My First Blog Award!!!!!

Thank You Kym At Kyandra Rose for honouring me with my FIRST ever Blog Award... I was beside myself with excitement!!!

It has made me feel like I am a real  blogger...Yipee!!!!

Thank You Kym for making my day & being such a fabulous support, its great to know someone with so much talent is enjoying my blog!!!!

Kym has a beautiful blog with some very inspirational decorating ideas, she also shares my clock addiction!!!Kym  manages to do all these amazing things whilst working as a teacher & being a mum, I think that is impressive.

 I am a SAHM & write my blog because I was looking for a challenge & I wanted to have something to do, other than just being a housewife & mum. I couldn't imagine trying to fit in a full time job. 

I take my hat off to all you clever people that work & blog...

WELL DONE!!!

Now the award rules are that I have to list seven things about me

So here goes:

1. I have 4 children, 3 girls & 1 boy & they bring me a huge amount of joy, but like all mums cause me the most worries in life as well.

2. My husband is by far the most inspiring & motivating person in my life.

3. My sister Erin is definitely my biggest supporter in EVERYTHING I do & is also my partner in Design crime... I cant live without her ( she is also my partner in wine crime, LOL)

4. Teaching my teenage daughter to drive is by far the most challenging & terrifying task I have ever  had to undertake.

5. It makes me crazy if someone sits on my bed after I make it, I love to see a beautifully made bed decorated with lost of fabulous pillows!!!

6.I love an organised home with lots of storage.

& lucky No. 7

I have been so inspired by the talent I have come across since I started reading so many amazing blogs, that I now have very huge aspirations to refurbish, upholster & paint things, rather than purchase everything brand new.

 For this I say THANK YOU!!!!

The second Privilege is that I get to Pass this honour onto 15 other Fabulous Blogs.

Here is who I have chosen

The Five Year Project

Perfectly Imperfect

My Sweet Prints

The Paper tree Design

Blog Brew Review

From here to There

My Summer house

Nestled in Rosenberg

Driftwood Interiors

A Beautiful Mess

Being Ruby

The Pennington Point

fattii goes public

Design Dump

Colour me Happy

A Beach Cottage

So if you haven't already been visiting any of these blogs you should drop on over & check them out. Some are about design, some about life, some put a smile on your face, BUT, all of them are written by incredibly inspirational & clever people.

Than You again Kym

Cheers

Trish xxx

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Comfortable and Modern Bathroom Furniture Set

Comfortable and Modern Bathroom Furniture Set

The SensaMare complete bathroom is one more product by Hoesch, which has been presented on ISH 2009 in Frankfurt. It presents itself the set for bathroom consisted of shower cabin, bathtub and washbasin. It is addressed to active people who like comfortable and modern furniture. If you are one of them, you should check it out. Hoesch gives you a place where you could relax and find yourself. You could start your day freshly and vital, taking shower in stylish and functional SensareMare box. Comfortable whirlpool bath could help you to make the end of working day much more pleasant. All of the elements are made in contemporary minimalist style and would look great in black and white interior design. One of the most interesting features of this set is combination of white acrylic with exotic wood, which adds natural touch to it.

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Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Home Interior Decoration is nothing but a practice of restructuring and designing anything that forms part for the interiors, including, walls, doors, windows, furniture, lighting, texture, etc. Interior decoration is a skill that not only needs a lot of intelligence and creativity, but it also requires effort, money and time. While designing the home it becomes important to focus on very tiny bit of information and detail. The imagination must be allowed to run free, and before you can realize, your home would transform in the home of your dreams, right before your eyes!

Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Prior to drawing any conclusions, check the durability, affordability and feasibility of the options. Some factors to consider while opting for interior decoration are:

Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Home Interior Decoration Ideas

Start with deciding on the look you desire to have. Select form calm, rustic, sleek, loud, traditional or modern look. Everything goes well, varying with your tastes and preferences. Make sure you compare as many options as possible, weighing their advantages, disadvantages, prices, durability, etc. Before settling for anything, do your research well from the magazines, internet, brochures, television shows, etc.

