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    Le Fanu, Perth’s Most Expensive Renovation, is Now For Sale

    March 14, 2019March 16, 2019

    Le Fanu, Perth’s most expensive home renovation, is up for sale. If you could do with a luxury beach home and have a spare $17 million, this heritage-listed house could be yours! Some of you guys may remember the story I wrote a few years ago on this house. Right by the beach in Cottesloe

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    From 70s Brick Box to Timeless Beach House

    March 31, 2018April 1, 2018

    I love Perth. But in my humble opinion, the rugged NSW coast has to be one of the most beautiful and special parts of Australia. A few years ago my sister-in-law relocated from Sydney to live in a beach house in a small town a couple of hours south of the city (just near Berry,

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    • We're making succulent bowls for gifts... a school holiday activity I don't totally despise 😆 #moreformereeeally 😉 #housenerd #schoolholidays #succulentbowls #succulents #plantnerd #thingstodowithkids #kidsactivities #giftideas #toddleractivities #succulentsofinstagram #succulentsonly #plants #greenlove #winterinperth #housenerdhome #toddlerideas #homesblogger #cuttings
    • WIN 💛 Murchison-Hume - I have used @murchisonhume's natural cleaning and skincare products for years - you might have noticed their iconic brown bottles constantly popping up in my feed! The branding is so pretty that they're the kind of bottles that actually look good out on display, like their new basil, mandarin and kale Everything Laundry Soap (and they make nice housewarming or host gifts too). Because we don't have a powder room, our laundry basin doubles as a wash-up area for our visitors so I like to have it looking pretty. I've been loving their Sink-Side Style Set in their delicious new Japanese Quince fragrance and have one to give away for you to use in your own laundry, bathroom or kitchen 🖤 The set includes a Hand Cream, Hand Soap and porcelain tray in a MH calico bag (valued at $61.80 - see last pic). To enter all you have to do is follow @murchisonhume and @housenerd and tag a friend in a comment. One friend, one entry, five friends, five entries and so on. Winner drawn Wed 24 July. Competition open worldwide. Good luck! 💛 . . . . Contest rules: There is a complete release of Instagram by each entrant. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram. . . #murchisonhume #laundry #laundrymakeover #naturalcleaning #cleaningproducts #housenerdhome #giveaway #win #housenerd #laundrymakeover #laundryreno #laundryremodel #benchtop #vanity #remodel #giveaway
    • Earlier this year I won a prize in an Instagram comp - two nights stay at a gorgeous @airbnb called @cottesloecabin 😝 After months of shuffling around his work schedule I was finally able to book it in for me and Mr Nerd and here we are at last - kid-free! 😄 Before we had kids, I used to think staycations were the weirdest idea. Like how did anyone even relax properly without physically "getting far away" from home? Not possible. I did not get it. This past year I have decided they are THE greatest idea ever - in such a short time you feel so relaxed but without the energy drain (and cost) of a flight or big drive ✈️ Going to make an effort to do this more often. Also, if you're ever on the hunt for a sweet Perth @airbnb (or place for a photo shoot) this place is lovely - 600m from the beach (we rode the bikes around Cott and gorged on the most amazing share board from @daisiescottesloe - we loved it so much we went there for brekkie 🤤 - and organic chocolate from @bahenandco 🍫) and the house is so calm and cool and comfortable. Totally recommend! Giving me all this minimalist, European-inspired small house inspiration! 🖤 😍 . . . . #cottesloecabin #airbnb #cottesloe #staycation #perth #kidfree #cladding #bw #scandinavian #perthairbnb #blogger #perthblogger #homesblogger #prize #perthaccommodation #interiors123 #scandistyle #minimalist #airbnbexperience #perthisok #perthairbnb #airbnb #tinyhouse #tinyhomeliving #australianhome #homedesign #minimalhome #modernhome
    • WIN 💛 An Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Mini Project Pack 🎨 I am addicted to @anniesloanhome chalk paint - these are a few of my projects. If you've never used this stuff before, it's amazing for DIYers - there's usually no sanding or priming needed, you can paint on timber, metal or masonry, indoors or outdoors (recently I saw @monpetitpalaisdesignskate use it to refresh dated brick paving and it looked so good). It's fast (perfect for parents 🙄😆) and it's fun - I love mixing the colours together. This week I'm giving away an Annie Sloan Mini Project Pack RRP $125. Each comes with two small project paint pots in colours of your choice, one tin of clear soft wax, one tin of dark soft wax and a small pure bristle AS brush. To enter, all you have to do is follow @anniesloanhome and @housenerd, like this pic and tag friends for entries. One friend, one entry, five friends, five entries. Winner drawn Monday 15 July. Competition open worldwide. Good luck! 💛 . . . . Contest rules: There is a complete release of Instagram by each entrant. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram. . . #anniesloan #anniesloanhome #housenerd #chalkpaint #anniesloanchalkpaint #DIY #giveaway #win #contest #thriftedhome #furnituremakeover #chalkpaintmakeover #beforeandafter #handmadehome #homeideas #housenerdhome #paintideas
    • The other day at kindy drop-off I was horrified to discover it is school holidays in a week 😳👩‍👧‍👦 I really have to get better at writing things down (rather than emailing myself little notes late at night because I can't be bothered getting up from the couch and walking from the living room to my desk 🙄🧐). Today to get organised for the next month (hopefully 😅) I hung my beautiful new wall calendar from my lovely fellow blogger friend Gina from @stylecuratorau in my study. Gina offers this calendar as a FREE download on her site so you can nab it and print it off in any size for your own home 🖤 Gina is an amazing hard working blogger and stylist (and mum of two) and this week she is celebrating five years of posts with a whole week of giveaways for the home. So go check her out @stylecuratorau if you're feeling lucky! She also runs her regular #stylecuratorchallenge, where each month she invites people to style and snap a different pocket of their home for July it's the home office) and there are always great prizes to win - and a bit of sorting and faffing is always a nice way to spend rainy days like these at home 🌧️😄 New plant basket from @shop_kappepi 🌿 . . . #stylecuratorchallenge #housenerd #homeoffice #housenerdhome #stylecurator #rainydays #winter #study #officespace #workspace #blogger #renoblog #freebie #freelance #mumlife #workfromhome #workingfromhome #perthblogger #styling
    • I've shared this on Insta before, but today I posted Little Miss Nerd's full budget nursery makeover on the blog 👶🏻✨ (with a DIY for that super-easy wall trim). Swipe to see what it looked like before - I had nice things, but hadn't pulled them all together properly. And this room was bugging me for ages. Finally one weekend and $250 later, it was done! Miss Nerd actually decided to celebrate by taking her first steps in her room right after I finished decorating (probably celebrating. "Hooray! Mama finally got her shit together") and we were all so excited 😆 Here she is strutting in like I found a texta and I'm not afraid to draw on the walls with it 😌🙄 #destructochild Link in profile and my Stories ⭐ . . . #roomreveal #nursery #nurserymakeover #kidsroom #childrensrooms #toddler #babyroom #kidsroominspo #toddlerroom #childrensdecor #mumlife #perthparents #budgetdecorating #cornice #interiorsblog #renoproject #renoblog #housenerd #housenerdhome #thrifted
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