SOMETHING FROM NOTHING I’m always looking for something. Sadly, our beautiful country isn’t as blessed as some in the world with access to furniture. Searching for specific items for projects really means you need to repurpose. So, when on the hunt for a bar cart and a day bed it naturally ends up with Trademe, that is unless I intend to pay huge shipping costs from our neighbouring countries. I missed on the day bed but I did Interior Styling
Something from Nothing
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING I’m always looking for something. Sadly, our beautiful country isn’t as blessed as some in the world with access to furniture. Searching for specific items for projects really means you need to repurpose. So, when on the hunt for a bar cart and a day bed it naturally ends up with Trademe, that is unless I intend to pay huge shipping costs from our neighbouring countries. I missed on the day bed but I did 
Lewis & Lou
LEWIS AND LOU Sometimes you just need a little change. This coffee table was an expensive purchase many years back. It is large, solid and has 3 drawers that pull though either side. Though it is a little battered it is unique and it is the perfect coffee table for our living room. The wood makes a nice addition to the otherwise monochrome palette, I can hide the ugly clutter inside the drawers and its large enough to display lots of Its the little things
ITS THE LITTLE THINGS I remember this little manikin from Art Class. Its how we learnt to draw figures. I spied him at Typo and now he has taken up residence at my little house. Lesson #1 Sometimes you just need to have a little break from the serious stuff and have a little fun! Lesson #2 You are never to old to play with dolls! Photography and Styling by My Little House
Cosy Places
If you cant relax chances are your little house needs a cosy place! I have a few in mine that invite that chance to sit, contemplate, read or entertain. You don’t need a whole room, simply take a space and add in these 5 elements. #1. Functionality; a chair or sofa and a table or surface such as a shelf or window sill to rest a cup or book or both #2. Texture; an item that promotes warmth and gives
Umbra
I am totally in awe of what I found in Briscoes today; Umbra! Yes the real thing! Umbra is a homeware design company, known for bringing intelligent design to practical products. They are based in Toronto but have a team of global designers, both recognised and up-and-coming; they are happy to collaborate, mentor and sponsor and they pride themselves on being original, modern and casual. The award winning GARBINO CAN designed by Karim Rashid in 1997 is currently in the permanent
My new Crush
I think I’ve fallen in love… again. I am constantly crushing on something, hence why I called the design side of my business Crush; new or old it doesn’t matter, its just a feeling evoked by things that, to me. are beautiful. And so my JuJu Hat, I’ve wanted one for such a long time and finally here it is. These hats are not new in fact they have been around a very long time; for hundreds of years the
Bathe in Beauty
We have been looking at real estate lately, its a fairly disappointing affair as our list of wants probably outweighs our bank balance. However there are some things that should not skimped on, and even in the higher end of our property market I’ve noticed that the quality of the bathrooms do not always match the quality and price of the house. I have a couple of bathroom renovations at mylittlehouse under my belt; one went without a hitch and the
New Year New Look
My style is one of those that is hard to define exactly, I love the calm of Nordic design, but alone I find it a little boring so add in a wee bit of Vintage and a touch of Mid Century with a little bit of Quirkiness and a touch of Organic Modern and there you have it. My little house. Does this make it an eclectic space? In a way yes; bringing different theories together to compliment each
Serial Renovators
Its official I have admitted it … we are serial renovators! And so, here we are three weeks out from Christmas and we have tiles and carpet coming up and new flooring going down, but let me tell you, it doesn’t stop there. In the land of renovations one thing leads to another to another to another, so in order for our new floors to go down the skirtings must come off and new ones need to go on, the scullery
Perfectly Imperfect
Visitors to my little house tell me it all looks so perfect and yet within it lies a lot of imperfect stuff; and so really, what constitutes perfect? There is surely beauty in imperfection and is not perfection a bias to those who are judging it to be so? A perfect day for one may be that of brilliant sunshine whereas to another the rain on the roof may constitute perfect-ness. But to the world of interiors? Well you can