I've sort of screwed up the dress I'm working on. But received lots of good advice from the good people at Sew Retro and Wardrobe Refashion. I think the solution is to undo all the work to date (the too-big bodice) and start over - oh well, at least I cut the it too big rather than too small.
I was a bit scared of trying to fit together a pattern size 14 top and 18 bottom - so stuck my head in the sand and cut out everything in a size 18. I must have been mad.
Thankfully our little house is starting to look brighter. Although it's wierd - I guess it's just because it looks so different, plus I've been on my own for a few days and DH isn't back for another three days. Maybe just a little lonely. Anyway, what's wierd is that it doesn't feel quite so friendly at the moment. Too bright and shiny, I guess. And empty, echoey, as the hallstand is in the sitting room and the carpet has long ago been ripped out. But probably I probably just need to give everything a good clean, to get rid of all the dust for a while - even though it will return when all the doors get changed, should I ever manage to source Victorian style 4 panel doors in appropriate sizes and quantities....breathe in, breathe out, Flib...
I guess I just want things sorted out. We've got guests coming for a week on the 1st - at the moment I've nowhere to put them and no bed for them to sleep in. Ok, they can have ours, of course. But where do I put their two children? Hammocks in the garden, at this rate. God, why do I do everything at the last minute.
Here's some before and after pics.
The original cornice blocks were completely overpainted, to the point that we didn't realise there was actually a pattern lurking, hidden under many layers of emulsion. One of the blocks was knocked off, soaked in water to loosen the paint, and recast. The the restorer made 25 replicas.
Below is what the hall looked like before (why oh why would you get rid of forest green woodwork and red stencils at 1 inch intervals throughout the house... hmmm, why indeed) and as a WIP now.
Ironically I think we've gone for the same colour below the dado rail as was previously on the top of the wall. 
I should of course point out that when I say WIP, I don't mean that I'm actually doing it - I'm having too much fun making a hash of repainting this.
I think I'm just wanting to nest. Wanting a tidy, cosy house. And perhaps a housekeeper, maid and a laundry service. Right, I'm off to try to channel Nigella.
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