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About Me
- Kym
- Victoria, Australia
- Welcome. This is the story of my home Kyandra, my love of decorating and occasionally other things. I love searching second hand stores for something I can transform and have a penchant for all things French. Kyandra needs a transformation so welcome to our journey.
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Treat bags for work besties - I had some fun last week putting together a couple of treat bags for two work besties. I combined it with a jaunt to IKEA since I haven't been there in y...
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New Upcycle Ideas 817 - [image: tobacco basket picture frame]Create 20+ New Upcycle Ideas 817 – Wood slice chicks decor, candy box journal, placemat laundry hookup covers, baske...
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How to Move a Microwave to a Kitchen Island - How I moved our microwave from over the stove to our kitchen island. Over the years, I've probably made at least ten makeovers on the islands we've had i...
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Valentine's Day Dessert - Chocolate Fondants - One more sleep to go until Valentines day is here. I have decided to keep things simple and my plan is to make chocolate fondants for dessert. On of my ...
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Friday Freebie Image: Bluebird Heart - Bluebird Heart Here is your Friday Freebie image for Feb 13th! This image is exclusive to our Friday Freebie email subscribers. Click on the imag...
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four things | sixty-two - I’ve been sluggish this week, but good and exciting things have still been happening. We finally had a day with temperatures in the low 40s, and it felt...
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5 Ways to add more calm to your day - I don't know about you, but lately I've been feeling more rushed and harried than I like to be. And the weird thing is, nothing that I do in my day is "l...
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The Day Our Marble Countertops Were Installed (And All the Feelings That Came With It) - The day our marble countertops were installed at Four Gables was a very big day in our build! I was incredibly nervous. Marble isn’t a small decision. It...
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Escape to the Country With Me - “My favourite road I’ve ever been on ain’t paved.” ― Viktor Tatarczuk ___________________ 9:08 pm CST Sunday, January 18th, 2026 It was a cold, winter da...
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Remove Water Rings From Wood Furniture - It happens at some point that some one doesn’t use a coaster on a wood coffee table or end table and when they pick it up, the glass has sat long enough ...
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~keep the PU out of your fridge post-thanksgiving~ - (Image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy) With Thanksgiving prep in full swing, your fridge is about to become the busiest spot in the house. Betw...
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Touches of Christmas Decor - Good morning! I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your November. Today we are excited to share some of the touches of Christmas decor we’ve st...
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PRETTY LITTLE ENGLAND .......... - *Our daughter lives in Stamford, Lincolnshire. One of the most beautiful, fully preserved Georgian towns. They used to live in Crouch End, London but...
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A Dream Come True - When I started my blog 18 years ago, I never could've imagined how my life would've turned out. Back then blogging was the big thing that so many people...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! appeared first on My WordPress.
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And a Merry Christmas to All - Merry Christmas from me and my merry gang! I’m letting go of the cookies that didn’t get baked, the projects that didn’t get made, the cards that didn’...
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Repurposed Glass Bell - As you know I love to repurpose items rather than send them to the land fill. When I recently replaced my kitchen pendant lights I turned the glass g...
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Early Halloween Decor finds on Amazon, get them before they're gone! - [image: Amazon Halloween Decorations] Well I know it's a little early for Halloween decor but I'm telling you, people are starting extra early this year...
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Day Dates 6/21/24 - Married June 21st 2013. Here we are 11 years later...3 kids, 3 dogs, 3 states, 7 houses, 5 gyms and a partridge in a pear tree later. Just taking a da...
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A quick weekend escape to Sydney and the Archibald Prize - This weekend just gone seen Mic and I in Sydney for an extra-long weekend. We haven’t had a little getaway for quite a while now, so this was well needed w...
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PLEASE UPDATE THE RSS FEED - The RSS feed URL you're currently using https://follow.it/cotedetexas will stop working shortly. Please add /rss at the and of the URL, so that the URL w...
