The Suite Extension | Bathroom Plans & Product Choices

November 6, 2019 21 Comments

Although I’ve worked on a heap of bathrooms in the past, they’ve always been simple refreshes, or DIY makeovers, so this is the very first time I’ve ever started from scratch! And it’s sooooo exciting! I mean, as much as I love my basic updates, there’s just something about the total freedom of a new...…READ MORE

Console Table Giveaway!

October 25, 2019 15 Comments

A little while ago I was lucky to attend the Brosa Studio+ launch where I was invited to select an item of furniture to take home for myself. Instead, I decided to choose something and offer it as a gift to my followers as a way of saying THANK YOU for being so awesome! If...…READ MORE

The Suite Extension | Progress & Design Decisions

October 24, 2019 14 Comments

As exciting as the construction phase of a new build can be, we all know that the truly exciting bit lies in pulling everything together! Choosing fixtures and fittings, selecting colours, looking at wallpapers, comparing tiles, deciding on flooring…I could go on. At this stage we’re still far from having seriously considered most of these...…READ MORE

The Suite Extension Plan

October 16, 2019 21 Comments

The frame is already up and as I type this the roof is going on (yep!) though before I get to sharing the build progress, I thought I should divulge the plan. As mentioned in my last post, this will be a second story addition to my parent’s 1960’s house. They currently have a triple-split-level...…READ MORE

A New House Project

October 9, 2019 25 Comments

Now that the sun has well and truly set on the flip house, it’s finally time to share what I’ll be working on next! Some of you may have caught snippets of this if you follow me on Instagram or through my Facebook group, and I’m excited to reveal that I’m helping plan, design and...…READ MORE

DIY Easy Upholstered Headboard Tutorial

September 11, 2019 20 Comments

It’s finally time to begin sharing some of the tutorials for the DIY projects at the flip house! I’m starting with the headboard in the master bedroom which lots of you have asked about. This is a really easy and inexpensive project that anyone can have a go at. BEFORE AFTER When I create tutorials,...…READ MORE

The Flip House is SOLD!

August 27, 2019 38 Comments

I’ve been holding on to this news for a while, and it’s finally time to let it out! After two weekend opens, several offers and just two and a half weeks on the market, the flip house is SOLD! It was such a surprise – and a relief! – to hear the news. Things still...…READ MORE

The Flip House is DONE!

July 26, 2019 55 Comments

There were times I thought those five simple words would never leave my lips, but we got there and I’m so excited! It feels like I’ve been plugging away at this project since for ever, though I just checked the date of my initial flip house post and it was published in early March, so...…READ MORE

More Progress at the Flip House

July 16, 2019 44 Comments

Needless to say I didn’t meet the “end of next week” deadline. Still, things are on track to be completed super soon! Of course, I’ve only been sharing little snippets here and there, as I haven’t had the time to compile any full-on blog posts yet (plus I don’t want to give too much away!),...…READ MORE

Creating a Fourth Bedroom at the Flip House

July 11, 2019 23 Comments

I touched briefly on this project a few posts back however thought it deserved a bit more of the limelight. As many of you will know, the flip house originally had three bedrooms and one study. The study couldn’t be classified as a bedroom because it was an “open” room with no dedicated door. Of...…READ MORE