O's bedroom

the first room that i wanted to get completely finished was always O's and it is almost done. just two more little things to work on which should be in the next week and i will be ready to show the little space i have created for my little man.

for now i just have two more sneaks into the bits and pieces that are included in his space. isnt the squirrel too cute!

images: sleepyking & vintagemagpie.

canine companion

we've been busy. and to add to all the new things we have going on we have a new addition to our family.

this is India and she is O's best friend. she is a beautiful two year old beagle that was looking for a new home and we couldnt resist her sweet face so she joined us over a month ago now.

now & then {kitchen}

i realized today that it has been two weeks since my last post and i was was supposed to be sharing more progress the next day. but here it is now.

the second project on the house was the kitchen. we opted to go with an ikea kitchen and M installed it all by himself with the odd request for my help. we finally have all the cupboards (one of the down falls of ikea, not everything is in stock at once).

it is a huge difference from where we first started but there are a few last things to finish up before i do the final reveal.

images: me

7 lb 13 oz

i am so pleased to share the arrival of M's brothers baby. this little boy was born at 12.05 am this morning. mother and baby are happy and healthy so we can all finally breathe after a few days of anticipating his arrival. we are going to visit them at the hospital this afternoon. M seems quite excited to snuggle with his first nephew and loves his new title as uncle. 

image: me

now & then {floors}

it has been a month since we moved into our home and finally i am able to share a few photos of the progress. the first project we tackled was the floors and since they are throughout the whole house it was a larger task then first thought but here is the before, during and a peak at the now. 

we wanted to go with a richer color for the floors since the walls will be all white and i am quite happy with the way it has turned out. 

there is limited furniture right now as we search around for the pieces that we need which means lots of space for O to run around in. i ll share some photos of the kitchen tomorrow as it is coming along quite nicely. 

images: me

cloth

another new discovery for me via one small room was the australia fabric designer cloth. 

the timing is perfect as i search for some neat new fabric for our dining room chairs. and the gallery images are such wonderful inspiration as we are almost beginning the fun part of decorating our home. 

images: cloth 

one room

in my almost daily searches on ebay for vintage furniture i have discover the most fabulous local home decor store and i finally made my way down there the other day. lets say that i was truly inspired by this little street doted with trendy clothing stores, cafes and one beautifully decorated shop called one small room.  



i could have bought everything in store but i just bought what we needed which were some great mid century dining chairs. they need a bit of new fabric to bring them up to date but that is just another project on the list to do.

images: one small room