We are only one day away from officially calling it Summer. I can’t wait to rip off my black wool tights and air these blue legs! Paul isn’t waiting around… continue reading >>
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How to Design a Room – without losing your marbles
To my surprise, after my last post on our Top 5 Renovating Mistakes, I have been fielding all kinds of design questions. It was thrilling to see how much our… continue reading >>
Top 5 Rookie Renovation Mistakes (We Made and How to Avoid Them)
I just wanted to say Thank You for all the offline comments on how to pep up my hallway last month. Your ideas have been percolating and I plan to… continue reading >>
The Vanilla Hallway
Uncovering our brand new kitchen recently was my favourite post to date. Talking about our hallway now almost feels like the day after Christmas. It all feels so flat and… continue reading >>
Our Gut Reno Kitchen
One look at our working kitchen and I nearly fell to the floor weeping. I know this is a tad dramatic for an opening line, but as you will see… continue reading >>
Progress Report 2020
I was hoping to roll out my sparkling new kitchen on this post. Due to lockdown, a few things have been held up from finishing this space. We are still… continue reading >>
The Laundry Reveal
I have decided that life in lockdown is a strange paradox. Sometimes it feels like I have been on home detention for a 100 years and at other times it… continue reading >>
Back to School
Last Sunday, Paul and I were in our jammies drinking cups of tea until 2 pm. The electric blanket was on and all the heaters were blazing. It was another… continue reading >>
Mixing Metal Finishes
While I was standing in the shower looking at all the different metal finishes in our bathroom; I began to wonder how on earth did I pull that one off!… continue reading >>
The Kitchen Design
It’s another crisp Winter’s day in Wellington. I am practically sitting on my heater while I type this post. My hands might be cold, but my heart is doing a… continue reading >>