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New carpet went in to my place over the last couple of days and I finally have one room finished!! (Well nearly finished pending sheer curtain arrival next Tuesday). This is our rumpus room - or the “men-tertainment” room for those who have been following along for a few years. I’m a Mum of 3 boys (plus husband!). This is mostly their space as I rarely get a look in 🙄 But don’t worry I’ve got a pink media room coming your way in next few weeks! Not the best picture as it was 7pm by the time I had moved everything back in. But so pleased to be getting close to the end of this round of renos. As a serial renovator I didn’t think I would hear myself say this but for the moment I’m OVER IT!!! 🤣🤣 But ask me next month, I’ll be fine again by then, don’t worry 😉 Loving the carpet though!!

Powder room tucked under the stairs to the mezzanine office space from my recently completed project. It’s a bit hard to see in this photo but walls in this powder room have v-groove half way up and then a white polished render (Venetian plaster) finish to the top half, which came out great. Architecture by @s_b_h_design and construction by @redcedarconstructions - interior design and styling by me 😊

Laundry design from my most recently completed project. Huge amount of storage along the RH wall and access outside to hang washing or for kids to come in via laundry with their muddy football boots.

Today I completed the final styling of this project I’ve been working on all year - just in time for Xmas 🌲 - architecture by @s_b_h_design and construction by @redcedarconstructions. Interior design by me ☺️

Playroom joinery - great for toy storage plus options for future use if this room turns in to a guest room down the track (ie there’s lots of shelves inside here at the moment but hanging racks have also been installed so the shelves can be removed down the track if need be for hanging space instead of toy storage). The little ledge at the end makes a great kids craft nook for now, or a place to rest a suitcase down the track when guests visit. Always worth thinking about how to get the most out of your renovation!

Bathroom flashback after a week of frustrations with the completion of my new bathrooms. When renovating the golden rule is to go with the flow. Things WILL go wrong and there’s no point yelling and screaming and carrying on as it won’t change what’s happening. Normally things end up getting resolved and it just takes patience to get to that point. I also like to have perspective - at least I’m lucky enough to have a bathroom and the money to renovate it. What’s the point in getting annoyed if little things go wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️

Living room styling - my clients had some pieces they already owned and loved (like these sofas and the coffee table) so I worked with those and added in the updated accessories. You don’t always need to start from scratch to create a lovely space, and combining older pieces creates character you can’t achieve by using all new furniture.

Hallway styling inspo. Here’s what I always try and include in a hall/entrance area if there’s the space: a bench to dump bags and sit to put shoes on, wall hooks (see next picture for a close up of these awesome hooks I found), some nice art or a mirror and a console with drawers to hide hubbies keys/coins/cuff links/random bits of paper (🤣 If anyone has a hubby like mine they still end up on top of the console instead of in the allocated drawer! 🙄😂). This area had the space for everything - a super functional entry area.

Ok big Saturday news here - grout is done at my place!! See my walk through once the tilers left site today on my stories. It’s looking sooooo good! And soooo dirty 🤣😒 See my stories for the full low down ☺️

It was all about the marble splash back in this kitchen. My clients had their heart set on a marble benchtop but also have two teenage children and enjoy red wine 😝 - so marble isn’t generally compatible with that (sooo easy to stain!!). So compromise was to use it on the splash back and then we used a @caesarstoneau benchtop which is more hardwearing and easier to clean. It was otherwise a simple kitchen design, which also means it will be timeless for their forever house. 👍🏻👍🏻 A few small design features is all it needed to take it from a boring white kitchen to something a bit more interesting - like the floorboard panels on island, joinery handles from @interia_studio and beautiful pendant lights from @lumil_design

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