Progress report: Gina’s outdoor dining space
A little while ago I asked for your help to plan my outdoor dining space.
Things are starting to take shape so I thought...
Gina Needs Your Help to Pick Pendant Lights!
Our house is nearing completion and it's time for me to order our pendant lights...
Problem is, I can't decide and need your help!
I'm not...
Planning my new laundry room
Last week I shared my very embarrassing, real life laundry space and how it's one of my biggest building regrets!
The time has finally come...
Construction Update 19: My birthday wish came true and a surprise...
The suspense is finally over and I’m happy to report we made it into our new house in time for my birthday, hooray!
It...
Planning my living room makeover and a peek at the progress...
There's one zone of my house I've never managed to get quite right — our living room!
When we first moved in, my old brown...
Construction Update 4: The Budget is Already Stretched!
That title should actually read 'Construction Update 4: The Budget is Already Stretched! AND WE HAVEN'T STARTED BUILDING YET!!!'
Ha ha, yes, it's sad but...
Patrick’s nursery progress
I can't believe my little man is turning 3 months this week!
The past few months have been a blur — sleepless nights and...
Patrick’s bigger boy room: Unisex bear theme nursery / child’s room
Literally the day after I published Patrick's temporary and tiny nursery on the blog last year, he had some sort of freak out and...
Where I started when designing and building our new home
The other day I received an email from a reader who was about to start renovating two houses, with different objectives, and described herself...
Construction Update 8: Bricks and Windows
It doesn't feel like that long ago that our block was little more than a concrete slab.
Since the last construction update, all the windows...
Construction Update 13: Cold Weather Causing Delays
I was so optimistic in my last update... I think I even predicted we would have finished painting by now? Well, that hasn't happened,...
Construction Update 11: Colour Consultation and Painting
You may have read my admission in our ‘How to select white paint’ tips article that I once painted a room baby poo colour....
Alexander’s Australian inspired nursery
Ok, I'll admit, I totally failed on predicting the gender of my baby!
I laugh now when I think...
5 Bedroom updates I’ve made since becoming a mum
Supported by Onebed
Anyone who knows me, knows I love my sleep so by far the biggest adjustment I’ve had to make since becoming a...
My new laundry is taking shape: A peek at Gina’s laundry...
Just a couple of weeks ago, my laundry was a wall of ad-hoc cabinetry along one wall in my garage (see it here). It...
Take a Peek at Gina’s Powder Room Planning
You may have read in my bathroom post that our new home build is quickly progressing and it's time to lock in all the...
Learning how to waterproof
Before I start this post, I should say that under no circumstances should you waterproof your home without a licensed waterproofer there to supervise...
Construction Update 1: Pre-Demolition
The demolition date to knock down our ex-guvvie house is locked in — Monday 8 September 2014.
After more than a year of design, construction...
