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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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    Can you believe this is someone's backyard... and Can you believe this is someone's backyard... and you can go buy plants there? πŸ˜„πŸŒ΅πŸŒΏπŸͺ΄πŸ₯° This is a plant paradise at a home in Leeming. It's one of my recommendations when friends ask me where I go for reasonably priced, easily accessible plants for gifts (or self-gifts 😁🎁) @novosnursery is run by a lovely family who have turned their backyard into a plant shop for anyone to pop in and browse. They have cute plants for all price points, and pots and hangers too. Also, I've found out that the cafe by the IGA across the road has great coffee - a pretty good 'me time' activity if you want to sip and stroll through succulents. They're open most weekends (at 46 Farrington Road) but they're not open every day during the week, so best to message first or look up their Facebook page for times. Not sponsored, just addicted 🌱🀩 . . . #perthplants #indoorplants #homenursery #perthnursery #indoorplant #succulentsperth #plantlovers #perthblog #perthgifts #housenerd #smallbusiness #shoplocal #greenlove #indoorgreen #succulents #homesblog #plants #plantsplantsplants #perthstores #homegarden #perthgardens #plantsmakepeoplehappy #urbanjungle #houseplants #crazyplantlady
    We finally saved up to fit out our old walk-in rob We finally saved up to fit out our old walk-in robe! 🀩 I have been dying to do this in our attempts to make the most of our available storage spaces. 11 years spent living with the old set-up so I REALLY appreciate the new... swipe to see the before πŸ˜…πŸ™ˆ And then swipe to see the EXTRA-before from when we bought this house - the robe had yellow glass 70s windows, brown floral wallpaper and aromatic original shagpile carpet. After looking at a few companies I got the robe done by the wonderful @innerspacewardrobes (and I got THEIR contact details from a lovely fellow renovator Insta-friend, @twokidsatradieandme! βœ¨πŸ‘‹πŸ½) Innerspace are a great family-run local business and I really liked that Steve was happy to spend time on our quote measure to make sure it was perfect. Absolutely stoked with itπŸ’ƒπŸ½ . . . . #adulting #housenerd #innerspacewardrobes #walkinrobe #robeideas #closetideas #wardrobeideas #WAblog #homeblog #renovationblog #reno #retrofit #70shouse #customrobe #perthwardrobes #perthcupboards #wardrobedesign #renovationideas #storagesolutions #storage #perthhome #perthtradies #australianmade #wardrobegoals #organised #custommade #australianbusiness
    Nala turns 11 this month. 11! 😭 Which also mean Nala turns 11 this month. 11! 😭 Which also means we have been in this house 11 years. I genuinely thought back then that I'd probably renovate and decorate the whole 1970s thing in about two-three years (on my freelance writer's budget by the way πŸ˜‚) and move into another. By the way Nala takes a soy flat white, no sugar. . . . #coffeetime #morningslikethese #summerholidays #mydog #70shousereno #perthhouse #perthblogger #homesblog #homegarden #housenerd #housenerdhome #homestolove #perthgarden #gardenideas #agapanthus #patiodecor #deckideas #pacificteak #perthdecking #bw #70shouse #70shouserenovation #exteriordesign
    Just spent a morning at one of the most beautiful, Just spent a morning at one of the most beautiful, warm, magical old homes I've ever been. Go check out the feeds of home owners and creative couple Dee @kawa_heart_studio and Desmond @8footwalls. Lots of you will recognise their famous home already - a 1930s Californian bungalow they've slowly updated. Their home truly doesn't take a bad photo (I could have taken a million, but I was trying not to be too creepy πŸ‘Ή) but it more than just looks good - it FEELS so good. Not just "Instagrammable", but real. Nothing is too precious; kids can create and play in every corner. It reminds me of the old, rambling, quirky houses my friends and I grew up in; ones with crazy jungle gardens and winding paths and funny hidden rooms tacked on haphazardly everywhere like absent-minded afterthoughts. But I think houses that feel good are down to the people who live in it too. Desmond @8footwalls is a talented artist and has a garden studio where he paints (I now own a new print I can't wait to hang) and Dee @kawa_heart_studio is a writer, stylist and creative and lets out their guest studio for photo shoots. Despite the fact that they don't drink coffee and don't have a TV (I nearly fainted, how do they parent without those two vital elements?) they are still such lovely, funny, relatable people πŸ˜„ Go stalk them! . . . #fangirling #perthhomes #perthartists #perthcreatives #perthcreatives #kawaheartdtudio #homelovers #housenerd #homestolove #homeenvy #whitewalls #creativehomes#artisthome #californianbungalow #1930s #housecreeping #homesblog #studioperth #studiospace #studiophotography #studio #artistsoninstagram #artist #renovation
    When you're trying to host the coolest summer play When you're trying to host the coolest summer playdate, but your little sister is just... THERE πŸ™„ (I have two 'little' sisters myself, and I totally know the pain πŸ˜‰). . . . #summerholidays2020 #schoolholidays #housenerd #housenerdhome #kidsroom #kidsbedroom #boysroom #littlesister #siblings #homedecor #smallhouse #perthhomes #perthinteriors #australianinteriors #WAblogger #perthbloggers #howwedwell #christmasholidays
    On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave t On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 🎢 A giant air con unit, to stop me getting grumpy and sweat-y 🎢 This year Mr Nerd finally uttered the romantic words I'd been longing to hear: "I'm sick and tired of listening to you whinging and moaning every summer for the past ten years. We'll get a split system for the living room. That's your Christmas present, so shut up." πŸ€©πŸ’•β„οΈπŸ₯° I wish this post was sponsored, but it's not. It was expensive πŸ™ˆ However, worth every penny especially on those horrendous 40 degree plus days πŸ₯΅ As one of my buds declared, "best Christmas present in Australia." Today I hung my fave @gaildellart painting beneath it. I'm so happy to see the last of our ancient evaporative air con... I swear it barely ever made a difference and just made the house feel sticky! Anyway - keep going guys, sometimes whinging pays off ❄️ . . . #housenerd #housenerdhome #aircon #australiansummer #christmaspresent #perthblog #perthart #australianartist #australianlandscapeart #landscapeart #perthhomes #perthproperty #livingroom #howwedwell #howwehome #australianhomes #aussiechristmas
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