Ispendmoretimeinmysittingroomthananywhereelse.It'samedium-sizedroomwithonelargewindowthatoverlooksthesmallfrontgardenand,unfortunately,thelocalbusstop!It'snotabeautifulroombutit'sverycomfortable.Ilikeafeelingofspacesothere'snounnecessaryfurniture--justasofa,armchairs,acoupleofsmall,lowtablesandatableforthetelephone.IhavetwowickertrunksthatIuseforstoragepurposesbuttheyalsoprovideextraseatingwhenIhavelotsofvisitors.IalsohaveasmalltelevisionbutI'mthinkingofmovingitintothebedroombecauseIhardlyeverwatchit.
IhadtheroomdecoratedwhenImovedin.Ichosewhitepainttomakeitlightandincreasethefeelingofspace.Thefittedcarpetisgreyish-blue,thecurtainsaredeepbluevelvet,thesofaisdarkpinkandthearmchairsarecoveredinagrey,blueanddarkpinkfloweredmaterial.Icoveredthemmyselfandamratherproudbecausetheylookquiteprofessional.Thefurniturewasmostlyeithergiventomeorboughtsecond-handfromthelocalsalerooms.Ipaintedallthetablesblackbecausetheywereallquiteoldandshabby.Theynowlookasgoodasnew!Theoveralleffectintheroomisoneofcalmandpeacefulness.
MymotherisalwayssuggestingthatIshouldhavemorepicturesandornamentsto"brightentheplaceup".Shelovescolourfulroomsandthinksmysittingroomisratherboring!Ionlyhaveacoupleofpicturesonthewalls.OneisaChineselandscapepainting,ascroll,actually,paintedbyafriend.TheotherisanIndianscenewithlotsofpeopleandanelephant,preparingforalongjourney.Iloveitbecauseitmakesmethinkoftravelling.It'sprobablymyfavouritepossession.I'vehaditsinceIwasastudent.Theonlyotherdecorativeitemsarefourorfiveplants.
SomepeoplecommentthattheroomlookslikeachurchbecauseIhavetwolargecandleholders!TheyweregiventomeyearsagobyaChinesestudent--so,aswellasbeingbeautiful,theyhavegreatsentimentalvalue.Iusethemsometimesintheeveningswhenfriendsvisit.Ithinkcandlelightcreatesawarm,intimateatmosphere.Ialsohavetwolowlamps.Idon'treallylikebright,overheadlighting.
ThesittingroomhasbeenthesameeversinceImovedintothehouse.IsupposeI'llredecorateatsomepointinthefuture,andperhapsevenbuysomenewfurniture.But,forthemoment,I'mquitehappywithitanddon'tseeanyreasontochangeit.
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