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We have been busy pulling out the old kitchen. My house was built in the 1930s and we have been find bits and pieces of wallpaper behind the walls. This piece was found next to where the cupboards were and although I was hoping to save a section of it, it's sadly a bit too ripped up. I do think it's pretty though.

So now we have a decent bench space with some of the new cupboards put together but it's probably going to take a few months to fully organize everything and we are still waiting for a few more items to be delivered.

I have this week off from work so once I get the normal amount of housework and cleaning done, I'm planning to rest and catch up on some crochet while it's raining outside.

Some Autumn planting of seeds has been done outside in the garden with some Hyssop, Soapwort and other seeds I bought online.

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gz said…
At least you have an image of the wallpaper.. invaluable to someone studying design history
2 May 2023 at 08:58
roentare said…
Certainly wallpaper with a history!
2 May 2023 at 09:13
William Kendall said…
Sounds like quite a job.
2 May 2023 at 09:42
Pauline said…
That sounds like a big job, Amy. No doubt you are looking forward to seeing the end result.
2 May 2023 at 16:07
local alien said…
Wallpaper from the 1930s! That's quite a while. Reminds of a flat I lived in Wellington many years ago. It had so many layers of wallpaper, all peeling away,we reckoned the walls must have been kept up by the thickness of the wallpaper covering.
You must be enjoying the renovations, or maybe I should say the end results.
2 May 2023 at 19:21
s.c said…
Was indeed nice wallpaper. Bit art-deco.
2 May 2023 at 21:26
Tigger's Mum said…
Old wallpapers are often very pretty and small pieces worthy of an artwork on their own (not so sure about living with a room full) but you notice how low quality the paper was - no plastic in the mix in those days. The only wallpaper we have ad to contend with in the last 20 years or so was that 'woodchip' textured stuff that looks like rice pudding. It must have been glued to the wall with gorilla glue because it was the devil to get off.
3 May 2023 at 01:27
Bill said…
That is quite the challenge, good luck.
3 May 2023 at 08:07
Tom said…
...wallpaper had gone out of style, but now it's popular these days.
3 May 2023 at 11:02
Susan Heather said…
Perhaps you will find some old wallpaper in better condition later on.
3 May 2023 at 13:00
magiceye said…
Busy times ahead!
3 May 2023 at 13:54
Iris Flavia said…
Beautiful wallpaper indeed.
Can you believe my Brother ripped down a wallpaper from the 70´s?! I was about to "kill" him!!!!
Rain and crocheting sounds good.
3 May 2023 at 15:49
Sharon said…
That is a pretty wallpaper. I love finding hidden treasures like this.
4 May 2023 at 02:40
Bea said…
Yes, that wallpaper pattern is very pretty. Too bad that it wasn't salvageable.
4 May 2023 at 11:35
Lillian "sognafaret" said…
Nothing like to day
5 May 2023 at 23:05
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