Building, renovating, homeThe Builder's Wife
This post is written in collaboration with Temple and Webster.
One of the most popular rooms in our home with the residents and visitors alike, is our library. In fact this room is a dream of mine come true. We have been thoroughly blessed with such a divine space in which to create a room that…Continue Reading
I am a member of several Facebook groups for people building, designing or decorating their home, and recently followed a thread where a potential client was infuriated that the builder had asked one simple question. This person posed the question to the group, “Why does my builder want to know my budget”? The responses were…Continue Reading
The room most revered in our home is our library. I feel totally and utterly spoilt to have an entire room devoted to such pleasure as books. When deciding how to decorate our room, I took inspiration from many sources, as usual Pinterest played a big part in helping us define…Continue Reading
Working in the construction industry has given me the opportunity to meet some amazing women, and also men. In the early days, I didn’t think I would ever find men who would respect my role, but over time that changed, most often with new sub-contractors who we actively found, that matched our work…Continue Reading
I have spoken frequently recently about transforming our daughters bedroom back to a sitting room similar to it’s original purpose of the breakfast room. While it is still a little way from being totally completed, I thought I would share a little sneak peek of how the progress is coming along. All that…Continue Reading
I have just had yet another pointless call with a tradie who thinks it is ok to talk down to a woman within the industry. After extremely firmly putting him in his place, I am reminded how often this has happened in my short career within the industry and usually I would complain,…Continue Reading
Recently we returned our daughters bedroom to a sitting room as this was the rooms original purpose. The son of the first owners shared stories with great joy about this room with the gorgeous glass. Later this week I will share it’s transformation, today however, I would like to share my inspiration and…Continue Reading