Painting and Reading

 

Funny how doing a feature wall can turn into a full-scale painting exercise in a matter of days.... I began innocently enough with a new project I'd been aching to start, one that seemed like fun and that I could see myself doing in a day or two. However, as each new coat went on I saw little things around the house that needed patching up, an old nail here or a small mark there. And now I am almost at the end of completely repainting the downstairs area of my house, and the feature wall looks fab too. So I can happily tick that off the list.
 

And I received this book as a gift for helping out with a fundraising effort for a local community garden. It is by Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs and what a great read it is! Obviously, the book is full of gorgeous illustrations, typography and photography - that's a given, right? But seriously, once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. It is full of really pertinent questions and discussions covering sustainability, modern consumption, beauty and function in design.