Spring is warming up here in Brisbane and it always has me wanting to spend more time in the garden. I love to get my hands dirty and encourage my kids to do the same. We have big garden beds down the back yard that we plant out each season, but…Continue Reading
The Hidden Cost Of Advice
I have been overwhelmed in the last few months, with emails, messages and even phone calls asking for my professional opinion. You might think this is a good thing, and indeed when it began many years ago with the occasional question, I did too. But this trend of asking for my advice never comes with…Continue Reading
Road Trip & A Sneaky Update
More exciting news to share, along with our pop up shop reveal from last week. I’m going on a road trip!!! Next Thursday before dawn, I’ll be joined by bettyquette founder and fantastic friend Kirsten, as we trek down inland NSW to Mudgee to catch up with an awesome bunch of…Continue Reading
A Day In The Life Of A Builder
The third of our 5 children is graduating from high school in a few short weeks. As all grade 12 students are presented with the uncertainty of what is to come, we have been struck by how difficult the big decisions around this time are. When recently looking at options for our boy, he began…Continue Reading
Pop Up Shop
Hello lovely blog readers!! It’s been a while between posts, but we’re still here working away in the background on some exciting new projects!! Not to mention the blog was hacked, and offline for a week, thank goodness for our web guru Suzy Black from Black Market Media. Suzy is my…Continue Reading
Master Bedroom Reveal – Project Update
We’ve had a rush of projects come to an end here in the last month or two. This little renovation has been lifechanging for the family involved. While on some projects I am deeply involved from the planning stages right through to completion, some projects I am only a little involved…Continue Reading
How Do You Know What Your Decorating Style Is?
We had an awesome comment on the blog this week, expressing concern over not knowing what her decorating style was. Gosh, it reminded me of the anxiety I felt when I was first experimenting with decorating my home. I can remember the pressure of thinking I needed to have a ‘style’ to adhere to. The…Continue Reading