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Pretty And Practical Porch and Pool In A Small Backyard - Here’s how we created the Pickett’s pretty and practical porch and pool in a small backyard. That’s a tongue twister! The positives of our new home in At...
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Step Two Garden Planter - I'm so excited to share with you this amazing planter from Step2... Step2 makes fantastic products for kids - you know the playhouses, slides, climber...
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Latest vintage furniture from Lilyfield Life - Hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend, I have been doing some organising in my studio as well as have had a lot of customers here buying pieces wh...
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Roses are red! - Roses are red…and pink and purple and orange and green! Yum 😋 Instagram#chocolate #cadbury #thankyouverymuchloloandda #rosesBest wishes, Natasha In Oz Pl...
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Trend Forecast: Wallpaper Colour and Designs that will Define Living Spaces in 2023! - Creating a sanctuary at home is still key for interior design in 2023. While we are feeling more energised, we continue to place enormous value on the way ...
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Fakta Menarik Tinggal Pada Rumah Di Cibubur - Jika anda sedang melakukan pencarian rumah yang cocok untuk tinggal di daerah DKI Jakarta maka hal yang demikian bukanlah perkara yang sulit. Meskipun di...
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Efek IG Terbaru 2022 Buat Foto Paling Viral - Story sebagai salah satunya feature yang ditawari oleh Instagram untuk beberapa pemakai.Feature yang selanjutnya banyak dikenali dengan istilah IG story in...
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our previous home - the guest room - I can't be the only one who feels that the past year has simultaneously crawled by and passed in a blur? It feels like I finished this room ages ago, an...
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Friday favorites & some exciting news! - *Hello and happy Friday my friends!* *I have some very exciting news to share with you all, so be sure to read this post in it's entirety. * *I am going...
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My Fall Entryway and How to Get Designer's Help for Sprucing up your Home - When it comes to decorating your home, Do you ever feel stuck? If so, then just know that you are not alone, even I struggle at times. Creating that perf...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
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What I'm doing: reading, eating, watching, listening and... my new house! - Autumn leaves on a Crimson Glory vine Well, it's been a long time. I have so much I've wanted to write about, that I barely know where to start, but thou...
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A Pretty Sofa - The post A Pretty Sofa appeared first on life by the sea.
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Kitchen Talk - Pretty things in the kitchen I'm obsessed with Kitchen stuff. I go to sleep at night dreaming about how I want to redo my kitchen. I moved into my hous...
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Up-cycle an old File box into a writers box - *Project* *Up-cycle an old File box into a writers box. Perfect project for the Paper Addict.* You've seen these before First I cleared out all th...
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|| KITCHEN 1 | CONTEMPORARY TIMELESS - With a contemporary palette of black and Rift Sawn white oak, marbled quartz and gold detailing combined with more traditional Shaker styling and glazed di...
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BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER - I'm popping in--as they say on Instagram Stories-to give you a quick synopsis of the month. I don't have much time so you won't have to read the norm...
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Christmas at our Place - Hello All! We hope you're having a wonderful holiday season. Ours is extra special this year, as we have recently welcomed our first grandchild into our...
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Georgian Kitchens: Get The Look - We all know that if we actually lived in the olden days, in glorious Georgian England, it most certainly would not have been constant fragrant roses in ou...
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:: Finally Fall - Hello Friends, How is everyone enjoying the changing of the seasons? Here in N.C. fall has finally arrived with it's cool temps & amazing blue skies. ...
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ORANGE FLOWERS - ORANGE FLOWERS 20 x 20 inch, oil My favorite summer activity is working in my gardens. Grooming, watering, weeding, feeding, and finally PICKING! Now, i...
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Hello! - Hi friends! I can't believe it's been so long since I posted. I post a little more often over on instagram so if you want to see what I'm up to from time...
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Moodboard Monday - Affordable, Neutral Rugs - I am definitely not against a beautiful statement rug, but in my own home I tend to gravitate towards more neutral rugs so I can change things up through ...
