Marit's Paper World (blog)

Marit's Paper World (blog)

  • Home
  • Top 2000 blog party
  • Quirky Dutch Summer
  • Website

woyww #282 and quite an achievement

October 29, 2014 By Marit 14 Comments

.

I haven’t been working in my atelier much last week and I have the photo to prove that 😉

Yep, it’s that time of the week again, “What’s On Your Workdesk. Wednesday.”
Come on in and see my full desk…

… a full desk indeed! Because I was busy being handy(wo)man in the living room (see further in this post) I just layed everything that had to do with creativity aside on my desk… like the beautiful scarf that Anne* knitted for me. It came in the mail last Saturday. That day I also received a ‘surprise enveloppe’… there was no name on it and no card or letter inside, just presents! But when I saw the plastic bags with Bister I immediately knew it came from Elvy from Elvy tales, who is a blogfriend on whose blog I left a comment the other day about Bister pigment (or Bistre, as it is called also.)

Anne* is the cousin of my mum, and I’m not sure what she’s to me then… it’s hard in Dutch even… is she an Aunt? Second Cousin? But whatever the family relation is; to me she’s just Anne, a beautiful lady who performs miracles with textiles. See Anne’s Textiel

OK, that’s enough information allright… here’s my desk

WOYWW #281

woyww#282

WOYWW stands for “What’s On Your Workdesk? Wednesday.” It is a weekly blogseries, hosted by Julia from Stamping Ground. Hop on over to Julia’s blog to find the list of participants and visit crafty desks all around the world…

Sooo… not much play in the atelier, what DID I do then?
As you may know, we moved last April and although we put work in our new appartment from then there still was this HUGE object in the living room that needed to be done: the cabinets wall…

… for it was yellow! NOT our colour.
(this photo was taken during the move, but you get the picture of the yellow cabinet)

kast01

Last week, our friend Lieke came over for the weekend and she and I decided to tackle the cabinets wall… Lieke grabbed the sander and protected her mouth, nose and hair from dust with a scarf.. she looked like a bedouin!

kast02

After sanding, we painted the cabinet with primer and we still had time left for a walk on the beach. It was a fantastic weekend!

I finished painting the cabinets yesterday and this is how it looks now.

kast04

It’s a big difference compared to the former yellow wall. It will look even better when the open closet gets its shelves, the door is put back on the right  and the furniture is moved to its right place. But painting the cabinets is quite an achievement already, don’t you think?!

Hope your house is all warm and cosy and ready for winter, ’cause X-mas is just around the corner (and my Top 2000 musical blogparty, YAY!!! Looking forward to it already! More about that in November…) Thanks for stopping by, have a great day. Paint a closet.

 

Filed Under: woyww Tagged With: cabinets wall, painting, sanding, workdesk, woyww #282

Comments

  1. Nannie4 says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    The scarf is beautiful — all of her work is amazing! I had a quick peek at her fb page. She embroiders also. I stopped by Angela Radford’s blog and she is working on embroidery too. I will get back to that one day I hope. Thanks for sharing your workdesk. I agree — the cabinets look much better and yes, that is quite an accomplishment!Happy WOYWW

    Reply
  2. Lisca Meijer says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    He wat gaaf die geverfde kasten! Veel mooier dan dat geel!
    Ik ben erg laat vandaag want we hebben logees. Ik moet dus wachten tot het spul naar bed is voor ik achter de computer kan kruipen.
    Groetjes en tot volgende week.
    Lisca#67

    Reply
  3. Ali H says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    What a heroic job on thos huge cabinets – sounds like you have broken the back of the task & will be able to get your room looking lovely very soon ! Ali #21

    Reply
  4. Broer says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    Ziet er mooi uit zussie, je huisje begint eindelijk op orde te komen..
    Kusss

    Reply
  5. Christine says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:34 pm

    An achievement indeed! what a difference your painting has made to the room. Well done!
    Bishopsmate #42

    Reply
  6. Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:37 am

    Some cool stuff on your desk! I love your art journals! zsuzsa @ InkyDinkyDoodle #32

    Reply
  7. Tammy says

    October 30, 2014 at 2:02 am

    You’ve been busy!!!

    Reply
  8. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    October 30, 2014 at 2:11 am

    She looks so cute!!!! LOVING the new cabinets!!!!

    Reply
  9. April S. says

    October 30, 2014 at 4:03 am

    What a great friend to help you with your refinishing. Looks great! April #69

    Reply
  10. Gabriele says

    October 30, 2014 at 11:57 am

    It is great to have someone to help! You have been very busy!
    Hugs
    Gabriele 31

    Reply
  11. Chris Porter says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    What a wonderful friend you have – this will be such a great room for you to play in. I’ve just been to visit Ann on Facebook – and her work is LOVELY! Your desk looks very busy and happy – enjoy, and have a great week. Chris # 24

    Reply
  12. Jeanne Kupsh says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    We don’t live in our own house, so now painting closets (or anything else!) for us!!! Which is fine because that’s a lot of work. Betting it will be gorgeous when you’re finished!

    Happy crafting!
    Jeannie #27

    Reply
  13. Elvy says

    November 2, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    Zo, die woonkamer knapt aardig op van dat nieuwe kleurtje! Langzaam maar zeker wordt het toch een ‘thuis’ 🙂

    Reply
  14. Nannie4 says

    November 2, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Marit, I googled Open Atelier to see what it’s about. Is the audience usually large? Who attends? It sounds exciting. Sort of like WOYWW except people visit in person instead of virtually. Enjoy getting ready. Will you post photos? Thanks for your visit to my blog. 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Ali H Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

FacebookInstagramE-mailRSS Feed

My art can be found in galleries on my website.
Unless otherwise stated, all photos, images, thoughts and stories on the website as well as on this blog are my own (Marit Barentsen aka Marit's Paper World.) If you see something you want to share, please link back to my site to give credit where credit is due. If you have questions about using my work, please contact me. Thank you!

Categories

Archives

Old blog

To my old blog: nov. 2008 - dec. 2010

Copyright © 2022 · Marit's Paper World ·