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his is the back of the wall decorated al‐
ready. This is the decor for the downstairs
passage way and entrance to the living quar‐
ters. I chose lovely muted green William
Morris paper from Brodnax . The striped
paper is also used in the tiny passageway at
the other side of the house.

I antiqued the shelves a little more.
The shop is to be old one and a little
bit dilapidated. Uncle Mort let
things run to rack and ruin and
although Belle has cleaned it up a
lot the furniture is still aged with
time.
My preferred method of ageing is to
simply paint some wood stain (I use
Ronseal) over the item and then rub
off the excess immediately, with a soft cloth. The stain settles into the corners and detailing and leaves a
soft colour wash effect which looks like the patina of time.
I am using the most
beautiful grey toile
Brodnax wallpaper for
the shop, you can see it
here. I will be painting
my parquet floor tiles in
dove grey and cream to
match and it should all
look really beautiful with
a slightly fairytale air to it
and a fine setting for the
wonderful toys .
This is the beautiful light
I have bought for the
shop from Ray Storey.

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