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Easy DIY Narrow Floating Bookshelves (for behind a door)

Easy DIY Narrow Floating Bookshelves (for behind a door)

As mentioned in my last post, I'm trying to capitalise on the modest proportions of Charlotte's new little bedroom by making use of as much space as possible. This includes taking advantage of the often forgotten area behind the door. One of the first elements I...

A Plan for Charlotte’s ‘Big Girl’ Room

A Plan for Charlotte’s ‘Big Girl’ Room

Every now and again, I get a question from a reader asking why I haven't yet shared photos of my kitchen, bathroom and laundry. My usual response is generally along the lines of "because they're pretty darn crappy". Yep, I know it might seem hard to believe, though...

Home Tour!

Home Tour!

I know what you're thinking. "Home tour? What the? I already feel like I basically live in portions of your house I've seen that many self-gratifying photos of it". Yeah, I know. Sorry 'bout that. Though in my defence our little house is kinda the heartbeat of this...

Home Office Reveal!

Home Office Reveal!

As promised, here is the reveal of my transformed home office space! It's nothing spectacular, and there'll probably be some future tweaking, though for now I'm calling it done! Oh, and if you missed the awards ceremony, don't worry, you can congratulate me later....

Some New Dining Room Photos…and an explanation

Some New Dining Room Photos…and an explanation

When I first became a Mum (almost two whole years ago now - yikes!) I felt the need to share with my readers my intentions regarding my blog, so I mentioned that whilst it was always my ambition to continue blogging ('cause I LOVE it!), family would inevitably be my...

Bamboo Chippendale Chair Makeover

Bamboo Chippendale Chair Makeover

Something slip-covered, something leather or something with loose cushions. Something timeless, something with a little pop and something kinda statement-y. This was my loose criteria when deciding on a new chair for our home office space. You see, our home office...

Create a Faux ‘Authentic’ Antique Brass Effect

Create a Faux ‘Authentic’ Antique Brass Effect

So, I know the post title is kinda an oxymoron though it actually does make some sense. You see, there are elements of both 'actual' and 'artificial' in my experimental process. Anyhoo, read on to see what the heck I'm on about... With a new baby due in (gulp!) just...

How To Paint Ceramic…Drum Stool Redo

How To Paint Ceramic…Drum Stool Redo

Some of you may 'member that back in early December I shared a mini makeover of my living room and as part of that little re-do I included a new side table in the form of a ceramic drum stool. The stool was originally black (which is, of course, a perfectly fine...

Master Bedroom Mini Makeover

Master Bedroom Mini Makeover

I first, and last, shared a complete tour of my master bedroom waaaay back in 2010. It was a time when I still ignored the kid's department in Kmart, thought 'twitter' was simply the sound a bird made, could wear a white shirt and keep it clean all day long, and had...

How To Keep a Rug in Place on Carpet

How To Keep a Rug in Place on Carpet

I should have titled this post "My Slightly (or not so slightly) Weird and/or Crazy Out of Desperation Experiment on How to Keep a (bleep-ing) Rug to Say In Place on Carpet" though that seemed a little excessive so for now I'll stick to my neatly summarized one....