For the perfect look, or to save your own precious time, you may settle for a professional in home decoration. Explain to your home decorator clearly what you desire and what your predetermined budget for this entire affair is. Ask your neighbors, friends and relatives for their opinions. Their suggestions and experiences can throw light on some very crucial points that may be capable of affecting your decision on any particular given matter.

You may like to consider the Indian art of Vastu Shastra or the Chinese Feng Shui, as you go about decorating your house. These are two extremely popular beliefs that revolve around such techniques that can free your surroundings off any possible ‘negative energy’ that may be prevailing. This idea are said to promote well being and prosperity.

Adding a personal touch to your house is a good idea. You can have crafts work and paintings that you have made yourself. Or you can simply hang some family pictures. It makes your home cozy, refreshing and also inviting. Do it well, and manage it properly so that the place feels full of warmth and love!

And last of all, do not stray form your budget. Always keep your budget in your mind. It is important to keep comparing the various prices of different lightening, furniture, flooring, paints, and all kinds of other things. Check them all out properly, so that you neither forget your budget, nor do you end up opting for something which is not really good enough, quality wise. Though interior decoration tends to be an expensive business, doing to efficiently and well enough can get you a lovely home, without really emptying your pockets on endless expenditures.

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Gorgeous Beach Shell Chandelier from Currey

We're crazy about this new beach shell chandelier from Currey & Co. Isn't it marvelous? Can you see this with a white linen couch and white-washed floor? You'll need a very high ceiling though. This chandelier is huge!

The size is 37rd x 64h and the price is $5750 including shipping, a little expensive, perhaps, but oh it's so worth it.

This will be posted on our Currey Chandeliers section soon so please check back for more info.

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Bar Designs Home Plans From The Experiences of People

Bar Designs Home

The following is the plan of Home Bars Designs from those experiences: "While I am not a suitable bar is identical to your plan, they were instrumental in completing the project my basement bar! I ended up with 40 feet of desk space, and bar stools 18 Very pleasant. For the party with 30 people, or a great place to sit alone and watch the big screen.
Home Bar Design Plan

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Designers We Love

With the death of so many design magazines of late, we thought we'd share with you some of our favorite designers' web sites.  They are full of beautiful photographs and great ideas that you can steal :)

Note:  Click on link to go to the designer's web site.

Jan Showers-Soft, pretty designs.

Kelly Hoppen-simple, modern, luxurious designs.  Muted colors, simple lines.

Orla Collins: Modern, luxurious.  Simply divine.

Rabih Hage-Scrumptious, luxurious. Rich colors, modern lines.  Marvelous details.

Nini Andrade Silva- Zen, modern.  Ethnic.

Michael Reeves-Simply divine!  Mostly modern but some traditional too...

Let us know if you like this list and we'll make it a regular feature in our blog in the future.

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A cellar to celebrate

I am off to a party tonight to celebrate the opening of my hairdressers new salon

Mystic Hair Studio.

I am planning on taking her a nice bottle of bubbly to celebrate!!!

It would be nice if I could just grab a special bottle of something  from my own personal wine collection ...I wish!!!!.
 Perhaps I could keep my wine in a cellar.

 I think one of these would do just fine!!!

modern wine cellar design by vancouver general contractor billy carpenter

wine cellar design

I would also like to send a fabulous bottle of (virtual) bubbly to a wonderful blogger named Ange over at Chair up . Ange is an extremely talented New Zealander living on The Gold Coast & like me has a serious addiction to blogging & house magazines. She does the most amazing rehupolstering & furniture refurbs, I'm always excited to check out what she has been up to. You have to go over to Chair up & admire Ange's handiwork.
 WARNING you will be inspired to create!!!! 

 

Cheers

Trish xxx

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Ultra Cool Barstool

We're digging this new barstool from Nuevo. Look at the base. Isn't it the coolest ever?

The barstool comes in black, brown and white leather. The base is made of solid stainless steel. It sells for $400/each.

