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All the latest on the renovation of Jen's own "nanna house" on Sydney's Upper North Shore.
Can you believe it's been a year since we moved into our family home and started changing it from 'nanna house' to timeless longterm home? I'm going to do one big roundup of everything we've done so far (a lot!) and what we're planning next very soon, but for today, I have a video tour of our living room for …
Sponsored by SleepX Mattresses in a box: they're popping up everywhere at the moment, am I right? There's certainly a new way to buy a mattress which is quicker, more affordable, and --let's be honest-- we love that novelty factor of something so bulky coming to the door rolled up in a box! When new kids on the block SleepX approached me …
Sponsored by ILVE Much as I'd love to tell you renovations and interior design are all about aesthetics (and let's face it, that's the fun part!), there is a hell of a lot of practicality and functionality involved too. And the designs which combine the best of both worlds are always the most successful. Nowhere is practicality more important …
Sponsored by Quick-Step There has been a lot of interest in our new floors and as choosing which option to go with can sometimes be a bit overwhelming, I thought I'd share what we learned from the experience and how we came up with our final choice. I hope it helps others facing the same dilemma! I always knew I wanted an engineered floor …
Let's face it, one of the best things about upgrading from apartment to house, like we did this year, is having a back yard. Not only has it been amazing for Seb, who even stopped wanting to go to the park for a while because he loved hanging out there so much, but as an extra outdoor room for us grown ups. Being a Pom, I really appreciate the …
In partnership with Latitude Financial Services As regular readers will know, we have been doing up our "nanna house" (so named after the lady who lived here for 30 years before us and whose decor was decidedly, well, nanna!) since April. While this house was well loved and looked after, it was added to over the years, many times, and this left …
Photography by Jacqui Turk I am so excited to finally share my new kitchen with you today! Seeing these beautiful pictures makes the last two months of mess and chaos seem more than worth while! They say the kitchen is the heart of the home and in this house, it really is. Not just because everyone hangs out in this room, but because it …
It's been about eight weeks since we started our much anticipated kitchen reno and it's near as damn it finished. Yes! We've done a photoshoot and will be sharing it with you very soon. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun for my husband Damian to interview me about the process and what we have done in this week's podcast! Listen on …
In partnership with Latitude Financial Services As you know, we recently finished a couple of major jobs in our own reno: a new kitchen and a new floor. The photoshoots for these are imminent so I look forward to sharing the before and afters soon! Kitchens and floors are pretty major investments but there are lots of other things you can …
In partnership with Latitude Financial Services So, my kitchen reno started on September 27. And it still isn't finished! Unusual? Not really! From my own and others' experience, these things are never as speedy as you anticipate. Four weeks from start to finish? Pah! I never really believed it! Add to that the fact we had to stop for almost a …
