Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 This is a nice idea for a thread, Martin - thanks!! aside from the "art" wall... kitchen - given over to family pics - we had some gorgeous professional photos done a couple of years ago. One wall has immediate family, another wall has wider family - parents - cousins - siblings etc... sitting room - given over the missus's pre-raphaelite collection (gorgeous colours - sad-looking/dead women!) study - a huge red bus-shelter sized poster of Jesus in the style of Che Guevara Passageway - two lovely pictures by Rolfi - a Nativity and a Last Supper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 on my bedroom wall.. I have a lovely picture called "the creation of adam" which is by michelangelo Kaz - the first person to get away with full-frontal nudity on this Forum?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I love the Ophelia painting, Phil! One of my favourites. I've got my favourite artist, John Waterhouse's pre-raphaelite paintings in my sitting room - Ophelia and La Belle Dame Sans Merci plus a pastel of Stamford which my Mum did and some cross stitch pictures that I stitched years ago when I had spare time!! My bedroom has a couple of my watercolour flower paintings plus a big cross stitch sampler which has our house and us stitched into it!! Tom's room is full of Star Wars posters and Ollie's got James Bond movie posters. Chickens in the kitchen ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I have quite a few paintings of Cornish scenery, some framed photos of flowers in my garden, but my newest thing is in my kitchen, its a huge wire heart with lots of family photos on it. Only trouble is I put it up in Summer, and now the radiator is on they keep curling up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I have two photos (both taken by Phil) on my bedroom wall: Taken for Christmas 2005 Omlet back I don't have lots of stuff on walls, but my fridge does have a gallery of my favourite men (baldies of course - sorry Graham, you're not on there yet ). Phil has Kylie and Christina Aguilera calendars on his bedroom wall. He wants to do an illustration of me in the nude for his wall - not blooming likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I love the Ophelia painting, Phil! One of my favourites. I've got my favourite artist, John Waterhouse's pre-raphaelite paintings in my sitting room - Ophelia gorgeous!! she also has a couple of lady of Shallot's: this one by Waterhouse and the famous one by Holman Hunt - still sat in her tower.. and she has this haunting picture - "The Last of England" by Maddox Brown: they have a great pre-raphaelite collection in Birmingham, I believe... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 aww Clare that's such a lovely pic of you and Rosie! I have a picture of me and joe in our bedroom both of us sat in the base of a dead tree carved into a seat on the side of the Mon & Brec canal and on the wall is my own bit of artwork that I did on some canvas (my first time ever painting!) A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Okay where to start I love pictures and have soooooooooo many Bedroom, 3 framed cat cards and one framed chicken card Spare room, 3 framed papyrus paintings bought at the British Museum years ago really gorgeous vibrat colours and egyptian style art work Upstairs hallway, cross stitched hippo Downstairs hallway, print of the view from Hinksey Hill in Oxford, 2 watercolour paintings of sea views no idea who the artist is they are really lovely Living room, 2 batik pictures one of zebras and one of giraffes, one large cross stitched picture of cats on a bookcase and two small ones of cats, three cat prints and a wooden african mask Back hallway, cross stitched dove, tapestry of fish and fishing flies and a leather mask Diningroom, two watercolours of views of Portland Bill, two watercolours (small) of views of Edinburgh, a cross stitched Christmas card and 4 white and blue plates Downstairs loo, two cross stitched samplers and lots of ceramic fish Kitchen, chicken plate Conservatory, a ceramic sun I have other things on the walls as well as pictures too I also have about 30 cross stitched things in a box which I wish i had space for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Thanks Andrew, I love that one too; Rosie insisted on wearing her tiara - you'll have to post a pic of the one of you and Joey, I'll bet it's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 There's a dead fly on my wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 That's nice Dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Downstairs hallway, print of the view from Hinksey Hill in Oxford, I think I have that print - Turner... I went to University in Oxford for 4 years - and I like to keep bits an pieces of places I have lived it's not currently on the wall - it's in a box of pictures for which there is not room at present (a bit like the Queen's art cellar in which she occasionally finds missing art-works worth millions... (not!) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Same view just a more modern print Phil Which college did you go to I lived there for about 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 The view's not like that any more Phil - I worked in Oxford for 6 years and I know the spot that was painted from. It's still one of my favourite cities though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 cant get the camera to work so took these on the mobile - the pic of me and Joe doesnt come out but the first is the painting yet to be framed in the living room and the second is my own painting for the bedroom wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Same view just a more modern print Phil Which college did you go to I lived there for about 10 years I went to Mansfield College on Mansfield Road (off Holywell Street - which is at the top end of Broad Street) I lived in Summertown... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Really enjoying this thread Great pic of you and Rosie, Clare. I love her tiara Dare I ask why you had Omlet on your back? Love the Lady Of Shallot Waterhouse painting. Used to spend a lot of time at the Tate. Love the Maddox Brown pic Phil. Amazing. Great one you you and the family also. The yet to be framed painting is gorgeous Andrew. I do not have much on my walls. Lounge has a lovely black and white photo of the burnt pier in Brighton (cannot remember what it is called ), family pic taken by Venture and a big carved green wooden Budda head. The most interesting place is the downstairs loo All our family photos get hung in there. You know when you have really made it in our family when you get a framed pic in our loo Nearly forgot, I have a lovely framed pic of Battersea Power station in the hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 joe got me a lovely card with a pic of battersea power station that I'm going to frame and put up in the hallway - have got loads of pictures of mini's that I want to put up in the cloakroom but it's one of them things i have never got round to doing! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 The Omlet back thing was a dare about a year ago - long story, but we dared Graham to wear his Omlet boxers on the forum as he said that he had a better botty than Simon. He was refusing to do it, so I said that if he did, I would appear topless on the forum Anyway, he took a picture of his pants on OVER his trousers, it was online for all of 30 minutes before he took it off, I missed it. I kept my part of the bargain with this pic that Phil took. That's the story.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've not got any pictures up on my bedroom wall - we've never decorated our bedroom since we moved here 8 years ago, and it's the most disgusting purple and green swirly wallpaper, and just nothing would look right on it. . In the living room we have a large selection of cross-stiches done by my mum - a wedding sampler, 3 birth samplers and a stitch sampler, and a lovely painting of a vase of flowers we got as a wedding present many, many moons ago. There's more cross-stitches in the hall, while the bathroom is......well...... THIS is the state of my bathroom today..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 you've been visited by Time Team?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I Used to work on Mansfield road Phil I was up at the end opposite what was the University car park where it joined with South Parks Road I lived in Marston - small world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Oooooooo - I love the exposed brickwork Shona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Oooooooo - I love the exposed brickwork Shona We're going for the 'distressed' look, apparantly...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Oooooooo - I love the exposed brickwork Shona We're going for the 'distressed' look, apparantly...... Just to make this clear... You or the walls are going for the distressed look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
