DIY Design

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PARTY TIME ALL ROUND

So exciting having the front windows finally painted and complete. This was cause for celebration itself, but not near as much as Carl's...

Rosalie

Jun 16, 20211 min read

WINDOWS - WINDOWS - WINDOWS!!!

This circa 1860 cottage still has its original Victorian windows. Having spent many months going down the impossible task pursuing...

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May 26, 20212 min read

NOW THE STREETSCAPE

Really hope you all remember how the front of the house once looked — actually you couldn't see it at all from the street. This link is a...

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May 21, 20212 min read

EXTERIOR — BIG WORKS!!

Must confess we have been baulking at this mammoth task of painting the exterior of the house. Firstly because of our DOB and secondly we...

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Apr 30, 20211 min read

CHAIR RESTORATION

Lots of people have enquired about our black and white directors chairs, so I thought I would share their story. These chairs started...

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Apr 28, 20211 min read

ALFRESCO DETAILS

The Alfresco has been a process that has taken a few stages to transform it into its present state. You will have noticed one of those...

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Apr 23, 20211 min read

FRONT LANDSCAPING — ALL DONE!!!

Such an exciting moment to see this wild, overgrown, unloved yard looking like someone lives here. We are delighted with the end result...

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Nov 1, 20201 min read

TIME TO GET THE FRONT SORTED

Finally! The day has come for the front yard to have its final clean-up so the landscaping can happen and to catch this year's growing...

Rosalie

Oct 21, 20201 min read

ONE YEAR ON — LET'S CELEBRATE

One year on and we are feeling a reasonable sense of accomplishment. To be super precise, it is just one year since we acquired the house...

Rosalie

Sep 18, 20201 min read

PLUMBER, TILER & BATHROOM BITS

It becomes pretty exciting when you start to see your vision become a reality. We have been chipping away at the wet areas for a while...

Rosalie

Sep 2, 20201 min read

PICCOLO PAD

Piccolo Rose had been having a little stay in a neighboring property until we made a home for her in our own back yard. We decided that...

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Aug 4, 20201 min read

EN-SUITE AND WARDROBE COME TOGETHER

Of course it's been a while coming together but we have reached some exciting stages and a forging ahead regardless. Walk-in wardrobe...

Rosalie

Jul 26, 20201 min read

A SWING... OR A SWING WITH FLAIR

Our Flame Tree cried out to have a swing hung from its branches. Right from the beginning we had pictured this happening one day and...

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Jul 23, 20201 min read

STREETSCAPE & BEYOND

The lovely new picket fence looked rather lonely without some foliage gracing its presence, it was now time to add some gardens to catch...

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Jul 22, 20201 min read

FIDDLE LEAF BARN - AGAIN...

Always been part of the plan to restore this 'OLD' gem. Cute, rustic, historic but positively useless! Leaked like a sieve and almost...

Rosalie

Jul 2, 20203 min read

SIMULTANEOUS HAPPENINGS

Nothing about our Reno is random even if it may appear that way. During this period there seemed to be all sorts of projects running...

Rosalie

May 27, 20201 min read

YES — A WHITE PICKET FENCE

A few months ago as Carl was having yet another one of his surgeries, I found myself cruising the internet, as you do! I felt super...

Rosalie

May 14, 20203 min read

MY HEART'S PRAYER

This Blog entry is to share the progress on our little cottage, but even more than that, it's to share the most amazing answer to prayer...

Rosalie

Apr 23, 20204 min read

DECK ATTACK

The back deck certainly hadn't been oiled or cleaned for such a long time I am guessing, so it was now time to hit it with the high...

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Apr 17, 20201 min read

'FIDDLE LEAF BARN' REVISITED

For all those loving foliage, then this Blog post is probably not for you. A seriously out of control Monstera Deliciosa had spent a long...

Rosalie

Apr 12, 20201 min read