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Detail of the four poster bed and beaded watch pockets in the Principal bedroom, Vaucluse House

Closeup of bedhead, showing hanging beaded watch pockets.

Detail of the four poster bed in the Principal Bedroom, Vaucluse House. Photo © Nicolas Watt for Sydney Living Museums

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A lick of paint!

By Joanna Nicholas Wednesday 28 May 2014

For the first time in thirty years, the Principal Bedroom at Vaucluse House is being repainted in colours to match the existing scheme.

What sounds like a simple task actually involves: washing and scraping, raking out cracks, sealing patches before double skimming and filling, then sanding and re-sealing – phew!

The ceiling will have two coats of distemper applied, the walls two coats of flat acrylic, and two coats of semi-gloss enamel will be applied to all the woodwork.

The room will be stripped of its furniture while the room is being painted and the area will be closed to the public from Tuesday 10 June to Sunday 29 June.

You can visit Vaucluse House at the end of June to see a freshly presented Principal Bedroom. In the meantime, we'll be updating you on the progress of the painting work with photos on this page.

Principal Bedroom, Vaucluse House

Four-poster bed with blue curtains hanging from wooden frame and wooden bedsteps at side of white covered bed, backlit by window. — Principal bedroom, Vaucluse House

Head end of four poster bed with beaded watch pockets hanging above pillows. — Detail of the four-post bed

Watch pocket of red plush fabric and decorated with glass and pearl beads in floral patterns. — Watch pocket

Floral-patterned white wash basin with jug and cloth inside, in front of sash window. — Wash basin and jug

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