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The Best of Rusty Hinge Christmas ~ White Farmhouse Style - Hello all! What a loooooooong blog break, far too long! The weather outside is frightful with snow, snow and more snow, but it is toasty inside so let's...
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A Vintage French Harvesting Basket Filled with Olive, Quince, and Apple Branches for Simple Fall Decorating - Hello! I hope you are all enjoying your Labor Day Weekend. Have you guys started decorating for fall yet? I am not one of those people that goes all out f...
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I'm Back! - I missed blogging! I have been involved in many projects, in many directions But, I have missed posting and reading your posts~ Additionally and thankfu...
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Junkyard Salvage Angels - New salvage assemblage angels using repurposed wood, metal and wire For sale in my Etsy shop: Sassytrash Designs
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"Just Not A Good Day Unless It Is A Creative One" - Burlap luxe Home And Art Designer~Writer~Artiste Of Burlap Luxe "Just Not A Good Day Unless It Is A Creative One" My latest created design, botanic gar...
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[Arredare piccoli spazi] Industriale e nordico - Non c'è nulla da fare, quando si tratta di arredare piccole case lo stile nordico, minimale e luminoso ha decisamente una marcia in più. Come questo...
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Intervista sul blog della Make-up artist Giorgia Di Giorgio - Ho conosciuto Giorgia Di Giorgio, quando ero ancora soltanto una blogger, che cercava, di trasformare la sua passione per la fotografia in una professio...
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Chinoiserie blue and white cushions - Apologies… It’s been a really long time between posts. I do apologise. I’m afraid I use Instagram more as an update for what’s been happening with Sprout ...
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DIY Vintage Style Wood Valentine's Day Heart Decoration Tutorial - Today, I'm doing my first DIY project in a very long time. It's a DIY vintage style wood Valentine's day heart decoration for the front porch of the farm...
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Christmas - Apologies for my long absence... I hope there are still some of you out there reading this! I've realised that blogging regularly requires quite a bit o...
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Another Over-Size Bird Free Printable - A few days ago I received an email from a reader. She was after a large-scale bird printable to partner the Heron I currently offer… I do already provide...
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Miranda Lambert's Tennessee home - Miranda Lambert's house sits an hour south of Nashville on 400 acres of farmland. Pictures show rolling hills, rustic living spaces and an enormous horse b...
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WITCHERY WHITE SHIRT CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 2017 - Photo via Witchery I recently had the honour of speaking at the Witchery White Shirt Campaign Launch at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. The campaign is a f...
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Published, Spring 2017 Where Women Create - Well finally! It's high time that I shared my contribution to the Spring 2017 issue of Where Women Create Magazine... more specifically, the feature st...
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PORCH LIGHT SHOWROOM - Hello lovlies! Just dropping in to show off our new showroom! We moved into our East Brisbane showroom about six months ago and are absolutely...
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Happy Spring - Happy Spring everyone! I’ve been so busy lately with our small shop space in Canton, Texas that I haven’t been able to do a Spring home tour this year...
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Spring Greetings - Greetings dear friends! Thank you for all of your wonderful notes over the past several months, and please accept my sincere apologizes for not posting...
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Happy Spring...what I'm up to... - [image: Chipping with Charm:Spring Repurposed Blocks, www.chippingwithcharm.blogspot.com] Hello friends, long time to see. Life has been busy. So happy...
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Spreading Her Wings... - Formal 2016 'And then she was gone. With hardly a backward glance and a spring in her step...' ciao for now... just Martha xx You might al...
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A way overdue notice about my new website! - Well this is embarrassing! I probably should have mentioned this sooner (and it would explain the terrible lack of posting here) but my blog has a new hom...
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Christmas Past - *Good morning everyone! I haven't been blogging for quite some time. I'm going to get back* *in the swing of things again, and start blogging. I really hav...
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Banana Chocolate and peanut butter bread - yep you read that right - This is a recipe from The Minimalist Baker...but I tweaked it and it's not bad at all. If you want the vegan gluten free version, head on over there...this...
