Haven’t touched the landing area since we put the walls up because we wanted to focus on “necessary” things, not decorating. But I finally got fed up with how dingy it is up there and wanted to brighten it up. Only with a primer until we decide what colours we want, but white is still nicer than this:

You can just see it in the above photo, but the joints here are messy: the boards are roughly cut and it was difficult to cover up. It’ll be visible after painting.. trying not to care!

The little black shapes here are butterflies! I’ve noticed a few throughout the house but hadn’t spotted these right at the top of the stairwell.

They hibernate over winter in houses and leave in the spring. I’m worried about a couple in the living room that seemed to settle very early – early July I think it was. I do hope they wake up at a good time.

I don’t want to move them unless absolutely necessary, even though I wondered if the paint smell would affect them. I hoped for the best and painted around them.

Yeh, wonky joints at the top! The rest of them are fine *breathe*

Will cover the edges up and around doors at a later time. But for now, it’s less dingy at least ??