also the exact copy of ours. Great minds…
I admire the way your ceiling came out. Altogether, the house looks lovely, spacious, airy, and full of light. I wish you many more years of enjoying it in good health.
The little brave gladiolus obviously hasn’t gotten the message about the change of seasons.
Thanks very much, Dolly. Great minds…as so often
My pleasure, Derrick.
So nice to have a fresh coat of paint over everything! Hanging paintings can wait
Beautiful job! Now if only teleportation were possible… 🙂
Thanks very much, Donna. 🙂
Such a lovely room, and such wonderful work. Beautiful flower, as well, and dinner sounds delicious.
Thanks very much, Merril
You find the pretties complimentary hooks you can find. 🙂
Search google for:
40 Decorative Wall Hooks To Hang Your Things In Style.
Thanks a lot, Chrissy
🙂
Nick’s handy work is truly a craft-man’s work of art Derrick…
Thanks very much, Ivor
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Thank you very much, Laurie
He’s done a fab job
Thanks very much, Sheree
Go minimalist and think zen.
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal. Very tempting. Wanna buy some pictures?
I have some invisible money to spend if that is of interest to you.
🙂
Nick Hayter, Painter and Decorator – what a wonderful reference that is! The room is gorgeous! Love the blue and the peach and the white together. And everything looks pristine, as you say. It’s always good to wait a while and see where you really want things to be hanging, so that can be a deliberate process. Meanwhile, enjoy the spacious, lovely new area that you have.
So glad it all got done before you were shut down. We are on the verge, as well, I think. And I am fine with it. If we can’t behave ourselves, I am happy to have someone make us behave. (I’m not going out to bars maskless,so I’m not upset with our new regulations.
Thanks very much for all this, Jodie. I’m pleased you like the colour scheme and agree entirely with your second para. Over here we are not totally shut down – it is still possible for people to work in other people’s homes if they can’t work at home. Everything else except schools, university, and colleges, is though.
Lovely walls.
Thanks a lot, Flower
Nick is a treasure! Everything looks wonderful, Derrick. I’m sure the fluffy omelette was delicious!
Thanks very much, Jill. It was.
Looking great Derrick! Enjoy your new renovation!!
Thanks very much, Gary
I love the color palette. Nick has sure done a great job!
Thanks very much, Rosaliene
Wow! Nick has transformed your house into a spanking new abode. I love gladioli. The lone ranger in your garden is proof enough of its tenacity.
Thanks very much, Kemo Sabe, Uma.
I love the colors, especially the blue! I can’t have bare walls for more than a day or two. When we had our renovations we did our own indoor painting. It was hard at first to put in those first nails and hooks, but once the pictures were up, it was okay.
Thanks a lot, JoAnna, especially for the encouragement re pictures 🙂
excellent finish and gorgeous colors! Nick did a great job! your gladiolus is stunning! 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much, Lola.
Nick did an admirable job with your sitting room! Mother Nature deserves some applause for the gladiolus encore.
Nicely put, Liz. Thank you very much.
You’re most welcome, Derrick.
Everything looks beautiful, Derrick and Jackie! Nick does fine work. . The pink gladiolus is a visual treat in these darker months.
Thanks very much, Lavinia.
The room is looking oh-so-inviting. Perfect for the upcoming winter. I particularly like the blue&white combination and the way the armchair upholstery and floor rug tie everything together.
Thanks very much, Gwen. We are pleased you noticed all that.
The room looks absolutely beautiful, Derrick. We haven’t put any picture hooks into our now two year old wallpaper, so it may well be some time before you do. I suppose it’s a normal human reaction not to want to damage something the craftsman has tried so hard to produce.
Indeed, John. Thanks very much.
YAY, Nick!!! 🙂 Everything looks so lovely…and such a warm, cozy, comfy, welcoming room!
Oh, do add your artwork and photos to the walls as soon as you can…that will just make that beautiful room even more beautiful! 🙂
I love blue rooms and accents of blue in other rooms. Our bedroom is a delight of several shades of blue. 🙂 So peaceful! 🙂
The gorgeous Glad makes me glad! 🙂 I read years ago that their name comes from the Latin word “gladius”, for sword…because of their shape. And in Rome, some gladiators wore gladiolus corms around their necks during battles to help them win and protect them from death. To this day the gladiolus flower meaning is the symbol for strength and integrity. 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…Fluffy omelettes are the bestest! 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn. I hadn’t known that about glads/gladiators – thanks for that, too.
You’re welcome!
Yellow Glads were one of my mom’s fav flowers. 🙂
Hello Derrick
Your decorator could come to my new home, I find your interior very pretty but above all very comfortable
Thank you so much, Yoshimi. You will make yours comfortable, too.
I’ll hope thank you Derrick
Ah! the gladiolus stole my heart. The painting job is fantastic, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Rupali
You have reminded me about my Dad. He was always reluctant to hang anything on the walls despite mu Mum’s insistence.
🙂 Peter Mandelson comes to mind – that will help me to put something up . Thanks a lot, Andrew.
That would be a dilemma. Command strips is what others have suggested for me but when I used them they pulled the paint off the walls. Our house has wood panels so I just use nails.
No other option for you, Mrs W
No and I am okay with nails in the panelling. One day we hope to rip it down.
Thanks very much
Your welcome.
It’s a bit like a new car, isn’t it? You can’t really relax until it gets its first scratch. 😀
Exactly so, Widders. 🙂 Many thanks.
Looks fantastic Derrick, he did a beautiful job ??
He did, John. Thanks very much.
Well done!!!
Thanks very much, Alexander
The sitting room is looking lovely, so light and bright. You must both be delighted.
We are. Thanks very much, Sue
Hahaha…gorgeous walls indeed ?
Thanks a lot, Ribana
“Nee, zou ik ook niet doen, maar die blauwe muur met die blauwe gordijnen: GEWELDIG + ADEM BENEMEND! Zó mooi en zó ontzettend chique!!!
De boekenkast moet ook eventjes wachten … Maar, de televisie … Jullie kijken nauwelijks tv? Ik bestudeer het nog even … Zó chique: in oud Engelse stijl … , met een geweldig mooie tuin …
Prachtig! Ja, prachtig! Prachtig-prachtig: PRACHTIG MOOI!” Elfriede * http://www.friedabblog.wordpress.com * Amsterdam * zaterdag 14 november 2020, 16.15 uur … Hollandse Wintertijd … *
Hartelijk bedankt, Frieda
A beautiful job indeed.
Thanks very much, Lindsey
Lovely rooms, out of season floral surprises, good company, and an excellent meal. Sounds like life is good.
Most content, Pat, even in 2020. Thanks very much
What a bright cozy room! Love the soft colors and the garden view. <3 Enjoy it in good health, Derrick!
Thank you very much, Cheryl
What beautiful colours you have,
Both inside and outside your house!
Thank you so much, Emma
Such a comfortable room, it would be lovely to sit there reading a book.
Thank you very much, Lakshmi. You would be very welcome.