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A few weeks ago I knuckled down and finished painting the dining room. It was a fiddly job with all those windows, but the pay-off is that we now have beautiful crisp white trim, don’t we - Grubby-Little-Boy-Fingers and hairy dog who insists on lying against it?
 Before Now, I know the ‘Before’ isn’t at all offensive – but I was just not feeling the love for that two-tones-that-doesn’t-quiet-mesh-right look, and you all know I’m all about the grey walls at the moment.
 After 
 
Now, the details.
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Curtains – Ikea Aina, a bargain at $89.95 a pair, I’ve decked out the lounge and dining rooms with these, and they are great! I couldn’t buy them online at Ikea Direct and I tried to get them from Sydney, they don’t do shipping. Finally, after weeks of shopping around, and with winter setting in, I revisited their online store in the hope of finding something else… and low and behold, there they were. They are lovely. They’re thin, but I love the way the light filters through them. I’ve seen a few people use the unbleached – linen look, and they’re gorgeous, but I wanted more white so I took a (small) risk and went with the unseen bleached. I couldn’t be happier.
One more project down.
This mood board has been tacked up on the wall above my desk for a few months now. I’ve been adding bits here and there and chopping and changing things, which is kind of the point, I suppose. I initially started with a folder of ideas, but it always gets tucked away in some obscure “paper pile” (I have a lot of these around our house) and I really wanted something right there, in my face, pushing me forward.
What do you think about mood/inspiration boards? Do you find them helpful?
Today I’m really excited to join Pin It Forward, hosted by Victoria of sfgirlbybay and the team at Pinterest, where 300 bloggers are sharing their interpretation of “What Home Means to Me”.
I’ve lived in such an array of houses during the past 15 years. From this cold and dingy student flat, to this incredible historic treasure; from our first little miners cottage, to our much-loved family home. They’ve all been “home”, even if just for a short time, forever stamped with the memories created.
When we purchased our current abode, it took months before I felt like I could really call it home. It’s a beautiful house with gorgeous bones, but all the memories we’d created as a new family – spending our first night in our own home; the day we adopted Wilson; bringing Noah home for the first time; his first smile; first steps; and even the mundane day-to-day stuff, we had left behind. We had to start over. We have painted and shifted and shuffled things and built and cooked and laughed and loved. And at some stage, during all that painting and shifting and shuffling, and more mundane, boring day-to-day living, this house has become our home. And I love it.
But(!), there is still so much I long to do. Here is my interpretation of What Home Means to Me. It’s a dream rather than the current reality – but you have to have goals, right?! You can check out my full Pinterest board here, but here is a little preview:
Kick your boots off… come on in!
Make yourself at home in a comfy chair…
…perhaps a little fresh air?
Join us for lunch…
..or maybe dinner?
A quiet space to unwind…
…or an inspiring place to work.
Home is a haven…
Be sure to check out Michelle at Sudio Surface, who kindly pinned it forward to me, and stop by and visit Jess at A Life So Peachy who will be adding her post tomorrow.
Image Source: please see my Pinterest board for image credits.
Yesterday was one of THOSE days. Sam was really grumpy, he grizzled, and grizzled and didn’t sleep, and grizzled some more. We’re at that 6 month mark – I trust Mum’s out there will know what I’m talking about? There’s so much going on – learning to crawl, starting solids, teeth coming through. The poor little guy is having a bit of a rough time, unfortunately that means we’re all having a rough time too. During Sam’s 40 minute nap yesterday (that was it for the day), Noah and I got to work with our tool kits and finally got around to hanging this plane and the decals I have been admiring, and finally caved and bought.
It was a great 40 minutes. Noah had his (toy) drill and helped put the stickers up. When we were admiring our handiwork later that night he told me “Mum’s a good fixer”. Awww…
I managed to clear out my diving gear and various bits of junk that were stored in the hallway at the back door, and get the sanding done, so I’m ready to paint this room this weekend (in between loads and loads of washing that are piling up!). This is a bit of a problem area. It serves as the back door to the house, as well as the entrance to both the laundry and spare bedroom. I was thinking of putting it to use as a mudroom but I’m having second thoughts, will it make people feel as if they’ve been shoved into a service area?
One thing I would like to do is hang a curtain in the laundry doorway (the one we’re looking through in the second and third images) so it doesn’t have to be the first thing you see when leaving the bedroom.
Looking towards the hallway and spare room (left)
Looking towards the spare bedroom and hallway (right)
Looking towards the spare room and back door to left.
I’m curious to know what you would do with this area? I’m feeling the need for a rug and definitely a new light shade. It’s a low roof and a sloping ceiling – just to throw in another challenge.
Thoughts?
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