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Free Agency - Dear Life, When you think of free agency, what comes to mind? As a Latter Day Saint, we have been taught this principle: *Agency, or the ability to choos...
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#Whichonewouldyouchoose - *Our local calendars by Emay Images are back in stock :-)* *These calendars are so popular at Christmas time as they make the perfect gift. They are easy t...
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Lovely Spring Has Arrived. - I've already posted a couple of these photos on Instagram, but thought you might like to see a few more from this Spring blossom session.... A couple of r...
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Halloween Flash Back! - With Halloween right around the corner we thought it would be fun to flash back to some of our favorite Halloween crafts we've done. Above is my all time...
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Our amazing artist client - The images shown are of an art room we created for an amazing client. "Everything about this room makes me smile and inspires me" , a direct quote from ...
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Creating patterns - I love the idea of creating new patterns for fabric or wallpaper (a fabric collection - what a dream!). Here are two I created recently using the inspirat...
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On the market: a beautiful house with a transformed kitchen - Spring is here, and so is the house selling season in Atlanta! As I drive around town, I see for sale signs everywhere. It seems as if people who have held...
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Relics of Witney are moving in April - Have you heard our exciting news? Yes, it's all change round here at Relics of Witney.... *We're moving!!* Here's what our new building looked like when...
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The Rhythm Of Our Days: Freo Fridays - For as long as I can remember, I have always loved Fridays - the closing of a week, a simple low key dinner, the anticipation of everyone in our househol...
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I am back, briefly - I am back, briefly Hello, dear readers. It has taken me about 45 minutes to log back into blogger. After such a long hiatus Google freaked out and sent m...
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Photography Challenges Week 1 - So here is a round up of this weeks photo's from my photography challenges. All of my photos this week are taken on my iPhone as I am still working on th...
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Christmas decorating with Balsam Hills - Don't you just love Christmas with all the beautiful lights and decor that we now have available here in Australia. I always love decorating the house fo...
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Faith, Community and the Family - Have you heard of the African adage, "It takes a village to raise a child?" *It takes a village* is a proverb that leverages the cultural conte...
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Change - My last post has been up for 19 months & today, on a beautiful warm, sunny Spring day in the Adelaide Hills, it's finally being replaced. This past year ha...
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October wish list - With the house progress gaining momentum after being *so *slow for a few years, I've found myself in a decorating hiatus. Unpacking previously bought treas...
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Final Images Elbow Park {12th} Exterior & Lower Level - Let's see if I remember how to do this...and if anyone is there. While I used to be a regular at blogging our business has expanded and so has my role with...
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A DREAM HOME - It is not very often that I come across a home that I wouldn't change something about it. Even if it is just something like the paint colour. But this h...
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Platypus Rabbit Trap - Here is a picture and a close up of a hard to find Platypus rabbit trap from the 1930's. If you ever have anything you want to ask about anything you see o...
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Introduction to Chalk Paint Workshop Saturday 13th June - Before After Painted in English Yellow, Provence, Antionette, Paris Grey and Louis Blue Base. Before After Painted in French Linen with Clear W...
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Catching Up - Part 2 - Two days after we sold our home (see Catching Up - Part 1) the husband and my mother and myself flew down to Nova Scotia to celebrate our daughter's gradua...
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Modif Motor Balap Blade - *Modif Motor Balap Blade*. Bersamaan peralihan musim dan berkembangnya informasi ternyata sudah berimbas juga terhadap progres dunia modif kendaraan berm...
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My Dining Room - Well hi there its been a while. Not much has changed in my dining room but I am loving my clock over my mantle :). Don't look to close at my slipcovered...
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To Shower or Not To Shower - To shower or not to shower, that is the question! I know, what a stupid & silly question that is...of course the only sane answer is to shower. Or is i...
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The Beach House Kitchen Reveal - And so the kitchen came about... And I love it more than Christmas. It's become the total centre of our home. Every part of it makes me smile. Ther...
