Instead of a Mini Makeover, this week I wanted to share how to make a Lotus Flower from a paper napkin. I originally saw this on an episode Kirstie's Vintage Home* (as a napkin rose) a little while back and couldn't see it as a written tutorial anywhere. It's a pretty easy origami, though it's a bit fiddly. Take a square paper napkin and unfold it with the pretty side … [Read more...]
Start Small: Ideas for Giving a Room a Fresh Look
One of the first tips I learnt at the interior design class I took is: that you can change the look and feel of a room with the small furnishings that you put in it. This was a lightbulb moment for me! found here: cushion, blanket, rug We don’t always have a whole lot of cash to splash when we feel like having a room makeover, but really, we don’t necessarily need to. A … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Weekly Menu Planner
Today I wanted to share with you an idea that might just make you time in the kitchen and maybe even your time in the supermarket just that little bit easier. Hooray for that! Since coming back to Australia, I’ve been writing up a weekly menu for dinners and then writing down a shopping list. It seemed really silly at first, but what I found was that we no longer lost … [Read more...]
A Treasure Keeper
I’m a big believer in your home telling the story of you. The things within it may not always be expensive or heirloom quality, but they bring back a memory or have a great story attached. Maybe you got your salt and pepper shakers that look like British guardsmen from your trip to the UK and they make you smile every time you see them. Maybe you found your perfect piece … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: The Clean Out Quarter
Today I wanted to try a mini makeover that gives the things you love ‘a home’ within your home. Somewhere they can go back to when we’re not using them. When things come into our homes that don’t have an ‘away’ for us to put them, they start to move from flat surface to flat surface and sometimes even to the couch, like a pass the parcel that just won’t end. This isn’t … [Read more...]
Styling: Interior Design Short Course
In early May, after much um-ing and ah-ing and feeling lost after coming back from North America a lot earlier than originally planned, I decided to take a short course in interior design. I’ve been interested in it since I was about 13 and I felt like now was a great time to see if I liked it enough to take it further. The short course I took was at the CAE in Melbourne (they … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: A Gallery
I thought I’d share a mini makeover idea each Thursday, that can be done in a day or over a weekend. They will be ideas on how you might make your home feel a bit happier cheap jerseys and a bit more liveable without breaking the bank. This week’s project is to make a gallery in your home. If you’re like me, you probably have hundreds of photos you took and love but have … [Read more...]
What a Happy Home is to Me
A happy home, to me, is somewhere there is laughter, mismatched furniture that tells your story and is somewhere you want to be. It doesn’t have to look like it came out of a magazine or that perfect looking catalogue, but somewhere that feels light, happy and free. I think you can make your home a happy one with things that help you to make amazing memories that last long … [Read more...]