Baby Room

Hello! With not long to go until Baby Jones arrives, I thought it was time to do a little blog post on the baby room - I'll try my best to credit where items are from.

I have a few more projects ready to put up on the blog in the next month or so, so watch this space!

We wanted quite a simple room that was easy to keep tidy and that didn't require a new paint job! My theme was to use a combination of white, cream, gold and wood - with a few bits of pale pink now that we know we are having a girl.

Change table and mat: generously given to us 

Mirror: 21st gift so unsure of where from

Bird: Typo

White vase: Ikea

Grey wire basket, grey and white striped blanket: Kmart

Gold wall dots: gift from Little Paper Lane

Cot, gold vase, pink lantern, white lantern, white shelving unit, black woven baskets: The Warehouse

Grey bunny: gift from Country Road

Lamp: Briscoes

Chair: Freedom Furniture

Wall hooks: gift made by a talented family member

Framed art: DIY print in second hand frame

White distressed shelf above chair: DIY project from an old pallet

Painted stools

Hello! We found a few stools at the Hospice Shop and they have served as bedside tables for the last year. We like the idea of not having a cabinet or bedside table with lots of shelves, because they just get messy and full of stuff! These stools only have room for a book or two, a glass of water and a phone so they are perfect for what we need. 

All they needed were a light sand, a quick paint and then another sand to give them the distressed, weathered look we were after. 

We are slowly trying to declutter and simplify our space, and it feels good! x

Duvet cover is from Ikea, and our amazing fluffy pillow is from the Warehouse.

String Art

About a month ago, it was my turn to tutor Art Collective, so I chose something very easy and then I hardly had to tutor at all! They are very simple but effective, and took between 1 and 2 hours each to make. I snapped a few pictures of Meredith's (the deer) and my two...

Just a note, Meredith's deer is about 20cm in length, so considerably smaller than the diamond. Lots of fiddly hammering and stringing, but it paid off!

We used 19 x 1.60mm panel pins, and you could use anything like thin wool, bakers twine, embroidery thread or string. Just a tip - we found it helpful to tie the piece of string off on the same nail as you started stringing.

Big thanks to the very patient husband for knocking together some pallet canvases for everyone to use. I have a few spares so am looking forward to trying a few more ideas. But for now I'm loving the diamond in our lounge.

Garlands

I made this bunting for one of our guest rooms, using an old calendar I found. I love the simplicity of just three large flags.

  This tea towel was gifted to me by a friend who went to Passionate Conference. I would love to frame it, but for now pegs and string will suffice!

 

Another garland I made - I think it took all of a minute. I am developing a little crush on white feathers I think!

Have a great week x