We have been so busy here at home. After waking up and dressing Hannah, I either rush her to pre-school, rush home to work, and then paint....
Or wake up, dress Hannah and then paint...
All till about 1AM.
For the past 2 weeks.
The in laws finally succumbed to my hinting, begging, bribing :P and they're re-doing their entire home!
So this means, I have to be 100% involved! (Esp since we're living in the studio right behind their house!)
So it means, I'm very very very not able to blog.
Might have a before and after soon!!! :)
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Friday, 17 September 2010
Where I blog
Have you ever wondered where people behind your favourite blogs are blogging from?
At a desk? On the lounge? The bed? The kitchen? The train?
I stumbled onto Censational Girl's link party Where do you blog from a little too late for entries, but I thought I'd answer that anyway.
At first, I thought I'd style the space as best I could, but then I thought if you want to see where I blog from daily... well, unstyled is best! My husband, 4 year old and I live in a tiny home (484 square foot studio), so where I blog from is the study/office-cum-living space-cum-kitchen-cum-dining and 5 feet from our sleeping area...
I'm all about:
... so it's either our small lounge (yes folks, that's our one and only lounge) or my desk chair, which is a sink-into chair.
This small settee used to be my porch lounge, but this is the only more-than-one-seater that fits into this small place, so I swapped out the floral seats for 2 seats from my actual lounge set (now in storage). The seats are so comfortable. And the cushions make the otherwise hard back an easy sink-into. I don't like over-pillowed lounges, but this is perfect: no more pillows.
I normally stretch out the length of the lounge. From this position, I can pick up a glass of water or wine from the dining table to my left, in front of me is the TV and my husband's chair where he surfs and watches TV. Hannah's desk is also to the front right of me, so she plays and does craft there... and the small rug space in front of the lounge means I can be there while she plays too.
Two feet in front of the lounge is my desk/office area, which is the "other" blogging spot for me.
I love these small, perfect looking designer chairs, but I don't like working on the laptop for hours perched uncomfortably on them. My vintage $50 eBay purchase suits my needs much better, offering better bum-comfort and great arms for reading, for musing and for writing.
The white meatsafe holds my files, my books... and the mahogany bureau holds my boxes, my books, my curios, cards and pens.
So, where do you blog?
Make sure you go to Censational Girl's Where do you Blog From Link Party page and see where other bloggers write their entries!
At a desk? On the lounge? The bed? The kitchen? The train?
I stumbled onto Censational Girl's link party Where do you blog from a little too late for entries, but I thought I'd answer that anyway.
At first, I thought I'd style the space as best I could, but then I thought if you want to see where I blog from daily... well, unstyled is best! My husband, 4 year old and I live in a tiny home (484 square foot studio), so where I blog from is the study/office-cum-living space-cum-kitchen-cum-dining and 5 feet from our sleeping area...
I'm all about:
comfort
... so it's either our small lounge (yes folks, that's our one and only lounge) or my desk chair, which is a sink-into chair.
This small settee used to be my porch lounge, but this is the only more-than-one-seater that fits into this small place, so I swapped out the floral seats for 2 seats from my actual lounge set (now in storage). The seats are so comfortable. And the cushions make the otherwise hard back an easy sink-into. I don't like over-pillowed lounges, but this is perfect: no more pillows.
I normally stretch out the length of the lounge. From this position, I can pick up a glass of water or wine from the dining table to my left, in front of me is the TV and my husband's chair where he surfs and watches TV. Hannah's desk is also to the front right of me, so she plays and does craft there... and the small rug space in front of the lounge means I can be there while she plays too.
Two feet in front of the lounge is my desk/office area, which is the "other" blogging spot for me.
I love these small, perfect looking designer chairs, but I don't like working on the laptop for hours perched uncomfortably on them. My vintage $50 eBay purchase suits my needs much better, offering better bum-comfort and great arms for reading, for musing and for writing.
The white meatsafe holds my files, my books... and the mahogany bureau holds my boxes, my books, my curios, cards and pens.
So, where do you blog?
Make sure you go to Censational Girl's Where do you Blog From Link Party page and see where other bloggers write their entries!
Monday, 13 September 2010
Etsy Focus: ZipPinning brooches
I'm going to preface this by saying:
Check out the gorgeous pieces by Etsy Seller ZipPinning from Mass., USA. Firstly she's got good eye for colour. Second thing, she creates these LOVELY brooches out of ZIPPERS!
Some people are so clever!
Check out the gorgeous pieces by Etsy Seller ZipPinning from Mass., USA. Firstly she's got good eye for colour. Second thing, she creates these LOVELY brooches out of ZIPPERS!
Images from ZipPinning
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Constance
Have you met Constance?
She's so lovely. Everything about her is warm, welcome-y and friendly.
She's a retro 1957 Sprite 14 caravan, permanently parked in the property of Snail Trail, UK.
Apparently she was available for holiday hire... but now only available for photoshoots... the proud owners want to preserve the beauty that she is...
Constance has gorgeous vintage vinyl seating for and the table is removable and the seats fold out to reveal 2 double beds. The original 50s cooker and sink is complemented by these gorgeous polkadot red and green kitchenalia and mugs and fabrics.
Everything here is a real feast for the eyes!
She's so lovely. Everything about her is warm, welcome-y and friendly.
She's a retro 1957 Sprite 14 caravan, permanently parked in the property of Snail Trail, UK.
Apparently she was available for holiday hire... but now only available for photoshoots... the proud owners want to preserve the beauty that she is...
Constance has gorgeous vintage vinyl seating for and the table is removable and the seats fold out to reveal 2 double beds. The original 50s cooker and sink is complemented by these gorgeous polkadot red and green kitchenalia and mugs and fabrics.
Everything here is a real feast for the eyes!
Saturday, 4 September 2010
Beautiful beach cottage
It's been a while since I've seen a photo of a house/room that involuntarily emits a short grunt of pleasure! But I found one today, on Hutker Architect's website.
This was the picture that evoked such a reaction from me, Chappaquiddick Beach Cottage:
And the kitchen!!
Addicted, I kept clicking on their website and found these:
As gorgeous as the interiors are, what caught me, of course, are the exteriors. Man if you could hear me grunting away my exclamations over my breakfast bircher muesli!
You have to spend 15 minutes of your day looking at all Hutker Architect's beautiful designs and architecture!
Hope your weekend is as beautiful as some of these houses.
This was the picture that evoked such a reaction from me, Chappaquiddick Beach Cottage:
And the kitchen!!
Addicted, I kept clicking on their website and found these:
As gorgeous as the interiors are, what caught me, of course, are the exteriors. Man if you could hear me grunting away my exclamations over my breakfast bircher muesli!
You have to spend 15 minutes of your day looking at all Hutker Architect's beautiful designs and architecture!
Hope your weekend is as beautiful as some of these houses.
All images from Hutker Architect.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)