Vintage Decor
Real Homes Movement House Tour: Kristy’s House
One of the best parts of having a blog is being able to peek inside people’s wonderful homes and lives. Today we peek at Kristy and her family’s house in Beaumaris, Victoria. They built the federation style home 10 years ago after knocking down the old house. Kirsty said they looked at renovating but the house would…
Read More7 Reasons Why Home Decorating Is Good For Your Health
People often don’t think about decorating as being part of your wellbeing, but I truly believe that home decorating is good for your health. Here are my 7 reasons why home decorating is good for your health 1. Your Environment We know that the environment in which you live is an important part of good…
Read MoreSeeing Things Through Your Own Eyes
I have had a run of illness lately, which was very frustrating for a busy bee person like myself, followed by a few days of better health, followed by stabbing myself in the eye with a pot plant (not my first time), resulting in excruciating pain and a few days of being unable to do…
Read MoreAngela’s House: Real Homes Movement Tour
This house tour is one that is very exciting for me to share, after sharing Angela and her family’s beautiful rental house tour a few years ago, and in my book. At the time Angela was fairly new to Australia and had big dreams to buy their own home. A new baby and a few…
Read MoreIdeas For Vintage Kitchen Cabinets
As part of our #realhomesmovement, some of our lovely community have been bringing out their gorgeous home pics! Recently I shared a beautiful home tour from Pretty Rustic and this gorgeous vintage kitchen cabinet. I then shared a tour of Gina’s home, which also includes a stunning vintage kitchen cabinet. It triggered off a whole lot…
Read MoreWhy DIY and Upcycling are Good For You
Why do you love decorating and upcycling lovely readers? What drives you to get the paintbrushes out, go hard rubbish picking, or trawl through an op shop? Why do you go crazy for the latest cushion designs, or go weak at the knees when you see a pallet? For me, it is a combination of…
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