A Home Renovation Update
While it’s been a little slow-going over winter, we have at least had some renovation progress here lately so I wanted to give you all an update. Aside from our kitchen being installed, which you can see more of here, we …
Kitchen Progress and Our Bleached Oak Island Benchtop
It’s been a little while since I’ve checked in with you all, so I wanted to share some kitchen progress, particularly the process of bleaching and staining our red oak island benchtop as I’ve had lots ask about it on …
Concept Design & Inspiration for our New Renovation
Some of you may have read that we’ve bought a home here in Wanaka (for those that haven’t got up to speed as yet, you can have a quick read here) so I wanted to share the Concept Interior Design and …
Autumn Scenes from our Cottage Kitchen
Just like that, summer’s over & autumn is here. I can see the light slowly starting to change, so I wanted to share some early
The Rise of the Unfitted Kitchen
What first drew my attention to the “unfitted kitchen”, and thus starting a love affair with mismatched culinary spaces, was somewhat of an accident. Moving into our little cottage at the start of Covid lockdown, while it was only half renovated …
Our Cottage Renovation Update
Apologies it’s been so long between cottage renovation updates. A lot has been going on between photo shoots for Home Beautiful magazine, daily life, family life, and renovating the cottage. Unfortunately, not much to show for it… until the last …
Our Cottage Garden progress
I took a little break over winter, but I’m back and we’re finally getting stuck into finishing our little cottage renovation. So, I thought I’d share some progress of our little cottage garden. It’s just turned spring here in the …
Our Cottage Home Office and New Shutters
I’m excited to share a bit of a “home renovation” update with you guys today – our little cottage home …
Scenes from Life in Lockdown
If I’ve learnt anything from this time in isolation/hibernation, it’s that we have to appreciate what we have, and make the best out of the situation. And we’ve been doing just that, so I thought I’d share some scenes from …
My Favourite Paint Colours and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Them
Over the years, I’ve received so many questions asking about the paint colours we’ve used in our homes (and renovations). So, I thought it was time I shared my favourite paint colours, and some of the paint colours I love …
How To Create A Modern Farmhouse Kitchen
If you’ve long admired the style of a modern farmhouse kitchen, especially the ones you see on Pinterest and Instagram, but you’ve never been sure how to create the look in your own home? Well then, this post is for …
Our Outdoor Makeover with Pottery Barn
Last month, I was incredibly proud to share our home outdoor makeover collaboration with Pottery Barn, featured in the first
Home Office Makeover with Pottery Barn
For the past 6 months, my husband and I have been without an office. It has been frustrating to say the least! Not long after our little boy was born, we had to convert the “home office” into his nursery/bedroom, …
Our Exterior Barn Lights
So, you’ll probably notice I haven’t posted many images of our homes exterior, because, until recently, it was the part we left until the end (along with our kitchen garden which you can see here). Even small things like painting …