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Home Bar Designs From Steve K, Halifax, MA

Free home bar designs

Thus was the idea home bar designs from Steve K, Halifax, MA: My boyfriend and I use the bars you plan as a guide. We have our own dimension to deal with a tool rather than a Bible. We use a 2x3 for the frame with drywall screws recommended.

We plan dimensions of the framework to be able to match the kegerator, sink, small refrigerator and a lot of desk space. We side bar with 3 / 4 "birch and used molds from Home Depot that we are mitered and assembled with a small tack nails and glue. The counter top is built with 3 / 4" MDFB and formica on it. above was constructed by primarily the same way as bar plans unless we used oak hardwood floors to the top of the plywood.

We chose hardwood floors because we plan to put our own hard wood floor in our living room, so this is a good chance to get some experience (and will not be the end of the world if we mess it up). I should have through the spill, so we built that just like your plan and it really adds a touch of class to the bar and gives a realistic view bar.

We do not use a router for rounding every corner. We both used dowels and sanded them to intervene (as in a birch veneer on the side) or we use prints like the bar through the spill. We want to use the molds Chicago Rail to arm rests instead of brass tubing, but also too expensive, so we mixed the two pieces of molding to make the outside crept across the top.

We bought a lot of brackets used brass foot rail and zinc coated steel pipeline to the foot rail. channel only cost us about $ 13.00 overall, compared with about $ 200 or $ 300 for the brass and I think it looks neat.

We salute the top with seven layers of polyurethane and three layers on the side. We use this new Minwax polyurethane from Home Depot that dries quickly and does not require sanding for the next layer is applied within 12 hours. It works very well for us because we do not have to sand after each coat. Bar your plan is an integral part of the settlement bar. This bar is the first thing we ever built.
Home bar designs

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Home Bar Design Ideas | Home Bar Design Plan

Here's a home bar design ideas of the interview of a person: I use a hardwood floor to the top with five bars of poly coat. I was lucky enough to have room for all the comforts including dishwasher, microwave convection, kegerator, TV, sink, wine refrigerator, dorm refrigerator and disposal and a small wine rack. Everything went very smoothly and your plan makes it so much easier to plan and build. Continue the good work and keep your customers own the building I was saved. approximately $ 15,000 to do it yourself.

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Modern Minimalist House Designs in Brazil

Minimalist Home Designs

Example of minimalist design of the house with a beautiful concept. for example you can build a house. Osler house is modern and minimalist house design is located in Brazil and was designed by Marcio Kogan. Osler house plans structured with a volume of the ground floor, the volume of suspension and deck with a swimming pool. Concrete and wood box on the ground, houses the main suite, bedroom, bathroom, utility area and garage.

Vertical wood brises filter light and can be opened in its entirety, diluting the relationship between internal and external. Volume up, volume rests on the ground floor, on the one hand, and on pilotis on the other: accommodate the living room, kitchen (made with low-height furniture) and a small office. Top box creates shady areas and on the ground floor of the prism, the extension of the living room, a solarium
Minimalist House Design

A staircase connects the outside by the pool deck to the deck above. An indoor staircase to form a daily circulation of the house. Near the main circulation, in the porch of a house, a panel designed specifically Bulcão Athos and that, perhaps, the last project. Tiles are located in the most famous classical buildings in Brasília building space here too; a work of art designed for the home, designed by the architecture, that the artist could not see the finish.

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A Flower Place

We really enjoyed building a few projects for my client's porches.
One project was a plant stand. We built a simple box out of MDF,
added some decorative molding to the front, and attached stair balusters for legs. To make it easy and inexpensive to change faux flowers seasonally,

I designed it with an interior board that rests inside the box. Holes were drilled into the board and it was covered with moss.

Flower picks are placed securely into the holes. If the homeowner wants real potted flowers,
she can simply remove the interior board and place them inside.But for now the faux flowers are
pretty and maintenance free.I think it looks perfect
sitting beneath the welcome sign I made.

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Minimalist House Design In Tokyo

Creator or minimalist house design architect in Tokyo is a duplex house with the court. Through the beautiful lines, the house showed that the simplicity and sophistication can live in perfect harmony. KS + was designed by Architect / Nobuya Kashima + Aya Sato.