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What We Accomplished #74 - Want to be a pin-up girl? Join the party, and if you are featured, I'll pin your project to my Green Willow Pond Features Board! Thank you to all who se...
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New York, New York - I was just cleaning and my thoughts drifted to 16 years ago when I was fresh out of college and excitedly headed to new city, a new career, and a new home ...
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Thank you - Image Yep, it's been a while since January. I've been thinking about this blog a lot and I think it's a natural time to leave it be for a while. Life has...
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Hello - Hello, oh my goodness, what a bad blogger I have been. This is a bit of a test post to see if things are still working. You never know, I might drop back s...
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Perfect Girls Room Design and Decor Ideas - Creating the perfect teenage girls room design for your daughter's room starts with an understanding of what your child likes. Millions of moms have aimles...
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Flokati rug is in the mid-mod house - I've been suffering writer's block and Jason hung up his tool belt semi-permanently over the holidays. We'd never make it in those reality TV renovating s...
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The story - selling and moving house - part one - Most would probably start a story from the beginning but I must say I do like the ones that start in the middle or at the end and then flash back and that ...
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Monkey mahem - There is something fascinating about a circus even now but 50 years ago they were mysterious, exciting, smelly, colourful and totally irresistible to a yo...
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Renovating Again - *RENOVATING AGAIN!!!* Well just when you think your renovating is done your son by a renovator's delight. He has no experience and never showed any interes...
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My home ready for Christmas - Welcome to my home. It's been a while! There are a number of reasons for my absence including an accident in the famiy, several projects on the go at the...
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CYBER MONDAY SALE!!! - I'm having a CYBER MONDAY SALE over at my Etsy shop. Be sure to stop in and enter the coupon code above for 30% off your entire purchase (not including ...
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Luxury Holiday Homes - Mornington Penninsula Melbourne - Holiday Stays, great way to holiday Approx $1.2K p/n So if you are stuck for somewhere to stay, or somewhere to go this summer in Melbourne, why not go to...
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Vintage Pyrex - Vintage Facts - #1 Vintage Facts I think everyone has a memory of a Pyrex item in a childhood kitchen, you would have seen them around on mums or aunties kitchen counter i...
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Our situation and maybe light at the end of the tunnel - BEADBOARD UPCOUNTRY is no more. I have not blogged since the beginning of it's demise..... So devastating...... We tried our best to keep it afloat but ...
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What Inspires Me - I am constantly inspired everyday by colour and beautiful images. I try to impart what I love into my shop with music as a part of the whole experience. I ...
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Hi there ; sorry its been so long..... - These chairs in our own dining room will soon be available in store.... More goodies.... Our new linen cushion range. Bottles galore in store now....se...
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HAPPY FALL - Well, well, it's been a while since I've blogged I can't believe it's fall...sob, sob Where DID the summer go? I certainly hope yours was a splendid one! Di...
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Cupcake Cones... Summer Styling.. - Howdy, Loves! Hope everyone is staying cool, and enjoying the sunnier days this summer! It's been very hot and humid, but TODAY, with no weather expectatio...
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Update from out of the blue - Hi everyone, A while back I transferred this blog over to my new website which is a Wordpress site. Here's the link. I'm just in the process of finding o...
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In Homes and Gardens Magazine - Was excited to find that the new Homes And Gardens Magazine has included three of my feature stories. For all of us obsessed with interiors and design ts ...
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~handmade beachy summer pillows~ - hello friends, Well the little warm spell we had up north this past week sure put me in the mood for summer!! Today is cool and wet, but at least we know...
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Closet Remodel: Behind the Scenes, Including our Wood Wall - Hi Friends! Quick announcement before we get started here… In the next few days, I will be moving over to WordPress!! I began with Blogger in December ...
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Chic in Pink & Gold - This has to be my idea of the perfect apartment ~ it's everything I love wrapped up in one. Chic in pink and gold. Feminine, beautifully styled, g...
