Guest Room Makeover

I'm tossing us a few ideas for my guest room. The room currently consists of a few odd items which have been thrown together in order to make the room useful. And now it's time to make it feel luxurious, so it feels like home for my guests. 

I'm roosting up a few ideas for the headboard and the nightstand. At this stage I'm leaning toward a fabric headboard rather than a timber one. And Navy Blue is so hot right now!  

What do you think?

Kitchen capers

Today I went on a cleaning frenzy. Not that my house is total pigsty, nor do I have layers of grime covering my kitchen cabinets. But my kitchen needed a bit of a deep clean. I've been reading a few blogs as of late one in particular is Atypical Type A written by Alicia Parsons. She has some great cleaning and organisation tips as well as a monthly house cleaning schedule.

Any way all this talk about cleaning and seeing as it's spring I thought there was no time like the present. So I relocated my tea and coffee facilities to a cupboard which opened up a heap of counter space then I cleaned my oven door. It took me a while but it is gleaming now. 

I have the cleaning bug now. My next project is inside the oven... Oh dear, stay tuned. 

How now brown couch...

At home I have a dark brown leather lounge suite. I am fighting my need to replace it with a nice grey fabric sofa. Like this one below.

But, alas, my budget (husband) wouldn't allow it. So I am stuck trying to make it fit with my style. This calls for some research in the form of browsing Pinterest and Houzz.com (yay, my silent addiction).

I like the feature wall in the picture above, plus a massive artwork with white framing, and some neutral cushions. 

Another dark feature wall with white framed pictures. I think I'm starting to find a road to travel down. 

A little girls room

I want to share with you my nursery. It was originally my first daughters room and when number 2 came along Sam was moved to her big girl room and Eve moved in. 

I started with the paint colour. At first  I went with a pinky colour, but as soon as the paint went on the wall I hated it. So I started looking for a warm grey. And do you think I can find that colour again, no!

When we moved Sam into her big girl room, we also moved her 'name' too. This left a big vacant space on the wall so I just had to put Eve's name there too. 

The room isn't huge and the built in is tiny so we have had to increase the storage with a few pieces from one of my favourite stores...Ikea!

We also had a lamp which was made for my husband by his grandmother when he was just a little boy. I matched it with a pleated olive green shade, which tied in the paper bunting I made from scrapbook paper. 

So there it is, our nursery. I will share Sam's big girl room with you another time. 

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my blog!

My name is Audrey, I'm a stay at home mum and a part time Interior Designer. Like many stay at home mums I have been working hard to start a business of my own which will enable me to look after my beautiful girls while earning a living.  I have completed the interior design course provided by The Interior Design Academy and have previous design experience through working with a project home builder in Tamworth NSW.

Now after starting a family with my wonderful husband, it's time to follow the career path I so desperately want to follow. It's time for the adventure of a lifetime. I am aware there are many talented interior designers  and stylists in Tamworth, and I'm not trying to compete with them, I just want to earn a living by doing something I thoroughly enjoy.

I have my own style, which is forever growing and changing. I want to use this blog as a means of expressing and sharing my likes and tastes when it comes to designs, products and styles. I also hope to share some of my future projects in this blog.

So stay tuned and stay inspired.

Sincerely Audrey Barton, Interior Designer.