It’s school holidays and I have a child who is always busting to ‘build something’ (hence wanting to be a builder!). Sooooo I was a bit sick of my current coffee table and thought we could whip up a new one. My husband has an endless supply of pallets at…
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DIY fake plant hanging pot
I wanted a fake hanging plant, but they are so expensive (well I think they are!). So of course I decided to come up with my own idea… My son has always had a real hanging plant in his bedroom (you’ll see below), but he’s had about 3 lately as…
DIY batten feature wall in black
I’d been wanting to fancy up this feature wall for a while but there are never enough hours in the day! Last weekend I finally got one of my kids to make this wall for me. He’s just about to head in to his second year as a carpenter apprentice,…
Styling a bedroom
When you’ve got a lot of decorating to do in your house, the easiest room to start with is the bedroom! I work with Kellie and she moved in to her new house about 18 months ago and wanted me to help her get some decorating finished. This room had…
Add a hanging space to shelves
I did this project a while ago and thought I’d share it again. It was super easy and has made a big difference to how I use this room. Shamefully it was a huge mess (and mostly still is!). It’s a walk-in storage room off my laundry. During Winter it…
How to water succulents
If you’ve been hanging around on my blog for a while you’ll know that I am quite obsessed with succulents and growing them. My girlfriend gave me a few from her garden a while ago and since then I have been moving and spreading them around. You can see from…
Dining Table Makeovers
Is your dining table looking a little tired? I see so many tables for sale on our local buy, swap, sell pages that have good bones and a good shape, they just need a serious sand (to rid themselves of that orange stain) or a paint job. Or even better,…
Hang a DIY tapestry
A couple of weeks ago I picked up this huge piece of canvas from a Facebook marketplace. It was already painted with some pinks/grey/black. It measured about 1.5m x 1m and was only $20. That’s definitely a bargain! You can buy unstretched canvas from craft stores too so if you’re…
How to make a natural Vapour Rub
There’s no need to struggle with a stuffy nose and congestion this winter when you make your own natural vapour rub. Free of toxins too! Until recently I used store bought vapour rubs like everyone else, until I started reading about what was in those jars/sticks. I don’t know why…
8 super brilliant ways to organise your pantry
I was listening to a podcast last week called The Art of Decluttering which gave me a bit of a boost with cleaning out my kitchen and pantry. I am a pretty organised person generally, but when I get busy of course everything gets a little crazy. My husband does a…
How to make your own reed diffuser
If you’re after a really simple project that will take minutes then make your own reed diffuser. Plus it’s cheap! Store bought reed diffusers are often filled with synthetic and hormone disrupting fragrance so making your own low-tox version is a winner. How to I bought the jar and reeds here.…
The Gallery Wall and How To
The gallery wall seems to be coming back in. I am sure it never really left, but when minimalism took over I think I saw less and less of them. But suddenly I am enjoying them all over again. There doesn’t seem to be any hard and fast rules when…