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Main Street Market vendor profile - Tattered Tiques! - I am SUPER excited to be hosting my first vintage & handmade market, Main Street Market, here in Rockford, IL on May 10th! We are still accepting applic...
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Green Barn Antiques - It's still winter here in Southern Ontario. Cold, snowy but thankfully very sunny. We are having quite a winter. So much snow we are running out of places ...
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Goodbye My First Little Place - When I started to write this post I was thinking I'm saying goodbye to My First Little Place with a heavy heart ... but I'm not, really. I'm not the mos...
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Overdue Update - So here is an update of some of the projects I completed in the second half of 2013 that didn't make it to the pages of this blog..... until now. ABOVE:...
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Crochet Rope Stitch Throw - After receiving my digital copy of Simply Crochet in November I decided to hook up a throw for my mother in law for Christmas. I didn't give myself a ...
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Surface Patterns - Just a few surface patterns that I created from some hand painted little flowers and butterflies I did last year. Artwork copyright protected and available...
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Grand 2 - It has said that it will be priced under Rs 25,000; media reports suggest that it will cost between Rs 19,000 and 21,000. It will hit the markets in Jan...
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Happy Holidays! - Darlings I am popping in to wish you all a Happy Holiday! I am writing this post from Sydney. We are back in Australia for a bit of a tropical treat. It i...
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Season's Greetings! - We can hardly believe it is that time of year already, but it seems it is! Christmas is only a few days away! Before it arrives, however, we would like t...
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albert park food + wine festival {taste of melbourne} - if you've never been before you are missing out....... the food is amazing music playing good wine great company hubbs {greg loves it, its his thing } thi...
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welcome to the new blog and a special giveaway - Welcome to my new blog!! I so hope you like it! The layout is a little lighter and fresher looking; the archives are easier to negotiate; there are sha...
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EDITORIAL: Tian Yi in Vogue China, December 2013 - *Model: *Tian Yi (Fusion) *Editorial: *The Grand Masters *Magazine: *Vogue China, December 2013 *Photographer: *Mario Testino *Stylist: *Unknown *Hair: *Un...
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come along & join me at the Canberra Creatives Mini Market - Greetings all, What a brilliant way for me to share & sell off the remainder of my fabric store supplies . . . at a mini market & craft de-stash!! Imagi...
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So long, farewell, auf wieder sehen, adieu..... It's time for a Change! - **Warning: if you suffer from long post syndrome, please step away from this one, thank you*.* *Before I start....* *How many of you were actually read...
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Owl Cake. - My Daughter had her 12th Birthday way back in August, and she wanted an owl inspired cake, as owls seem to all the rage with her at the moment. I set about...
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Tarragindi Lampshades - Recently custom-made lampshades for Steve and Caroline's lovely home in Tarragindi, Brisbane. How elegant are the French Doors? The lampshade on the vinta...
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Class Celebration Hallow's eve Games - In case you talk to children exactly what their best excursion can be, the most effective likely solution via a lot of kids will likely be The holiday seas...
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The Start of Something New ... - Hello friends! I hope this post finds you all well and happy! Well it has been what seems like forever since I last visited Blogger. For many reasons, I ...
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Exciting white verandah news - Hello lovelies.. It has indeed been awhile.. Things have been busy around here.. But here are some of the things we have been up to.. Endlessly making th...
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CREATIVELY ACTIVE MINDS JOINS FACEBOOK!!! - *The ever Fabulous Creative Designer "CAM" from Creatively Active Minds is now on Facebook...I know....exciting times! Pop on over it's a heart stopp...
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twinkle twinkle little nightstand (a makeover) - Happy Wednesday! I have a little some old and a little something new (and a little something twinkly) for you. The little something old: A wooden box that ...
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Never Fails - Oh what a gorgeous slice of cool this Sydney pad is. The perfect amount of original mixed with a clean skin of fresh white paint. Never fails. ...
