bedroom makeover

we are now almost at the end of 2 weeks of school holidays, and boy, have they flown by so fast!!i had no intention of making over our bedroom these holidays, but that's just what happened.

nothing too major, but i'll walk you through my choices and how they came to be!

a few weeks ago, i found these bedside tables at a church garage sale. i only bought them because i thought they would be easy to repaint and sell. little did i know they would inspire a beachy coastal bedroom makeover.

they got a couple of coats of Zinsser sealer, 2 coats of aqua, and a little shabbying.

once they were done, i decided they were a little on the 'bright' side, so rubbed some white paint over them with a rag.

you can see the end result above. they also got a coat of Porters Sealer.

no drawers are complete without scented draw liners. i found these pretties in Dollars and Sense.

this little stool was also a garage sale find.

here it is made over. it's also ended up in our bedroom.

my camera bag hangs above it now.

then came the bed head! i think it's difficult to find a really nice bed head in a king size that doesn't cost the earth. i've been dreaming of a gorgeous swirly whirly cane one for a while.

i was cruising around Pinterest last week and found the perfect bed head. AND it was a good price. AND they made it in King size. AND they shipped to my door in Brisbane from Melbourne for $50!

here's my new baby being unwrapped.

and in her new home

these vintage pillowcases (never used) give the bed just the right amount of happy colour.

here are a few shots of the rest of the room. i shopped the house for blue and aqua touches.

the divine timber cross is a new purchase :)

here's what our bedroom looked like before.

Kate x

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Lounge/Dining Rooms made over

the floors are done!!
i was so excited to be able to move everything back into the dining and lounge rooms,
and potter and style the afternoon away yesterday.
and it's feeling white white white! love love double freaking LOVE it!!

i was up with the birds at 5am
(just like when i styled my bedroom the morning after the floors were finished)
filling jars and fish bowls with greenery and flowers.
i'm really kind of liking the fish bowl vase :)

for those newer followers, (welcome and SOOO happy to have you following!!)
we have also painted the floors in our bedroom (as mentioned) & walk in robe
as well as the study.

cute mini suitcases i got yesterday from a lovely bloggy follower
who was having a massive clean out. oh, i came home with the best stuff!!
piles upon piles of doilies and vintage linen, milk glass, stools,
chandelier, trolley and more! chocked the sportswagon from the front seat to the boot and home i came with a nice big smile on my face :))

some piccies are a bit dark sorry. it was quite overcast this morning.

while the floors were being painted, i was repainting my lovely old hutch.
it went from french grey to white. yep i know, what a surprise!

another blackboard has found it's way into the house.
pink this time.

the dining room.

i'm thinking a nice white or cream rug will work well in here when the weather cools down.

the dining room was painted 1st, so it then became the lounge room while the lounge room floors were done.
i quite liked it! i felt very cosy and cottagey. (if that's a word?!)

painting begins in the lounge room....

carpets rolled back in the dining room

dining room before....

colour of hutch before....

that's it for the major stuff until next school holidays!
i'll be back to show you some of the treasures i came home with yesterday very soon ;)
Kate x
My Romantic Home
funky junk interiors

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Study floors painted white!

hi everyone!
we are now home from a totally amazing and relaxing 8 days on the Sunshine Coast.
sadly, it went SOO fast! we have looked forward to this holiday ALL year, and just like that,
it's all over :(
i hit the op shops almost the minute we arrived, so have some finds to show you later.

before we left on our holiday, Mike finished painting the floors in the study.
He did the floors in our bedroom not that long ago. you can see the post on them here.
He is absolutely SOLD on the whole painted floor thing, and can't wait to get stuck into the formal areas next!

so here you can see the study with the carpet gone.

filling the cracks is next.

filler is then sanded and ready for painting.

this is the pic i left you with in the last post.

3 coats later!
couldn't be more pleased.

$15 mirror from the markets last week.

before....
oh, and if you want to see the post on the painted filing cabinet,
go here to have a look!

i was completely exhausted once school finished for the year, but after that
beach holiday, i'm back and motivated to get stuck into some more projects!
i'll be back tomorrow with some holiday pics :)
Kate x

ps the winner of my Christmas giveaway didn't get back to me, so i did a redraw.
the lucky winner is the lovely Kim! you parcel will be in the post next week!

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giveaway winner

hello everyone!
i've been a bit slack when it comes to blogging lately!
and i'm 2 days late in announcing my little Chrissy giveaway- sorry about that!
it's been a big week to say the least.

firstly, the winner is
Kate from Rosealilly!
please email me Kate so i can get your Christmas pretties off in the mail to you!

here is a pic of Kacey and myself just before heading off
to her school Celebration Night.

she only has one more year of Primary school to go.
i just can't believe my baby is so grown up.
(here she is getting high on sugar with a friend on the last day of school!)

Mike came home with these the other night.
$3.11!!! i so enjoy a bunch of flowers when they are on a good special!

oh, and we are busy painting more floors white.....

will be back later with the finished product!
so glad the holidays are here!! another year of work and school behind us.
such.a.good.feeling!!!!!
Kate x

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