Friday Five - Pinterest Love...

 

 

 

White, wicker, bright patterns and simple handmade furniture...bliss!

Pics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

"Before" House Tour - The adventure starts here...

Nearly three years ago, my husband and I purchased our modest three bedroom, one bathroom 1980's brick home on a 600m2 suburban block. We moved in knowing that we would like to make changes over time with the view to either sell (hopefully making a profit) or rent out as an investment property. Our dream is to own a small country property (not too far from where we live now to remain close to work, family and city conveniences) but to have our own private piece of tree filled paradise...and perhaps a cow or three.

We are avid DIYers which is handy when we are working on a tight budget. I have always been interested in interior design so I am enjoying the learning experience.

Although we have started making some changes I thought I would share the house as it was in the beginning so I am reminded of just how far we've come, because sometimes it feels like we are getting nowhere fast!

So here is a tour of my house "before" and I look forward to sharing the home "after" and my inspiration along the way...

Street View

Front Courtyard

Front Door / Entry

Main Bedroom

Hallway (looking from main bedroom)

Bathroom / Toilet

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Laundry

 

Family Room

 

 

Kitchen

Dining Room

Lounge Room

Back Deck

Back Yard

Well, that's it...the good, the bad and the downright ugly (yep bathroom I'm talking about you!!)

Sarah Hernon Photography Challenge - Week 6

Week Six: Joy and Laughter

 

 

Ivy's 1st Birthday Party - a very happy occasion...

 

Head on over to Sarah Hernon Photography to see more about the challenge.

Kitchen Update...

I think the last time I mentioned our renovations we were knocking out the wall between the kitchen and family room...

 

Kitchen "before"

Kitchen "before"

 

Well now the wall is completely gone...

 

And as a matter of fact, the kitchen is now also completely gone...

 

 



 Once the kitchen was cleared out our friend, who also happens to be an electrician (lucky for us!) came and wired everything up...

 

We also closed in the window on the eastern side to make room for more cupboard space...

 

And yesterday we got a very exciting delivery...our new kitchen!!!  Yippee!!!

 

It looks like a bit of a puzzle at the moment but tomorrow is the day that all the pieces will be put together... not by us, mind you coz that would not go well!! But luckily, another friend of ours is a cabinet maker so he has also kindly helped us out... 

 

Sooooooooo EXCITED!!

 

 

This is better than Christmas Eve...this is Kitchen Eve!!!!

 

Sarah Hernon Photography - Week 5

Week Five: Celebrate Spring

 

 

Love the beauty and colour of Springtime!!

Sarah Hernon Photography Challenge - Week 4

Week Four: Nature's Gifts

 

 

Show day holiday trip to the beautiful Crows Nest Falls after the devastating Queensland floods, some damage and uprooted trees but still beautiful to be surrounded by nature...

You can check out Sarah Hernon Photography here

Must...stop...impulse...buying...!!!

So today little Ives and I ventured out to Kmart in search of a broom (as the handle of our old one snapped in two the other day) and some new crayons and sketch pad...

 

I'm also on the lookout for a book called "There's a House Inside My Mummy" as it was recommended to me by a few people at the wedding on the weekend...

 

And that, my friends, is where I stumbled across this book...

 

Something about the front cover just drew me in immediately...

 

Possibly the delicious looking strawberry tart you may be thinking???

 

Um no...

 

It was the colour of the rustic looking table upon which the strawberry tart was placed...

 

The exact accent colour I want to use when our kitchen / family room renovations are complete...

 

Don't you think it would be just perfect perched on the kitchen bench???

 

Anyway after umming and ahhing and justifying it by saying it can be hubby's birthday present for me this year (as it's just around the corner and he never goes shopping!!) I put it in my trolley and parted with my $35...

 

Tonight I've just been flicking through it and although everything looks delicious, I can honestly say there are maybe a handful of recepies that I would be game to attempt and probably even less that my hubby would actually eat (he's a pretty standard meat and three veg kinda guy!)...

 

Oops...

 

Regretting the impulse buy???

 

Maybe...

 

But will it look the part on display in my new kitchen???

 

Definitely!!!

 

Oh, and I made it all the way to the counter with our stuff and then remembered I didn't even have the broom and had to go back!!!  Yet another moment to blame the baby brain...