Retro House Tour: Carolyn O’Neill, Visual Artist

mid century retro sitting room

Carolyn O’Neill is a visual artist, working in oil on canvas, and mixed media. Married with three sons, she began painting in 2003, after being inspired by a mural painted by some of the parents at her son’s kindergarten in Melbourne. Over time her work has developed into an abstract expressionist style and is largely…

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A Recycled Victorian Weatherboard House Tour, With Tansley & Co

vintage kitchen ideas for decorating your home with Tansley and co and Sustainable Home Hub

I have some fabulous vintage decorating inspiration for you, with a house tour of this gorgeous 1883, double fronted Victorian weatherboard home, in Thornbury, in Melbourne’s Inner North. With layers of the owner’s personal style across the home, it has 4 bedrooms and sits on around 850sq metres of land. Living here since 2005, Valentina…

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7 Ways You Can Help Our Planet

7 ways you can help our planet

 Living on our beautiful planet is so complicated. Our clever human brains have created so many amazing things, but the consumer-based society we have created, means that our lifestyle (and our greed) is destroying our home. People are starting to wake-up to this though, and we are excitingly seeing the next generation standing up and…

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Why Going Your Own Way is Good For You

sustainable home ideas

Are you overwhelmed with clutter, to do lists, or mess and chaos at home? Are you trying to live up to a particular expectation or standard in your life? Do you constantly feel like your home is unfinished, but can’t afford to create the beautiful home you crave? You are not alone. Developing your own…

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10 Reasons Why You Matter

Do you have those days where you feel down in the dumps? Everything seems to go wrong and before you know it, you are starting to tell yourself you are no good? You are not alone. On World Mental Health Day, I thought this would be a great time to refresh this very important blog…

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