Hello again my lovelies!
Remember me mentioning my custom-made curtain ties? Well, I tried to find some nautical curtain tie-backs online - I tried Ebay and Amazon, as well as just Googling for pictures, but I couldn't find anything suitable. So I did what everyone who has ever watched Blue Peter does - I made my own!
I took a curtain ring (I have a few of these spare, as I can't stand curtains with rings and hooks!) like the one above. I unscrewed the metal hoop, and put this aside for later. I painted it white, using the emulsion that I used to paint the walls and ceiling. I then found some string and using blue painter's tape, taped it onto the ring in four places to look like a life ring:
I then screwed the set-aside metal hoop into the wall and hung the miniature life-ring onto it. Doesn't it look cute?! I love miniature things anyway, and it was lovely to think that I could make something so useful and theme-friendly!
The rope that holds the curtain back is an actual curtain tie, minus the nasty looking tassle that was on the end. I cut off the tassle, and put a couple of knots in the rope - I never went to Scouts so my knots are very boring, but they seem to do the job! The rope loops around the curtain and holds it back perfectly. Voila! A custom-made curtain tie-back!
Now it's time for the fun part - accessorising the room! Look at this lovely glass float my other half's mum bought for me while at a local Sealife Centre:
It reminded me of the ceiling of my favourite London nightclub, Mahiki...
...but obviously I don't have as many as this!
Whilst shopping at my local garden centre (when I was younger I used to think garden centres were a bit dull, but now I love having a little potter around to see what I can find!), I spotted this cute candle holder that I thought would go really well in my room:
Isn't it sweet? The garden centre have a special section just for beach/nautical themed things, but it looks like they are selling off what they have and aren't getting any new pieces in - what a shame! I put a cheap blue candle in it to begin with, but I've just started getting into Yankee candles, and bought this one last week:
This one is called River Valley and would go nicely in the lighthouse candle holder. I do love the smell of Yankees! I get most of mine from Yankee.co.uk, as they do great deals and lovely gift boxes too.
I must dash - I need to get ready for a family get-together to celebrate my Grandma's 80th birthday!
Stay tuned for more accessories for my room!
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