Year: 2015
Living-Dining Room Makeover | Progress and Pieces

Living-Dining Room Makeover | Progress and Pieces

Well, hello there. Sorry I went missing over the whole of December. Yikes! And thanks so much to everyone who asked where I was at. Things just got a little hectic, as they do for everyone at this crazy time of year, though clearly I'm less adept to multi-tasking than...

Living-Dining Room Makeover | The Plan

Living-Dining Room Makeover | The Plan

I always feel a little hesitant publishing posts like this. Posts which open a chapter on a new room makeover with the implicit promise of ensuing chapters culminating in a somewhat timely finale. Finales are not my strong suit. In fact, over the past few years, I've...

DIY Block Printing on Fabric

DIY Block Printing on Fabric

I've been in love with beautiful block printed textiles for ages now. I don't know what started my slight obsession (let's just blame Pinterest) though despite my adoration, up until a month or so ago, I didn't actually own anything block printed (let's just blame...

Easy DIY “Marble” Hearth…and a fireplace makeover

Easy DIY “Marble” Hearth…and a fireplace makeover

If you follow me socially, you may recall seeing a little snippet of this "marble" project already... Could you guess what I was making? Well, in all fairness, my use as a fireplace hearth is rather obscure and it could have been almost anything. From a tabletop, to a...

DIY Quote Art…and free printable sign!

DIY Quote Art…and free printable sign!

Ever since spying a collection of antique-style typographic signs in a boutique homewares store a few years back my love for their understated appeal has done nothing but blossom. It seems the charm of these simple yet striking pieces also isn't lost on others, as...

Chalk Paint Tutorial (Distressed Vintage Style)

Chalk Paint Tutorial (Distressed Vintage Style)

Some of you may not know that when I started this blog, I was up-cycling and on-selling A LOT of furniture. It was a hobby. My second job of sorts. And I LOVED it. Though with the growth of my blog, and, more pertinently, the emergence of my little family, came the...

In Print

In Print

I was lucky to be featured in a few publications recently. You might think it's the kind of thing that would lose its shine after a little while. I guess if you're someone like Kim Kardashian that's probably the case though to me it always feels special. Make It Over...

“Leather” Upholstered Mini Drawer Set Hack

“Leather” Upholstered Mini Drawer Set Hack

At the risk of coming across as someone slightly obsessed with mini drawers, here's another little drawer hack. My mum actually picked up this small drawer set for $12 from Kmart a few weeks back. She mentioned she was planning on doing 'something' with it, then I...