LOVE YOUR BEDROOM This one room needs to set you up for your day, it needs to inspire, rejuvenate, as well as excite you. That’s a lot to ask in a space that is often neglected in terms of decorating. Think about it; not many people get to see this room, but as its where you both start and finish your day it’s probably the most important to your well-being. Quick Tips Invest in a good quality bed Love your bedroom
LOVE YOUR BEDROOM This one room needs to set you up for your day, it needs to inspire, rejuvenate, as well as excite you. That’s a lot to ask in a space that is often neglected in terms of decorating. Think about it; not many people get to see this room, but as its where you both start and finish your day it’s probably the most important to your well-being. Quick Tips Invest in a good quality bed 
Best Christmas Ever
BEST CHRISTMAS EVER Just a few words and a few highlights from our Christmas at My Little House 2017. It was a much quieter affair with just the close family. Missing the annual soccer game, but loving the pool, which now occupies the grass that provided the Soccer field. Hygge NZ Style! Life doesn’t need to be complicated, simple pleasures of laughter, good food and wine, family and pets. If you stop and take in what you have How to set up a Bar Cart
HOW TO SET UP A BAR CART There is something ultimately sophisticated about a Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley. Popular in the mid-century they are finally making a comeback and they are better than ever. But don’t be daunted by the Pinterest and Instagram beauties, you too can have a perfectly styled cart simply and affordably. The cart itself is a matter of preference, whether you love vintage, the glitz of a brass and glass trolley or a Its a wrap
IT’S A WRAP Gone are the days we buy a three pack Christmas wrap bundle at the supermarket, no, we’ll leave that to Santa for the Children’s stockings. Let’s face it, today we are all about aesthetics, if something looks beautiful then it warms our hearts and encourages our minds to seek out the beauty in everything around us. The Christmas Table at my little house is all about a theme, we’ve had Geometric Glamour, Woodland Winter, Vintage That Shop
THAT SHOP “Have you heard about That new shop?” Those were the words that inspired Wendy Martin to open one of her very own. When she and her husband Simon moved into the property in rural Auckland two years ago she knew that one day the little outbuilding next to the house would become her own little cottage shop. After Simon had done the hard yards with the structural and electrical work, Wendy set about making the interior My Christmas Nest
MY CHRISTMAS NEST If you have been following me for some time you will know I have embarked on a journey of living a little more simply. Taking time to appreciate the beauty in simplicity and quality. I have shunned the chain store market in search of a more sustainable lifestyle where perhaps less is more. And so to Christmas, in the spirit of giving and receiving gratefully and with a clear conscience for my Lagom lifestyle I Child Space
CHILDSPACE Creating a peaceful and calm home is one of my priorities, however each room must be reflective of the personalities that inhabit them and then come together cohesively as a whole house. Children’s rooms can be neglected, after all their interests wax and wane over time and keeping up with those trends or fads can become expensive. Merchandise is cleverly marketed to children, not you and so if your littlest is Barbie – mad you can be sure Rosemary and Orange Shortbread
ROSEMARY and ORANGE SHORTBREAD I am a sucker for pretty things, pretty things that taste good, even better, so when I stumbled upon this gorgeous post on Lunch Lady Blog with a simple recipe, put together in cohorts with our very own Elenor Ozich I had to try it. So here it is, tried and tested in my little kitchen and like all good food processor recipes it is super easy! The Biscuit 1 1/3 cups of flour 2/3 Nooks and Crannies
NOOKS AND CRANNIES nook (no͝ok) n. 1. A small corner, alcove, or recess, especially one in a large room. 2. A hidden or secluded spot. Okay, tell me you don’t want to sometimes disappear; curl up somewhere safe and not be noticed if only for a while, just like you could do when you were little. I have a couple of spots like this at my little house, one is where I sit with my morning Nespresso, it Sundowner
SUNDOWNER The name Sundowner comes from Africa, it represents the early evening when you can celebrate a good days work with a drink, preferably a G & T, while you watch the sun go down. I prefer my Gin and Tonic pool side, well before the sun goes down, on a lazy Summer weekend and sometimes I think it’s best not to mess with a good thing; G & T and a wedge of lemon has done us