Large master suite, open plan and free flowing. The family has plenty of room to spread out in this home. The scullery and laundry are tucked away to together off the main kitchen area and I actually like it a lot. There’s a great little IT Zone straight off the…
Storage Ideas to Help Declutter Your Life
Do you feel tired of spending hours trying to find your clothes, shoes or other daily essentials in your home? Sometimes you may feel as though you are drowning in material possessions yet cannot bring yourself to throw any of them away. Get inspired with these creative and practical ways…
9 Side Table Vignettes Featuring a Lamp
When you’ve got a side table to decorate, why not incorporate a lamp? It’s much easier to start with a lamp as the feature piece and work around it. Sometimes it’s as simple as adding a vase with greenery and a bowl or a book to finish it off. Plus…
DIY: Non toxic air freshener recipe
I used to love buying room sprays, candles, those plugin scented things, perfumes… Anything that smelt nice. Then recently I decided it was time I cleaned up the amount of toxins I use around my home. Nothing drastic, just small steps to make sure I was trying as hard as…
Thinking About Upsizing? Here’s 4 Things to Consider First
Have you been feeling like your life is busting out of the seams of your current home? Do you feel like you need a home that has more room for the life you want to lead? Upsizing can seem like a simple solution, but it’s an important one to think…
I started a new drug
I started a new drug during the week… It went well! But today I just can’t seem to wake up. Maybe it’s just my body adjusting to a new thing, or could be from the sedation I had with a colonoscopy too. Plus the travelling to Sydney. It’s not ideal…
How to Smudge Your Home With White Sage
Smudging your sacred space, your home or office, or even your body with sage is like taking an energetic shower, or doing a deep metaphysical cleansing. The smoke from dried sage actually changes the ionic composition of the air, and can have a direct effect on reducing our stress response. If…
Floor Plan Friday: Impressive kitchen, open plan, light filled
I really really like this pan today. Firstly, I love the width of the home and the position of the home office and theatre room. I also love the space in the kitchen area and the location of the laundry. I think you’d need some high ceilings in the living…
The Best 10 Feng Shui Practices to Abide By
Feng Shui means connecting people to their environment where we can live in harmony with our surroundings. Your house is full of energy – good and bad. Any bad energy left around can be a result of negative feelings, thoughts, events, and stress that you have experienced in your home/office.…
5 tips for living a more low tox life
Living a low-tox life is more about reducing your toxic load and helping the environment along the way. I started living more low-tox about 2 years. It was time to cut all the chemicals around my house (well most of them, I do still like to paint my nails and…
7 deadly sins of building design and construction
The building game is strong at the moment. Everywhere I look on Instagram people seem to be planning or building a new home. It’s the great Aussie dream isn’t it? I just love the whole process and have done it a few times (and hope to do it again soon!).…
Tips for your side yard makeover
Most of us have that dead side yard at our house. You know the one, where nothing grows, you throw the bins and you never walk around there because it’s either too hot or damp?? When you build a new home it’s usually the last thing you think about when…
Get FREE essential oils this week
Let me show you how to get FREE essential oils this week. All you need is your own doTERRA account and you’re eligible for the deals. If you’re not a member of doTERRA yet, then now is the time to sign up! It just costs $35 to get your own…
Floor Plan Friday: Modern Facade on a Corner Block
Check out this new floor plan today! Found it on a real estate page here (you can see interior pictures too). There’s lots to like about this one. Especially the outdoor area off the living and the kitchen. It’s a very modern facade, but with the right interior you could…
Hiccups (Autoimmune Diseases + Crohn’s) and Updates
I don’t check in here with my Crohn’s as much these days because generally I am pretty well and I manage a lot of my Crohn’s myself… but little hiccups do pop up now and then. I find writing out my issues quite good for my brain. It helps me…