Minimalist Home Designs

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Serious addiction update

Hi, My names Trish & I am still a blog addict.....BUT.... I have been working on beating toning down my addiction.

I did a post last week entailing a 5 step plan to help manage my days as a blogger, so I would have a more functional life.

 If you missed it you can read it here

Well I have made definite improvements.

I did make To Do lists & checked them off, some days I was unable to complete them due to a change of plans.

Dan Marty Designs

Time management is the key!!!

Another skill I must get back in touch with, LOL!!!

I have only exercised 3 times, so I wasn't to pleased about that. I am looking into a gym membership, so someone else can get me moving.

I have ensured all of the daily tasks are complete before turning on my laptop, although this

morning I have broken this rule. My husband had an early start to his work day(4.30am) & in true man style he was as quiet as a baby elephant, therefore, I had an early start. I was unable to get back to sleep. I was however lucky to capture a couple of snaps of the beautiful sky as the sun was rising.

I have taken these with my little pocket camera, I'm no fab photographer but I still think they capture the beauty.

The colours are amazing.

After several days of rain I think we are going to get a fabulous day, Thank You Mother Nature!!!

Oh that's right, time management, I better get back on track, back to that 5 step plan...

I have managed to produce MUCH nicer meals, this week, as well as bake a few yummy treats....Go me!!!

I did visit my parents & a girlfriend & we are off to a BBQ on Saturday.Yay...I am social in the real world again.

So in conclusion, I AM improving, BUT, still need  to do more work!!!

How about you, did you get your blogging addiction under control, or at least partially?

Did you come up with a plan that works for you, or where you able to follow mine??

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

Cheer's

Trish xxx

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Home Decoration Ideas

Right kind of ambiance is of utmost importance in parties as it sets the guests in high spirits. Though we may not realize it overtly but a perfect ambiance adds a lot to the fun and frolic to the party. Imagine visiting a home party and one sees everything just tied up very neatly and kept at its place without any pomp and colors? However, many of us do prefer our homes like that in our everyday lives, but for a party, it might seem to be dull and unexciting. Parties are meant to bring something in us that we don’t experience in our monotonous day-to-day lives.

Colorful room with interesting slogans and posters on the walls of the room will set the party mood for the hosts as well as the guests. Painting some nice posters with crazy dancing pictures and slogans along with some interesting collage will make people laugh out loud. Serious slogans and posters are a big no-no during the party as parties are a time to rock and roll, and forget all sorrows and worries of life.

Also, one can add some glitters to these artistic works so as to give it a jazzy look. Piñatas full of candies and chocolates or some other small gifts serve as a nice surprise package that contributes to another layer of zeal and excitement to the party. Nevertheless, if you have a theme in mind regarding the party or any specific color that you have decided on, make sure to mould these decorations according to them.

Table decorations are some of the add-ons that bestow ecstasy to the entire venue. Make sure that the table cloths are properly cleaned and ironed. Apart from that, candles and flower vase can be placed on each table. Do not forget to put a napkin holder as well.

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Dreaming of Vintage typewriters

I have fallen in love with Vintage Type writers of late, I think they make a lovely decorating item.

Source unknown

Apartment therapy

Anthropologie

Mount one on the wall to create a whimsical feel to the room...

So I am now visiting antique stores & markets in search of the perfect vintage type writer...

Wish me luck!!!!

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Address This

My client shares a long driveway with her neighbors. She wanted a way to let people know which home was theirs. I thought about making something like this to show off her address, but she also asked for items that were low maintenance.I walked the aisles of the home improvement store until I discovered the electrical section. I purchased a long conduit pipe, two bent sections, and a bag of joiners. I also picked up address numbers and a small piece of galvanized sheet metal.
Mr. JofH cut the pipe and assembled the frame. He backed the sheet metal with cedar boards so the numbers could be screwed in, then hung the address from the frame with a few links of chain.I was thrilled with the no maintenance, simple industrial look and so was my client.

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