‘He who likes to save money’ got a little surprise when he ducked out to do a spot of Christmas shopping this weekend. Returning with his sale bargains he found a distinct change of scenery next to his pillow! From this… To this… Print from Nynne Rosenvinge, Plant; rescued and pruned from its too hot-spot in the dining room, Tray; from Ezy Buy, Watch; from Paper Plane, Specs; from Spec Savers (ha – where else!), After Shave; from
My Little House
Christmas at My Little House
We all have different things that invoke memories of Christmas, some are from our childhood and some from the power of advertising. These memories spark good feelings as well as little to do lists in your head. Heres a few from My Little House.. Colour; even the most monochrome interiors can afford a little bit of colour at Christmas Gifts; when you were young the pleasure was in the receiving, as you age the pleasure comes from giving and for me, The Countdown to Christmas
What to do this Saturday afternoon… Washing? Ironing? Nah… build an advent city for my little house! This little paper city from Yellow Dandy is absolutely gorgeous, and right up my alley! There are 24 different little houses and 3 cars to build. It was easy to construct but a little time consuming, so if you are in a hurry leave it for another day. The packaging says suitable for ages 4 + but the ex-Preschool teacher, combined with Little Lights
Fairy lights always make you smile don’t they? Its such a dreary day here in Auckland I thought I’d have a rummage and get some going around my little house to brighten it up, after all its nearly Christmas… right?! You can get your copper or white fairy lights over at Collected. I have both colours in plug in and battery operated; battery operated are great for those little spaces where you don’t have a plug but they
Coffee table LOVE
COFFEE TABLE LOVE I love a flat empty surface, it gets my fingers itching to add some beautiful items and with so many requests to help with ideas for coffee table styling I thought it was time I shared a few secrets with you… Lets start with the table itself; now Ive had quite a few coffee tables in my time but I have to say I think Ive found my all time favourite… why? Because its so simple, so
Black Beauty
I love black, it moves the ordinary into the sophisticated, the plain into the posh, the dull to the dramatic. I love black, it works with any other colour in the whole wide world and most especially my other favourite colour; white; and in the words of Coco Chanel the absolute knower of all things fashion; “I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.” A good few years
Pretty little Peeks
Whilst bringing my washing in today I looked back toward my little house and caught of peek of the old coatrack I had hung to house bits and pieces outside my scullery door. It struck me how pretty it looked so washing discarded I was on a mission to find all the pretty little peeks in my little house… So when you feel a little disillusioned that your home isn’t similar to that of a magazine simply do
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Sometimes it’s hard to find the energy to deck out your house for the festive season, often, (and I’ve been guilty of this too), a wreath on the door and a tree in the living room is as far as we get. Work is more demanding, children are starting to get excited and tired, party season starts and the weekends are full. But I do suggest you take the time to decorate your little house in your chosen style Patience is a virtue
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE… To collect things you need to be patient, it takes time to seek, locate and acquire objects, and then to group and display. I think you are born a collector but the best collections are those that belong to patient people. You see, my stamp album got discarded early on as I didn’t like all the blank spaces. My collection of Dolls of the World was fantastic, but I needed more, the collection couldn’t