Winterberry Hall

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I received some brick and stone papers yesterday I bought on eBay. I opened the envelope, and I immediately cut out the stone paper and stuck it down. That was going to be it, but I then couldn't stop!

I don't like to use papers, I'd much rather try doing the bricks and stonework myself ... but I decided I'd use them and I'm glad I did.  I didn't trust myself doing the air dry clay, or stencil, bricks and stones ... The paper looks OK, but I'll probably distress it a little bit it looks slightly shiny. The vertical (don't know the technical term) brickwork above the fireplace was very fiddly. I cut out the individual tiles from the paper and stuck them on, one by one! Not perfect but, again, if I distress it will disguise any of the iffy bits.

The floor paper has a faded patch I also need to disguise, so, again, I will probably distress it a little bit. I tried to dab off a tiny bit of glue off the paper and the design rubbed off!

I was going to try doing the brickwork on the exterior - on the chimney stack - but no, I think I'll use paper again - this time the brick paper from Petite Properties.

I spent hours painting the exterior beams, and they need another coat of paint, but that will have to wait until tomorrow - my hands, and back, are aching.