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Monday 28 October 2019

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Sometimes little niggly jobs hang around undone in Chez Pout for weeks, months , years.  Yet they often take relatively little time to complete and the satisfaction is immense when they're done.

As was the case with the little niggly jobs I've completed this week.



The Picture Frame


Firstly, a brief history of this picture. 
It starts back in the seventies.   Salon was the Daily Mirror cartoonist, and the newspaper and the publishing company TP worked for BITD were ultimately owned by the same company.  Caricatures by Salon of the company directors were hung in the boardroom and when TP left, he was given his picture. 

And it ends in the teensies with me FINALLY getting round to painting the picture frame to blend in with the other pictures around it in the Chez Pout boardroom!


Here's TP rocking his 70s flares and sideburns!


The frame was dark brown.  The other frames in the vicinity are shades of grey, but just a few, less than ten, and definitely not fifty.


But during this past week something clicked -  I'd stared long enough at this mismatch of framage.   Carpe diem.  Action this day!


So on this day I seized a little pot of *Liberon cream paint (*see below for details).  I opened this pewtery magic and with a piece of kitchen roll I got rubbing!


I left elements of the original brown frame to show through.


This way, the grey picks out the colour in TP's trousers flares and the brown tinges blend with the rest of the picture. And of course the frame fits in with its neighbours.


And the whole process took about ten minutes.  So why did I wait so long?!!!



The Window Frame

The other small tweak of the week was this bare wood window frame.


This is the only "before" pic of it I could find after a quick trawl.  It's over my shoulder, just in case I need to point it out!

The bare frame dates back to 2010, so it's been staring at me for nine years. 
Yes, you read right,  nine years!
TP painted the nearby door and window frames last year, but ran out of puff or enthusiasm for white paint and this window frame remained bare and sore-thumbish.

So, and not before time, this week I decided I could no longer live with the mismatch of framage in this room and this window frame got the Pout Paint Pot  treatment too!

This job took a little longer than ten minutes, but a few hours applying three coats of paint over two days and the job was done.


And here's the "after" shot.  Nothing sore-thumbish or mismatched with these frames eh?



The feel in this back room seating area is now harmonious.   After nine years and a few hours of my time I can now cross two jobs off my mental list of the many niggly jobs around the house.
And my paint pot spilleth over with immense satisfaction and love!



Does any of this sound vaguely familiar?
Do YOU have undone jobs that irritate and niggle, that you know will take but a few hours of your time ... WHEN you get round to it?!!!



A la perchoine,
Mary x. 



*STOP PRESS!!


And have I got good news for you and ME!
*Liberon gilt creams come in various shades of gold and silver and they are the BOMB!
  I've been using them for 20+ years for all sorts of exciting decorating jobs.
My last pot was sadly empty after this job 😢 and sourcing it from our small island has always been challenging and nigh on impossible.  

But through writing this post I've discovered it's available on Amazon and I am super excited to share this news with you!

I really recommend you give this little pot of magic a go - it transforms in a trice and you use little per job so it lasts for years.

*Liberon gilt cream - the Duracell of paint pots!!!




16 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tip about the gilt paint. I am the queen of procrastination so have many jobs like this!

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    1. Hi Christy, so pleased to hear I'm not alone on this one. I hope you try the cream, it transforms stuff around the house with practically zero effort, my type of DIY!
      Hugs, x.

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  2. Oh yes, we have lots of little jobs like this! We have a little collection of holiday photos in the lounge that need updating (our NZ trip from 5 years ago isn't represented!), and in fact, 1 of the frames fell down and has never been put back up! How lovely to have that cartoon of TP! It looks great with your frame treatment, as does the window frame! Well done XXX

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    1. Thanks Linda! What invariably amazes me is that things don't take as long as I imagined when I get down to it, so perhaps this framing project of yours might quite surprise you! Please let me know how it goes eh.
      Hugs, x.

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  3. Mary - oh, those niggly little jobs! I have so many, where do I start? The missing tiles from the front porch.....that happened on Halloween three years ago! But every time I choose from tiles, Mr Mutton says they're not right, or some other excuse.

    Anyway - well done with the frame. You did a great job. I will definitely get the tiles sorted now ---- I have a day off soon for my birthday so I will drag Mr M to the tile shop!

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    1. Oh Gail, we've all got these little jobs. Why don't you get Mr Mutton to choose some tiles for your birthday - but with your prior approval, of course! Please report back eh.
      Hugs, x.

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  4. Mary your house looks lovely and your two paint jobs are da bomb! Well done you!

    It took me 5 years to find the right (secondhand) frame for a picture in my bedroom so you're not the only one who takes years to get round to things. I'm still hunting for the right frame for another print I acquired last year. I wonder how long it will take me to find it!
    xxx

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    1. Thanks, Vronni! Well yes, it does take an age to get the right frame, but have you considered upcycling one that's not quite right with a splash of paint, such as this gilt cream, to get the exact look you're after? Please report back in this little project eh.
      Hugs, Mary x.

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  5. The window and frame look perfect, I wonder why we leave things for so long!!! I have a few 'niggly' jobs to be done too, I may just get onto them now. Thanks for the push in the right direction!

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    1. Oh my dear Helen, thanks for your kindness, and please, if you manage even one of those highly jobs then please report back eh.
      Hugs, x.

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  6. You look fabulous Mary, glad you got your jobs done. Jacqui x

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    1. Thanks Jacqui, it always feels good to cross a job off the niggly mental list eh.
      Hugs, x.

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  7. My mom and I have both used a very similar product. YAY for you getting it done, lady!!!
    XOXO

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    1. Oooh Lisa, I'd love to know of your equivalent in the States. These pots are great to have in our box of tricks eh?!
      Hugs, x.

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  8. What a great idea! both of the frames look so good after you touched them up a little! :)

    Thank you so much for joining the #weekdayWearLinkUp :) I just posted this week's linkup, I'd love you to join again! :)

    Hope that you had a great weekend :) We had a relaxing one, we went to the beach and spent time with family :)

    Away From Blue

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    1. Oh Mica, its wet and it's cold here today, and the thought of a beach day sounds too delicious for words !
      Have fun, and I'm glad you liked my upcycling efforts.
      Hugs, x.

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