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Front of house - Our little (or not so little renovation as we have found) hit the five year mark in April this year and alas we are still going - might need to rename my b...
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A whole year has gone by..... - Hello Friends!! It has been so long!!! I am trying to get all my eggs in one baskets when it comes to blog, website and Facebook. For those that like to f...
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Bali goodness. - I know alot of people think facebook is not a good thing, but I have to admit to really quite liking it. I can contact my clients through it, send picture...
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My blog has moved....... - I have moved ....... My blog is still Hope Island Home Living but has a new URL www.hopeislandhomeliving.blogspot.com.au This will be my last post on this ...
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Tea anyone? - Thought I'd share with you another reason I love Aldi. A cute Tetley tea tin for only $4.99. Love the message on it. It came with teabags and now sits prou...
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Important - New Blog Address - Hi there Shabbilicious friends This message is going out to all my Google Friends Connect followers. Since my move to WordPress 3 weeks ago, my blog up...
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HOW cute are these? - Howdy, long time no write. I have been spending most of my time over at instagram but I had to pop over here and show you these. If there is still anyone re...
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Soul Studio Blog - *Wicker & Stitch has a NEW HOME over at Soul Studio *- it is a collection of inspiration, photography and anecdotes, detailing life with my family, my ...
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Lily Pulitzer 1931-2013 - Lily Pulitzer died yesterday. She was 81. Lily was a wealthy American who lived on the East Coast and became famous in the 1950s for her outrageously colou...
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it’s bye from me and miaow from the vampire slayer… - It’s a glimpse of the bleeding obvious to say that I haven’t done a blog post for a looooong, long time. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the most...
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hello again... - hello dear friends.. as with most of us... there is so much to keep up with that it is hard to devote time to all of the options that surround us. we h...
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500 Cushion Covers Sold This Year - *Yes, that's right. I've sold 500 cushion covers so far this year. I don't normally talk about such things, but I do think that's a pretty good number cons...
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Cow hide Settee - *While this little Antique Settee is Darling, I really wanted a * *different look and wanted to create a unique piece.* *Once I stripped it down, I pa...
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~well, hello there!~ - *Hello hello!!!* *Where in the world have I been?* *via pinterest* *some of you have been so sweet,* *inquiring....... * *checking in on me to make sur...
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Map themed Jewelry from Make Jewellery Magazine - Designer Helen Cant from Make Jewellery Magazine has come up with more lovely Jewelry projects using my images! This time the theme was maps and she used s...
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New Design Blog: Who'd Have Thought? - Hi all! I know I haven't been around here much lately. I kind of got a little camera shy once the house was finished and decorated and we moved in! Nee...
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New Lighting in the Kitchen - Hello everyone so I have been working on The Nail Room everything is coming along slowly but surely. In the mean time I have been wanting to change out the...
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New Restaurant and New Project - I am just starting on several back to back client projects which takes up a huge amount of my waking hours so I apologize for the sporadic blog posting...
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A NEW Year....A NEW Office & a NEW Project.... - Happy NEW YEAR Vintage Friends FAR & WIDE....! I hope everyone survived the silly season intact....Unfortunately, I didn't get to participate in the Chris...
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Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings Market! - I'm so exited to let you know that mrs.darcy is off to the fabulous USA showing this week at the Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings Market! What an exciting...
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Happy Holidays and a Bright & Cheery 2013 - [image: Photobucket] Hello All, I hope you all had as relaxed a Christmas day as we did yesterday and enjoyed time with family and friends. I am finally ...
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What's Inside the Advent Boxes? - Last week, I shared the advent calendar I made out of a ladder. The kids are enjoying opening a box each day. As I mentioned, I didn't want to m...
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merry + bright - Here's a compilation of my favorite holiday decorations for Thanksgiving/Christmas this year because.... it's time for the holidays! white pumpkins! it's...
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Goodbye - Well it has been a long time between posts for me and an awful lot has happened in that time. As many of you are aware from my last post our trip to New Yo...
