Back To My Roots...

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My head is pounding thinking about this barn store and I am sure you are over hearing about it so I am posting some shots that take me back to my roots of styling, decorating and of course, white, vanilla, cream......
via Belgian pearls
The gorgeous Greet had this image on her blog, Belgian Pearls (a new fave of mine) a little while ago and I immediately fell in love. Probably a bit frou-frou for the direction I have gone lately...but gorgeous either way. It reminds me of an apartment in Paris with all of the decorative finishes and high ornate ceilings.

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This is just me! matalasse linen, mirrored armoire, chandelier (I love them completely again!), white floors and white, white, white. I would love to have a nursery like this...not that I will be having any more babies...but one can dream!

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Loving these two chaises covered in white with my favourite hint of soft grey and loads of texture. The canvas in the background is so beautiful.

All of the photos have reminded me what I am all about.

Ness xx

Thanks for the 'get up and go'...

Have you ever had a day where you have no 'get up and go'?
Today is one of those days. I have loads of things to do, but just can't be bothered...until I seen this home in one of my favourite places in NSW...the Southern Highlands. This home is filled with things I love. Take the outside for example - box hedges, neutrals with white, French doors, Lavender...
The inside also sports my favourites - natural matting, floorboards, ticking, the glass ball lamp, squishy sofas and loads of cushions to sink into. The colour of the walls is very similar to our own home. This photo has me thinking that now I really want to cover our other sofa in blue and white ticking...in reverse though. What do you think??

Th kitchen is just a s beautiful. Tolix stools, roman blinds- which pick up the ticking on the sofa, wooden blinds, Hydrangeas, green apples in a white bowl. I could have shown you more as the list goes on, but you will have to buy a copy of Home Beautiful and see for yourself!
...off to decorate now!
Ness xx

Inspiration....

My day was hectic to say the least. Workout in the morning, back home for a Upholstery quote, then a meeting with the Bride to finalise details for the Spring Wedding I am styling, making new living room curtains...and covering my sofa!!!

I am using this home as inspiration for the feel I want our own home to take on - light , bright and airy with loads of texture. We have recently added wicker roman blinds and will soon paint the kitchen white when the rain stops. I love the hint of raspberry in the cushions and the wooden pieces to ground all of the white.
I am still working out details for our bathroom renovation, but the new wall and window has been ordered so I can finally see some light! I would love shutters on the windows like this.
OK, some of you probably think I am mad for covering our sofa by myself, but we just don't have it in the budget with all of the other major things that is going on here. I am making a fitted slip cover very similar to this one, and it is turning out really well. I will post pics once I am done.
The new curtains I have made are in a white twill for over the French doors in the living room and the sunlight through them just lights up the room. I have some chair prints on order in a more contemporary style than this one.

The colour of these curtains is what I replaced them for.
This photo is just lovely. Everything here is right up my alley....I have just realised that this post seems like I am trying to mimic this home. I promise I am not, but looking through some old images of saved homes the other day, I realised just how much this home is what I am after.
I would love to hear what you think of the new scheme I am planning...and have a wonderful weekend.
Ness xx
all images - country living

Victorian Velvet...

I am smitten by this recent home featured in Real Living Magazine. Not only because it is a neutral and white wonderland, but because most of the furnishings inside are either roadside, junk shop, made or re-thought finds...something I am totally into. For instance the coffee table was an old gardening bench, cut down and left as is.
The light, after closer inspection, is an Ikea metal wreath that is covered in tiny white bud lights that the owner has added crystal drops to make a whimsical chandelier. I know because I have the exact wreath and use it in our entertainment area as a chandelier too!


The kitchen is what was there when the couple moved in. Instead of spending loads on a new one they painted and had an inexpensive laminate counter put in and updated the appliances instead.
All of the rooms have their original features. The couple have just made them even more beautiful by adding gorgeous shades of taupe in varying degrees and splashings of white. Any other hits of colour have been added through paintings, soft furnishings and the like.

I totally get this main bedroom. It used to be the drawing room, but the couple have made it their own...something we have done in our own home. Our bedroom used to be the living area!
Even the kids' rooms have had budget friendly makeovers to accommodate the old home. In this room an awkward staircase has been partly covered and used to house the two levels that have now become the nooks for their beds. Clever storage has been added and hits of red liven up the mainly taupe scheme. Declan has seen this and now the boys want one in their rooms!!!

The nursery is a vision of calm. The recycling of old cupboards, shelves and light shades has added throw away character without becoming an expensive exercise once this little Princess decides she wants to move onto a new colour palette.
Clever use of space has allowed the couple to create areas like this one in the kitchen that the kids use as a homework area. All of the paraphernalia that goes with craft and homework is stored in old baked beans tins and Ikea storage boxes. The bench was a junk shop find.
The exterior has even had a cost friendly makeover. They swapped the front Victorian ironwork to the back, because it faced a busy street, making the back of the home the new entrance which faces a quiet lane way...brilliant!
I love this home on so many levels as it reminds me of our own home, and it gives me faith that ours is near the end!
Ness xx
all photos - real living magazine