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    My Husband’s Big Deck: Our Backyard Before & After

    November 15, 2019February 7, 2020

    Well, that got your attention, didn’t it? Blame my shrunken, shriveled brain, but somehow I have totally neglected to share a big part of our home renovation here on the blog – our new patio and deck, which is about thirty times nicer than what what our once-daggy 70s house had there before. (Those before

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    Bacon and Egg πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸΎ I used to Bacon and Egg πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸΎ I used to think it would be so cute if they shared a room but now I realise it would just mean even more up-to-no-goodness 🧐 Room updates: his beloved glow in the dark planet stickers and a new (thrifted) bedside. Now that we have kids, it's the first time hubby and I have experienced the joy of a person who sleepwalks.... doesn't happen very often but never fails to make us jump. Of course it's usually when the lights are off, we're in the dark watching some tense Danish psychological thriller and a small dark creepy figure slides into the room πŸ˜±πŸ™„ #kids #theywillgetus . . . #housenerd #housenerdhaul #parenting #parenthood #bedroom #kidsroom #smallroom #smallhouse #diyblog #diyblogger #bedside #sleepwalking #space #sparkjoy #interiorsblog #myserie7 #howwedwell #budgetinteriors #apartmenttherapy #homesblog
    Last day of school term! What a good morning for o Last day of school term! What a good morning for our kitchen clock to stop at 8.11am and for me to be chewing my toast thinking smugly, "Wow, we are making REALLY good time for once" 😌 (cut to two minutes later when I looked at my phone realised it was actually 8.44 and screeching, "BRUSH YOOOO' TEEEEEETH") πŸ˜΅πŸ‘ΉπŸ™„ Do you always make your bed before you leave the house in the morning? Ok, I didn't this morning, but usually I do. I love the trend in recent years for rumpled bedlinen that makes it okay for your bedsheets to look cosily imperfect.... means my husband can make the bed and it actually looks half-decent 😜 Now we just need it to be trendy for presents to be wrapped looking like they've been run over by a truck and that will be wonderful. New French flax linen sheets are from my friends @bedtonic in their Marine Ticking stripe and they feel SO good πŸ’™ . . . #housenerd #housenerdhome #bedtonic #myhomevibe #houseandhome #apartmenttherapy #homelovers #smallbizlove #smallbusiness #vintagestyle #showmeyourstyled #uohome #bedside #interioraddict #interiorblogger #realhome #linensheets #myserie7 #coastalhomes #hometohave #smallhome
    I'm not sure if I've ever actually shared our tiny I'm not sure if I've ever actually shared our tiny ensuite on Insta. But I cleaned it today (why is there no blue moon emoji? πŸ€”) so thought I might as well! πŸ˜‰ Swipe to see the before 🀒 and those 70s brown tiles with the darling pink roses 😱 This was the first room in the house Mr Nerd and I renovated... seven years ago now! It cost us $8k. It really is small - 1.75m x 1.75m - even now I still think it is one of the smallest bathrooms I've seen. Today on the blog I 'revisited' this reno and shared what I still love about it and what I might do differently if I were renovating this bathroom today (with a bit more experience under my belt πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ”§) Link in profile or my Stories. . . . #housenerd #housenerdhome #bathroom #renovation #smallspace #ensuite #renoblog #70shousereno #inmydomaine #sodomino #smallhouse #coastalhome #myhousebeautiful #bhghome #budgetmakeover #hunkerhome #homerenovation #myserie7 #uohome #tinyhouse #beforeandafter #thenewbohemians #diyhome #naturalmaterials
    It is a chilly, gardening for hours, dog-walking, It is a chilly, gardening for hours, dog-walking, pick up fish and chips in your PJs and ugg boots kind of evening πŸ‚πŸŒ«οΈπŸŒ§οΈ πŸ€— Also, you know those little kids that have those disturbingly devious, 'I am up to no good' grins.... I have one of those this time round πŸ˜΅πŸ˜… Our first born was an ANGEL in comparison to his sister πŸ˜‘ New plants courtesy verge pickup πŸ€—πŸŒ± . . #autumn #70shousereno #housenerd #housenerdhome #home #cladding #renovation #renovationblog #renoblog #70shouse #pluviophile #myhomevibe #bhghome #sodomino #blackwalls #vergeside #toddlerhood #secondchild #plantmom #inmydomaine #australianhome #interior444
    I doinged my neck the other day (yes, doinged is t I doinged my neck the other day (yes, doinged is totally a word here) and haven't done too many house things lately... it made me me feel so uncreative and a little cranky 😀 But I did manage a very easy DIY and gave these old pots a lick of paint from @somethingpaintedau πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸŽ¨ They are a great local Perth small business that make chalky-finish furniture paint that's suitable for most surfaces, and they have such pretty colours (this is the Country Grey 🌈) Now they're waiting here for the storm or for Miss Nerd to 'accidentally-on-purpose' smash her bike into them again 🀨 (see exhibit 2 - yay for Gorilla glue) #destructochild . . . #housenerd #somethingpainted #gifted #fixdontchuck #DIY #DIYhome #DIYblog #housenerdhome #deck #outdoorarea #DIYideas #chalkpaint #paintedpots #perthblog #myhomevibe #showmeyourstyled #bhghome #uohome #houseandhome #inmydomaine #plantfriends #plantsplantsplants
    I've been a good mum this year so I get my Mother' I've been a good mum this year so I get my Mother's Day present early πŸ˜πŸ€— thank you @fenton_and_fenton for brightening up our entry in this dark rainy weather (must confess I do love this change of weather though!) This is their beautiful Naxos pot and I love it πŸ’› Still deciding what plant looks best here - the ficus elastica or the dracena? Or should I go buy another plant full stop? Probably πŸ€”πŸŒ±πŸŒ΄ I can already hear my hubby screaming. The crazy stone paving here was one of my first DIYs in this house and it was so. much. fun. An expert would have definitely done a less dodgy job, but I enjoyed the process... and it was easy, affordable and only took a day. We bought some stone, I smashed it up with a hammer (FUN πŸ”¨πŸ’ͺ🏽) then glued them onto the shiny orange 70s tile beneath and grouted. Wish I had a proper before photo to show you but this was in the days before blogs πŸ˜† Some people told me cos it was tile on tile it would probably crack but it hasn't... it's rock-solid (sorryπŸ—Ώ) . . #housenerd #housenerdhome #gifted #fentonandfenton #mothersday #home #DIY #dracena #ficuselastica #70shouse.#70shousereno #cladding #naturalhome #myhomevibes #homesohard #realhomesofinstagram #homerenovation #renovationideas #hunkerhome #diyproject
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