It was completely covered in one coat - gotta love that!

Then Samantha mixed Dark Wax with mineral spirits, to a pudding consistency.  Using a chippy brush made quick work of waxing the wall.  Because the wall was highly textured, the dark wax gathered in the grooves, adding great depth to the wall.  And, since this was a wall  - No buffing required!

NOTE - When you mix the wax to ease application, it cuts the 'protection' the wax gives.  I only recommend mixing the wax when it is to be used on a wall, or a piece with lots of cubbies/shelves - like a bookshelf.  I would NEVER use a mineral spirits/wax mix on a table-top or cabinet.

Final step, using Royal Stencil Design Peacock Feather stencil & the Bronze Stencil Cream, Samantha randomly stenciled the wall.  The hardest part was applying the stencil over the textured parts.  Samantha had Cassidy help lay the stencil 'flat' in those areas.

Another fun Chalk Paint® project.

Bobbi

Cleared out almost everything, boxed up smalls & stacked up pictures.  Unfortunately everything got moved out into the garage (aka my workshop).  Which meant I can't really get anything done till it gets cleaned back out.

Our dining room.

All big pieces moved to the family room.

Of course I was totally curious and had to know how this happened.  We asked Ben and he said those are the oldest panes of glass.  Originally window glass was made by glass blowers and they would blow the glass into the pane then flatten the glass so it fitted into the pane.   Pretty amazing.

This is a picture from the Brighton Beach, lined with catamarans, surf shops, and cafés with coffe, tea, or fish & chips.  This was our last day in Brighton and it started out very blustery and cloudy, turning into a beautiful sunny day.

Annie had shared her love of this house & the artistic examples earlier this year, so I had ordered to book to try to understand Annie's inspiration.  The book has great images, but they fall short of the truly amazing art and painted pieces in this house.  

This is just one example of a table with the tiles painted by Duncan Grant;

(Picture courtesy of the official site)

Every surface, bookshelf divider, wall paper, upholstered piece was painted.  As you toured the house you could see the evolution of their style, the influence of their travels, the change of colors.  No detail was too small, too insignificant.  I fell in love with their large round dining table, painted about 10 colors, almost like a pretty tablecloth was permanently laid on the table.

Nice and narrow, just enough room for 2 & bags.  I don't think I have shared enough how wonderful The Hotel Una was, the rooms are generous, the loo is modern and roomy, the daily breakfast had plenty of tasty choices, the hotel is full of really great Art.  But, what really makes The Hotel Una so wonderful are the people.

Starting with Janna and her genuine interest in what we were doing each day.  Paul, one of the rare British men who still live in England.  William, our South African bartender.  Ben, our New Zealand bartender.  And all the others who made our too short of a stay wonderful!  Just like shopping at Not Too Shabby, it's the people who make all the difference!