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Redecorated Dressing Room - This tiny room sits off our small master bath in our century home. And yes, I am thankful we have a master bath in a home that dates back to 1856! I recent...
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I've Moved To Wordpress - Ok, so I've moved to Wordpress and this is the last post you will ever see on this dear old bloggy of mine. Blogger has been so good to me. I've been her...
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It's a doll's life... - I was so super flattered that the fabulous parenting magazine Littlies wanted to feature my dollshouse in its September issue (Littlies is my absolute ...
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more special gifts for Mother's Day and some pretty new merchandise... - lovely handmade crown by Rosemary Olson detail on back of crown handmade crown by Rosemary Olson detail on back of crown handmade box by Rosemary Olson...
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The 'Fete' Of My Blog - Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter break!! Thought I had better explain my absence of late. I have recently added convening the 'handmade' stall at my d...
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Aussie Visual Arts Unit of Work Freebie... - Hi everyone! It seems that I have been MIA lately, more than I had realised. I am a pretty private person and would like to remain so...but I will apolo...
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The bunny is on the way. - Another month has gone by, where did that go, days just whizz by. Easter is just around the corner, Great, Lots of chocolate, just what I need! (That was s...
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Herringbone Art- A Pinterest Project - Remember when I posted about my master bedroom redecorating project back in September? Well, nothing has changed in there... until now. I still needed som...
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BEFORE & AFTER - THE BEDROOM REVEAL + - Lots of pics, few words..... before - after the cracks were fixed the first of two undercoats - the country green was a lot darker than I realised... We ha...
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Grammar: "it" as the sentence subject - When "It" as a subject represents a living being or a thing it's a notional subject, when it performs a purely grammatical function it's a formal object. ...
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Hello World - Bankon Good Style
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Our Wedding Day.... - Today we are off to the Hunter Valley to pick up the keys to our new place! Im so excited and so I thought I would post some photos from our wedding day ju...
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Pan-fried balsamic pear salad with pancetta, gorgonzola & warm honey dressing - In theory, I shouldn't like this recipe as I don't like blue cheese and am not a massive fan of pine nuts. However, the thought of a warm salad, consistin...
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PhD definition - PhD - simultaneously feeling as dumb and as smart as you have ever been. Highly dependent on day of the week and level of understanding of reading material.
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front fence - The front yard to do or not to do list. On top of the list is the front fence. 1. Do we add a white picket fence or do we makeover the existing wire ...
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Vacation Dreaming–Cape Cod Inspired Design - Based on the fact the we are going to spend our summer bleary-eyed and figuring out how to care for a kid – we aren’t going to take a proper summer vacat...
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Bye bye {for a little while} - Hi everyone! Julie-Ann and I have decided to take a holiday from this bloggy. I am so busy here and here and Julie-Ann is flat out with the Decorating Foru...
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Easy Ways to Bring Spring into Your Home - 1) Switch out heavy fabrics, blankets and pillows for light weight cotton and linen. 2) Clip blooms from your garden and display them in your home, or sp...
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My Bunch of Florals - As per usual I can't stop at just one of something. My latest flame? I love vintage framed pictures of roses and flowers. ( Don't forget about my floral T...
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Beautiful Day - I've just come in from feeding all our farm animals, and it is absolutely GORGEOUS outside! The sun shinning, the smell of fresh cut grass, our ducks all ...
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Good Morning Kym!!
ReplyDeleteI was just having my coffee and saw your post on my blog roll and froze!! That photo is my home town!!!
What a lovely surprise first thing. That must be Marilyn Monroe? She shot a film there many years ago.
As for the other photos oh so dreamy!!!
Thanks for that!
Pamela xo
So pretty and elegant. Hope you have a great weekend Kym.
ReplyDeletehave a lovely weekend also kim!!
ReplyDeletelaura xxx
Beautiful well posted well said.
ReplyDeleteDore
Girly girl pictures. So lovely!! Thanks
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