Our eighth room was time for some pattern and colour and something a little out of the ordinary....

We'd tried green before without much success but we were determined to make it work this time
(and we now had a sample of the proper colour at both ends so tones could be matched). We'd
purchased a Federation style wardrobe a while back and it was simply getting in the way....
time for a bedroom.... As much as we liked the simplicity of the wardrobe, it had to be something
more.... retro apple green!!! It injected life into it and made it way more unique than your standard
wardrobe (much to Rachael's dismay, but Maria was determined...)

In keeping with the era of the wardrobe, we found a stunning bed that fitted perfectly but was a
little drab, so black it went. A set of old lockers fit perfectly with the antique yet funky industrial
look we were after. We prefer the look of hand painting with its brushstrokes over preloved materials,
which isn't the quickest but gives a much better coverage.... enter Stu our on site professional
painter (even with all his experience the lockers took ages and ages to paint).

Maria's Nana's cupboard and Sister's desk had been taking up room in her parents garage for
close to five years now and really needed to be moved. The desk was an ex-government desk
from the 40s and Dad had already started redoing the top so was very excited to hear we were
going to finally use it. We intended on painting the bottom but when it arrived at the workshop/studio
the top looked so beautiful (Dad certainly doesn't do things by halves), we had to do the base to match.

We took risks with this room and Maria spent far too much time and money on making the organic
hemp and cotton bedlinen (and then wondered why no-one would pay over $500 for it) but we stepped
outside the square and made it unique which was appreciated by our loyal followers.

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