Compromise

I've probably mentioned it before, mine and Josh's tastes are not the same. In the slightest. So decorating our flat has been interesting at times to say the least. However we have discovered this wonderful thing called compromise - which I think by definition means you choose something you both agree on. Our definition is slightly different, our compromise is based on Josh adding something he likes to the flat, and then me adding something I like to even it out, and vice versa.

Hence our fireplace:

   

Much as this may surprise you, I actually wasn't massively excited about Josh's idea to put a nutty professor-esque light bulb into our fireplace, complete with copper pipes. Which is why we now have a lovely bunch of flowers in a pretty jug sitting underneath it :) Compromise.

This is what the fireplace looked like when we first bought the flat - an ugly, boarded-up square in the wall with blue LED lights fitted badly into the bottom to give a disgusting uplight effect. Below shows what it is beginning to look like now, though it was taken a few days ago so it doesn't show our newest lighting addition. Josh managed to take the plaster off the back and side of the fireplace to reveal the lovely brick behind it, which we were going to do to the whole wall but have since decided to postpone it due to the amount of dust involved!

It still needs some work, a nice mantelpiece to hang Christmas decorations on and maybe a mirror or a big picture above it, but for now it looks so cosy and we're actually both happy with it (I'm even warming to the light bulb).

And as for the gorgeous flowers, obviously couldn't finish off the post without a picture of them!

That's all for now, I'll do some more flat-blogs soon I think, to show off what's been happening :)

Amy x