Decorating

Mr E and I have just finished painting our hallway.

Our flat was a new build when we bought it three years ago, and this is the first time we have painted since we moved in. The old paint was, shall we say "cheap" and somewhat reminiscent of that classroom shade of magnolia - not a look we were keen to hold on to.

It all started last weekend at B&Q. After spending the best part of half an hour considering dozens of colours, all of which could be described as "beige", we finally agreed on "almost oyster" in a silk finish.

Our, shall we say, "bijou" hallway didn't take very long to paint - I knew there were benefits to be had from such a small flat!

Here is the finished result, with photos we took in New York (a first wedding anniversary present to ourselves) hanging up: