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  • I swear getting any sort of DIY or crafty project done when you have a toddler or baby always feels like THE most massive achievement 😆 I had been thinking of painting our old credenza for about six months. I wanted to brighten up this darker corner of our house and add some colour. I finally started it one Friday night while the kids were in bed and I'd had a couple of wines (isn't that how most projects start?) and was so enthused I started painting even before I pulled all the books out 🤨 I used my fave @anniesloanhome chalk paint which is always so easy (and enjoyable) to use - no sanding or prep required! I wanted the paint to still look old and sort of worn-in so I mixed a couple of colours together. (Mr Nerd was like, "Ahh. I see you painted the cupboard. It looks like you found it in the ocean." I'll take that as a pass... I think 🤔) I actually have an Annie Sloan giveaway planned soon so stay tuned to win some beautiful paint for your own project ☺️ . . . #anniesloan #colourmyhome #chalkpaint #housenerdhome #housenerd #anniesloanchalkpaint #anniesloanhome #makeover #DIY #vintage #makeover #diyproject #painted #paintedtimber #upcycled #mumlife #anniesloanmakeover #diywithkids #diyblog
  • Polished concrete floors, black cladding, gorgeous gardens, a hotel-worthy bar and... no air-con? 🤔 Well, despite being in beautiful Bayswater (with a lack of sea breezes) this 1960s cottage has been renovated and retrofitted to not need air-conditioning at all - even on the hottest Perth days. When owners Pamela and Nathaniel finally scored a house in their dream location, they asked the talented @thecolourroyale to design its renovation, but no builder wanted to touch the tricky steep block. Finally they met boutique builder @bacicgroup, who brought it to life on their budget. Working closely together to use Bacic Group's own insulated walling system bWall, the end result is an eclectic energy-efficent home testament to its owners dedication 🖤 Link in profile to the home tour; swipe to the end to see a couple befores. Styling @annapearlflanders 📸 @dionrobeson. . . . #energyefficient #1960s #energy #greenhouse #solarpassive #bacicgroup #thecolourroyale #housenerd #passivesolar #retrofit #retrofitted #agaves #centuryplants #blackwalls #perthdesign #perthblogger #bayswater #cottage #60s #perthbuilder #perthhouses
  • We have ALMOST finished a six week stint with Mr Nerd away for work 😴👶🏻🧒🐶 Midway through, my mum (my usual saviour) and family rudely jetted off to Sri Lanka resorts and now I'm definitely 😴🤯😷 (Luckily I have wine, funny friends and snarky parenting memes to improve my mood 😝 - and thank God for rellies and aunty figures!) Haven't been able to do as much on the blog lately but taking pics of this incredible renovation was a recent highlight. Sometimes I visit a reno and am blown away by some people's knack for envisioning what a house can become. I don't think I would have been able to transform this quite ordinary 80s brick house into this beautiful, airy home that brings to mind Byron Bay rather than Leeming - so cool. It's on the market with Rhys @calnanproperty - will pop a link in my Stories. Can't wait to share a full home tour including all the amazing before and afters. Last 📸 via @calnan_property. . . . . #renovation #hometour #perthrealestate #perthproperty #hometour #homerenovation #reno #remodel #flip #parenting #byronbay #beachstyle #coastalinspired #bw #alfrescoliving #tropicalgarden #beachhouse #homeideas #renovationideas #perthrealestateagent
  • Any progress is still progress, right? 😄 Painting the new + old driveway so it's all one colour is still on our to-do list (thinking light grey) but we HAVE upgraded our letterbox to this trendy horse hitching post 😄 Swipe to see before (it was wonky because one night I reversed into it going TO the pub 🙄) We reused the old box, painted it and Mr Nerd made the frame out of an old sleeper. We asked the neighbours if they'd also like to upgrade their crappy letterbox to our budget upgrade letterbox. I know it sort of looks like a place you could have hitched your steed, but I figure that can be a reference to when this land was a horse farm 😊️🐎 and eventually I'll fill that bed with plants. I found like 20 million in greenwaste collection recently 💪🏼🌱☺️ . . . . #housenerdhome #housenerd #letterbox #homesblogger #homesblog #homestolove #70shouse #70shousereno #perthhouses #renovatingideas #cladding #contemporaryhomes #renovation #renovating #australianhome #blackwalls #scyon #homeelevation #beforeandafter #elevation
  • Today I hung our new artwork from @fenton_and_fenton by our front door and it has been making me happy every time I see it 💛 It is a print of a piece by @andrea__shaw - her work is lovely and lively and happy. I haven't hundred percent decided yet whether it will stay here (I move art around all the time) or if I'll make it part of a gallery wall with all sorts of different pieces (I picked up a huge vintage seascape from the op shop as well this week and smuggled it inside into a cupboard before Mr Nerd saw 🙈) If you haven't checked out @fenton_and_fenton before, have a look - their art range is to die for and they do some of the BEST gallery walls - their styling in general is really fun 🤩 . . . . #australianart #fentonandfenton #sideboard #abstractart #australiandesign #austtalianbrand #gift #art #andreashawart #love #interiorsstyling #pocketofmyhome #showmeyourstyled #livingroom #artwork #colourfulinteriors #colourlover #housenerdhome #housenerd #banthebeige #australianlandscape #blogger #localart #credenza #sideboardstyling #artathome #howwedwell
  • If you didn't take a photo of the 4 seconds in the week your kitchen was actually clean and post it on Instagram, was it ever even tidy in the first place? 🤔 . . . . #noitwasnt #housenerd #kitchenreno #housenerdhome #ikeakitchen #butlerssink #farmhousesink #butcherblock #butcherblockcountertop #homereno #farmstyle #cottagestyle #perthproperty #perthhouses #whiteandwood #tidyingup #homesblog #renoblogger #existentialism
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