Instagram is getting very competitive and a good looking feed really counts! I am no expert at this and I take pretty basic photos, but a fancy “preset” (or filter) over the top can really transform your feed. I can’t add a photo to Instagram without one now. They are…
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Spray some vases white
Last week I saw a lady selling a few vases/vessels on Facebook Marketplace and I grabbed the lot for $10. I knew I could quickly transform them to sit on a shelf in my home. This was such a simple DIY project and took no time at all. HOW TO…
Reorganising the pantry with some paint and tiles
It started with a fridge clean-up that went on and on! Over the weekend we decided to give the pantry a good clean up. It’s a very big room, I am lucky, but it does get filled with a lot of junk and I have 3 teen boys so we…
Before & After: I’m glad I persisted with this cabinet makeover
I woke up one day and said right I’m going to change this corner around! As you do, when you’ve got a lot of time at home staring at things. I bought this little cabinet at a garage sale about 12 years ago. It was actually painted brown, and then…
Artificial turf ideas
Artificial turf has become very popular. When people started using it in their backyards a few years ago I was very dubious – we probably all were. I was a little cringey and unsure of it. BUT it’s come a long way in the last couple of years. There’s been…
Another teen boys bedroom makeover
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know I’ve been on a mission to makeover all of my boys’ bedrooms. I had 3 of them to do. Yesterday I finished the last one – he’s 18. The wall was created by him (he’s an apprentice carpenter) and when he got sick…
Tips on how to organise your fridge
Food comes in and out of our house extremely fast. 3 teenage boys will do that! While we have been stuck at home I thought I’d be super fancy and fix up the storage in my fridge to make it look better. The boredom is kicking in ha! The first…
Make your own hand santiser
Make your own hand sanitiser!! Okely dokely… So you know I love my low tox, but there’s some serious yuckies out there right now. I don’t loooovvveee all the alcohol but it’s better than all the store bought stuff (if you can get any!). How to make your own hand…
How to paint furniture
How to paint furniture Painting furniture is such a cheap and easy way to transform something old in to a feature piece. The internet is full of ideas on how to do this. You can paint chairs, dressers, console tables, frames, mirrors and so much more. I’ve painted lots of…
The barn door
The barn door is hot right now. There’s lots of variations too. From coloured, to solid black, or the exposed timber. The last image is my house. We did our own. You can follow those steps here. We’ve since painted it black as you can see! So what makes sliding…
How to propagate a Devil’s Ivy plant
Devil’s ivy, also called golden pothos, is a tropical, evergreen vine which can be grown indoors as a hardy, carefree plant in any zone. I have a very big healthy one already, and I decided I’d like to make another one. Instead of buying a new plant, I thought I’d propagate…
Add something different to your walls
I’ve added a few feature walls to my house recently. I’ve done a lounge room, laundry and bedroom. I am on the hunt now for a few new options – I have 2 more kids’ rooms to do. I went looking on Pinterest for some inspiration and thought I’d share…
A teen boys bedroom makeover
I’ve been wanting to update my boys’ room for a while and finally we started one of them. This room wasn’t bad, it was just due for a change! Tex will be 15 in a few weeks so he was ready for something new. My eldest boy is 18 and…
Which white paint and where?
Did I tell you that we (and when I say “we” I mean I only participated for 25% of it 🤣) repainted a chunk of our house last week? I just can’t believe what a difference fresh paint is. We’ve been in this house almost 7 years and it was…
A black fence
I don’t have a black fence, but I’d love one. I went looking around on Pinterest for some cool ideas and these are just gorgeous. Black just floats away in the background so if you can’t decide on which colour fence you should have, then just go black! You won’t…