Anyway I got a bit carried away since I was having so much fun picking and mixing fabrics and patterns and ended up making the whole thing. And now realise that less is definitely more. Just because its, more or less (see last post), possible to make a chicken into a draught excluder it doesn't actually mean its a good idea!
I'm so much happier with this one. Altho' for one heart leaping moment I thought I'd got the length wrong again. I laid it against the dining room door to photograph (the carpet is more presentable there) and its too short. But, thankgoodness, it fits the sitting room door and most of the others in the house. It seems that the chicken was the right length after all - its just some of my doors are wider than others, and some narrower too, this really is an odd house. I blame it on old age since it was built around 1750.
Anyway I'm going to give myself a bit of a talking to and try and haul in some of my stranger ideas and try to be a bit more mainstream and simple from now on.
5 comments:
I really like this, love the colours, and the prints.
This is really lovely..but one important question...what size are HER doors?!
Abby - full marks for being on the ball! SMALLER than mine....phew!! Juliex
I grew up in a house built around 1800. It had been altered over the years resulting in doorways of seemingly random widths. I remember this causing un expected problems when shifting large items around. Sometimes the only way to get furniture to a desired location was to put it through the window or disassemble it.
What about variable length draught excluder, zips? tie a knot in it? Sorry I'm getting silly now, must be the wine...Tramp
Thanks Tramp - no more silly than some of my efforts! Julie
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