No further progress to report on the bathroom for the moment - I've turned my attention back to the hallway, kitchen, dining and
salon which are located above the ground floor
Brocante.
The wallpaper is a single sheet with lines scored to create the look of wallpaper strips typical of old papered walls. The fake 'edges' have also been lightly stained with tea to create a more aged look as this wall is 'subject to damp'. In old houses the edges of the wallpaper strips often yellow with age, especially if they become damp from time to time. Tea was also used to create the staining intended to mimic more serious water damage.
Stairs in
Balustrade added
Stairwell wall in place, completing the hallway
There are obviously major issues with cracked plaster on the exterior of the back wall of this house, particularly the left corner - over the years the constant damp has caused the plaster covering to fall off exposing the
lath underneath. Emily is going to need to sell a lot of goods in her
Brocante if she has any hope of affording repairs!
I have to make a small diversion from this project now, I'm participating in
Caterina's International Christmas Swap and I have to complete my swap gift for
Terry and get it in the post, it's got a long journey ahead all the way from Australia to Italy!
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PS - Lea's book* is written in French. However, the illustrations are very clear so it's possible to follow the instructions even if you don't read French. Occasionally I do type a sentence or two into Google translate just to check on something I might be unsure about - however sometimes the translation is very amusing and not much help at all! ;)
