Going down very slowly

view from 1st floor landing looking down. the window you can see, rises up between 2 flights of stairs so it doesn't open. we have two like this, the other one is a little lower than this one and goes down into the mud room.

I haven't got much to say, fed-up and stopping for today. I'll sweep up the mess and serve myself a nice glass of chilled white wine...one good thing it that the sun's out, which doesn't happen every day here.

Stairs and landing part one

Going up to 1st floor landing, half done

I'm stripping again. We've saved the hardest for last, the stairs and landings. today, it's the 1st floor that I'm attacking and I hope to get down to the half landing (going down towards entrance) before eI pick Gaby up at 3

landing from our bedroom

wallpaper still hanging on. way down to half-landing

going up to 2nd floor half-landing with giant floor to ceiling fitted cupboards

The floor and stairs have heavily waxed over the years. I want to strip the wood back or unwax it all and varnish. I'm toying with the idea of painting the vertical part in a colour like matchstick or a lighter shade.

As for the walls, well there I'm completely flummoxed. I did think of painting this area using neutral shades and down-pipe on the cupboards, but now I don't know whether a stronger colour would be better and warm it up more (we've have lots of natural light here, despite the exposition).

Matchstick by Farrow & Ball