Being the interior design addict that I am, I used the opportunity to update a few things in our home. I really love styling and will use any excuse to buy new pieces, especially cushions – I love buying cushions!

 

THE KITCHEN

 

 

On the other side we have a charcoal feature wall and as you can see below our home is overrun by plants! You’d never guess my hubby, Brooke, is a gardener… 😉  He’s always bringing home new plants and pots. This corner also features a large striped Design Twins pot along with a few Potted Thoughts. We love our Green Cathedral coffee table and the luxurious floor rug is the Knoll in Silver by Tribe Home. Honestly – it’s the most beautiful rug to have under your bare feet.

 

Below is one of my favourite pieces – Pink Waratah by Madeleine Stamer (purchased from Greenhouse Interiors).

Art Club Concept cushion – Oscar & Willow  /  MRD Home blush leather chair – Oscar & Willow / Zanzibar – Potted Thoughts

 

DINING AREA

 

The Dining Area features a painting by me – it’s actually one of my Year 12 pieces.

 

We still have a few things to do in this space – we recently removed the built in bench seat which is why part of the floor is missing and we’re in the process of building a custom designed study nook/buffet. We don’t have much storage in our home and as such, there is always clutter lying around because we have nowhere to hide it. We’re hoping the built in study nook and buffet will help us out in this department. Good storage is key to a tidy home!

Table – Gallery / Chairs – Matt Blatt (borrowed) / Occasional Chair – Concept Collections / Copper Pendants – Beacon Lighting / Round Felt Cushion – Sage and Clare / Rhipsalis – Potted Thoughts

 

If you look closely you’ll see the yellow retro wallpaper that was revealed when we pulled out the bench seat. It’s from the 70s kitchen that was here when we first bought the house. I would really LOVE to expose the brick on that wall but Brooke is not so keen (apparently there are too many gaps to fill!). Sitting on the console is one of my favourite pieces, a chunky teak fruit bowl I bought in Pt Elliot. I love it!

Striped Pot – Design Twins / Artwork – Freedom / Menu World Grinders – Oscar and Willow / Oak Geo Console – Globe West

 

Also in our dining area is my piano, a sentimental piece handed down to me by my grandpa who I lived with as a child. We used to play the piano together (he was super talented) and I could listen to him play for hours. Sitting atop the piano is a little painting I bought for Brooke as it reminded me of his pet cat, BooBoo (no longer with us, but legendary in his family). It’s by artist, Carey Potter, who I met at Bowerbird one year and whose work I love! That divine pineapple lamp was part of Claire and Hagan’s styling, reluctantly sold to them by an antique dealer. It’s not something we’d normally buy, but we love it because it’s unique and reminds us of our good mates from House Rules. The Chain of Hearts is by Potted Thoughts and on the wall is my ‘Pineapple Pop‘ artwork.

 

Entry

 

I love the simplicity of our large entry space – the charcoal front door, the pretty leaded windows, the fresh white walls and the picture rail. On the wall is an etching we purchased at the Nomad Gallery in Darwin by Indigenous artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu. There’s also a handmade bilum bag from PNG brought back by Brooke from his Kokoda Trek. One of my favourite pieces is a new addition, the Macarena Pendant by Herman Herman (see photo below). The plant stand was picked up by Brooke from a client’s garden (she was going to throw it out). It was old and rusty, but after a bit of sanding and spray painting it came up a treat!

Ethnicraft Nordic Oak Console – Globe West / Jute Floor Rug – Kmart / Bindu Basket – Uniqwa / Button Wall Hooks – Oscar and Willow / Ceramic Vase – Freedom / Aloe – Potted Thoughts 

Macarena Pendant – Herman Herman

 

Hallway

 

Our hallway features Ettie Ink artwork… just because!

Artwork – And Then You Lifted My Spirits I, Waiting For The Sun

 

Our bedroom

 

Our favourite place to be on a Sunday morning – it’s where we try to sleep in while the kids jump on us!

Magnolia painting – Ettie Ink / Bed Linen – Adairs / Skagen Fringe Floor Rug in Silver – Tribe Home / Logan Bedside Table – Globe West / Striped Pot – Design Twins / Sheer Curtains (silver) – Freedom

 

Girls’ Bedroom

 

Our girls share a bedroom. I’m including this photo as I love the Butterfly pendant used by Claire and Hagan on House Rules – our girls love it too! I also love the original fireplace (sadly, it’s the only one left in our home now). Luckily it’s a big room so the girls have a lot of space to play. Unfortunately, more room means more mess!

 

Main Bathroom

 

This is our enormous main bathroom. I’m not kidding, we could fit a queen size bed in here! We love the chunky feature tiles used by Fil and Joe in our bathroom. They weren’t to everyone’s liking though. In fact, the bathroom was described by the judges as a turquoise tragedy (insert giggle!) but we actually love it!

 

Argh! What’s my hair curler doing near the basin?! I was actually still doing my hair when the Sunday Mail team arrived. Oops.

Tiles – Beaumont Tiles / Hourglass Timber Stool – Flourish Gift & Home /  Towels – Love Ninnho / Devil’s Ivy – Potted Thoughts

 

So that’s it (well most of it anyway). Hope you enjoyed a peek into our home – would love to know your thoughts in the comments below… and if you watched House Rules, whether you can pick the changes we’ve made since then.

 

Below is the article featuring my Q & A.

 

My Place / Sunday Mail Home & Life Magazine Article