House update: that wall is happening!
Howdy there! You know that wall I have sort of been carrying on about? Yeah, well it’s happening baby! First we started with a frame, which got changed and tweaked, but now I am starting to see it come...
View ArticleHouse update: A little bit of everything
Morning! So, here is my house again this week… slowly but surely it’s coming along… I’ve been watching every day and something little keeps getting done. Maybe 4 weeks and it’s all ready! The gutters...
View ArticleExcuse me while I lay down
{Almost there – cornice need to go on, it needs painting, tiling, appliances, lights and the island – Love it!} The house is coming along beautifully. I am really happy. I am exhausted by it though....
View ArticleKitchen lights & a coffee table
Hi! Thanks for all the kitchen love during the week! I am really happy with it, so I’m glad you liked it. Well, today I am flat out in house-mode. I’m just about to head over there for the day to...
View ArticleHouse update: the fix out is almost done
Firstly, I wanted to say thank you for your overwhelming support yesterday. I am feeling a bit better again today and my attention has turned to my new house! It’s powering along… we’re almost there....
View ArticleMore house photos (8 sleeps to go)…
We’re in the thick of it now people! 8 more sleeps! It’s all happening. My husband has taken the day off work today to lay floorboards. I am loving them sick! They are a floating timber floor in...
View ArticleI’m packing
This is what I did all day yesterday. It’s coming together nicely. I’ll only have to do a bit more today and then I should be done. There is always a lot of stuff I like to take in the car, so that...
View ArticleWe’ve moved in!
We’re here! We’ve done it! I am very tired, but over the moon. We had lots of helpers over the weekend so we couldn’t have done it without them. I have a garage full of stuff still to unpack and...
View ArticleIt’s been almost a week since we moved in…
Happy Easter everyone! I am so sorry I haven’t been around much this past week, but I have been so busy (and loving it!). I wake at 4am most mornings ready to bounce out of bed and get going. A change...
View ArticleSo the rug is awesome, but the furniture isn’t.
Remember how I mentioned this rug? I got it yesterday. I LOVE it! It is just what I hoped it to be. BUT, apparently it’s just not working in the room with the furniture I have (Amie tells me this –...
View ArticleA peek at my boys’ bedrooms
If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you will know I have 3 boys. So, there is not a lot of pink in this house! And because I have 3 boys, I find it hard to come up with 3 different boy designs....
View ArticleWe have some lawn!
Hey there! I know, I have been MIA lately. I’ve sort of had in real life stuff going on + school holidays! But, I just wanted to pop in and show you that we have some turf down! Yay. Now the dirt can...
View ArticleI finally decided on a bed-head
Yesterday I told you how I went to a garage sale and found some goodies… well this screen actually blew over in the wind right in front of me, so I took it as a sign! It was $35 and I couldn’t get it...
View ArticleThis is my laundry
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! I thought I’d share my laundry with you today. It’s big, boring and bland… As you can see from the photos, it’s a lovely sunny room, and it’s a thoroughfare between the...
View ArticleDIY pallet coffee table
Morning! Thanks for popping in today! I started working on this pallet coffee table months ago, but I finally got it finished during the week. The inspiration came from this Pinterest photo. I think I...
View ArticleWhat’s been happening on the home front? We’re making a garden.
Hi there! Sorry I’ve been a little sporadic lately. I didn’t feel like blogging last week, and then my blog had a bug (which is still being fixed!), so I have lots to share with you this week! A couple...
View ArticleThe wallpaper in my house {pink trellis & the world map} PLUS a giveaway
I have lots to show you today! And it’s all about wallpaper… It took me 2 months to decide on a little bit of wallpaper for my entry. But I finally got it up and I love it! If you follow me on...
View ArticleDIY boys bedroom wall art
Hello there! Today I am going to show you a wall I created in my son’s bedroom. I am not at all going to take the credit for this creativity and the originality, because I copied this idea straight...
View ArticleMy bathroom vanity & the regret
Truly, I love my bathrooms. I had the vanities custom made (to match my kitchen and laundry), and they are perfect. The ensuite bathroom is identical but smaller. The mirrors go all the way to the...
View ArticleDIY African Juju Hat
Hi there! Here is a little crafting project I decided to tackle earlier in the week. It was easy peasy, and you can do it too! So, I have been wanting an African Juju Hat to whack on one of my walls,...
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