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Kerrie Griffin is a well renowned Interior Designer and Multi award winning too, but I bet you didn't know she was an aspiring artist!. After trying to find a way to support her two young daughters after a marriage breakdown in complete deep depression she started trying to paint again to provide an income to support her family. She started by painting on watercolour and making cards to sell in her local coffee shop on her first ever visit she sold 20 cards and was given a cup of tea and a slice of cake to calm her down after breaking down in tears because someone wanted to buy her work. From there her confidence grew and she started painting Gineau fowl feathers a unique reverse painting formation Kerrie has devised to make them look 3D. I literally spent hours one day painting these falling feathers I had Jamiroquai playing and I had a can of Guinness which I use for cooking stews which I drank and painted my idea well into the next morning. Not long after I sold my first big painting and I haven't looked back. Over the last 10 years I have dipped in and out of painting when I feel inspired or don't! But recently in lockdown I have had a need and passion to create one after another of a new style of my work which is now live on my website. This is where I need your help I would like you to help me decide which piece of art I should submit to the Visual Arts Open Competition

Here is the criteria the judges are expecting Link Blog

I need two submissions and I just cannot decide so I am looking to my followers to join in the selection process.

Here are my final choices you need to comment and tell me which two you think I should enter.

#property #bloggerstyle #renovationproject #Periodproperty #interiordesigner #interiorinfluencer #interiordesignteqniques Properties are one of my favorite challenges, bringing out the detail was easy in this period hallway. The beams are 500 years old they came from a ship, the property was built on a wood yard and the timber I am told was from a Spanish boat.

The room looked uninviting as you entered it because the room was filled with overhead horizontal and vertical beams, honestly, it was just dark and dingy looking, I created a wash and went about lightening the beams with my recipe. I have won best country house in Period Living for what I did in the lounge of this farmhouse.

 Watch a video of me washing beams in a period hallway.

If you have a decorating dilemma in a period property contact me for expert advice.

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Kerrie Griffin

The Interior Co

Have you ever tried looking for a house in normal times wanting every aspect except maybe one to be the "perfect home" let alone when we are not allowed to visit, buy, move or view houses?.

I have my house on the market at the moment and 99% of all enquiries are coming from down south. Either to get away from the more built-up areas for a more relaxing way of life or they have decided this is the time to be nearer to family after the problems they have faced whilst in lockdown.

Finding the perfect pad in lockdown is harder than you think, houses are selling in days and well over the asking price in my area the prices have risen about 8.3% and there's nothing new coming on the market because it's practically impossible to go through the process without some risk one way or the other.

So you have very quickly and successfully sold your big pad and want to slightly downsize, change your lifestyle to suit this new climate of more serenity more quality time with the family and back to the great British outdoors! you're now stuck in a rental with most of your possessions in boxes, in the garage the spare bedroom at friends and its storage! you feel split! from the exhaustion of having to pack what you knew was your world, your safe place called home now forced into this very odd time where you have the cash but no home! where do you start?!

How to Create This Staircase On A budget! today I will talk you through the thought process and practicality of choosing this option.

You need to decide first of all is it practical, are the stairs in a good enough condition and thirdly will it make me smile! if the answer is yes then just buy the paint and start the process.

What you will need

Eggshell paint/or chalk and varnish

Masking Tape 

Tape measure or template 

A steady hand

Lots of enthusiasm

Glass of wine! ( I work better fuelled on a glass of wine and music!)

Don't forget the music! I have a Bose carry around orange speaker the best £99 I have ever spent, Tiny. until you turn it on! (so I don't lose it I choose the vibrant Orange, it also straps to my bike! ) Music on the go I call it.