So when I said the pine barstools were my first Chalk Paint project, I lied a little. A few days after Peter bought me the tins of Fired Earth Chalk Paint, I broke them in on three little drawers in our walk in cupboard. Before – yip, the good old yellow pine colour. Sigh.… Continue reading { DIY } Drawer trio paintover
Last month I posted about these raw pine bar stools we bought for a few hundred rand and asked for some ideas or inspiration to give them some personality. Angel found a pic on Pinterest and shared it with me on Facebook that I just LOVED… Pretty hey!? So I used that as my main inspiration,… Continue reading { DIY } Chalk Paint bar stools
Here’s a before-before pic of the lounge – from the online listing before we bought it 🙂 Remember the laminate floors – ugh! So, it’s not really the beginning of the year anymore, so the title of this post might seem weird, but on New Year’s Day we started the lounge makeover by painting… Continue reading New Year, New Lounge!
We bought two of these raw pine bar stools today to go in the kitchen at the centre island. The house came with two chrome and black leather(ish) barstools in the kitchen which obviously serve the purpose, but I’m not a leather and chrome kinda gal. We’ve been eyeing out the same shaped stools at… Continue reading Barstool ideasÂ
WARNING – Image heavy post – I can’t help myself! A little while ago I posted this Sneak Peek in my excitement of this project, and now it’s complete! A bit of background… in 2013 we went to Wales to visit friends, and I discovered Laura Ashley… more specifically, I discovered Laura Ashley’s phenomenal range… Continue reading Wallpapered!
*SNEAK PEEK* Another big exciting project got started last weekend… I’m not quite ready to share it yet as it’s still a work in progress, but OMG I love how it’s looking! I think my favourite part is the transformation from a few months ago, to now! Can’t wait to share it!
While scouting around the garden for things left behind from the previous owners that needed to be thrown away, or moved, or packed away or repurposed, I discovered half an old pallet in December. Just half a pallet, so it didn’t seem particularly useful. However, since it was December and Christmas decorations were EVERYWHERE, I… Continue reading { DIY } Old Pallet into a Christmas Tree
I do like me a bit of bling! For ages I’ve wanted to create a special spot for my perfume and glam it up. I’ve been putting it off until after the move. A few weekends ago I decided THIS was the weekend to make this happen. Since it really was such a quick and… Continue reading Bring some Bling
Moving our furniture into this house was basically a dream come true. A dream that I had been dreaming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the last 6 months. I used to lie awake at night in bed and picture where everything would go and how it would look. I mentally moved… Continue reading Just moved in
Sheer white floaty curtains always make me feel like I’m holiday somewhere tropical. A little while ago I did a Sneak Peek post on curtains I bought on sale… well, this past weekend we put up a new (double) curtain rail and hung the curtains. The blockout curtains are AMAZING! And the sheer white floaty curtains… Continue reading Holiday curtains
