Category Archives: Renovations (Renos 101!)

Making The Most Of A Situation

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jacinta

I love the places I find Jairah.  He is very good at hiding in funny locations.  This morning he was curled up, complete with a towel for a blankie in the pantry, making the most of the doorless situation.  I … Continue reading →

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Tenneille’s Bedroom

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jacinta

It has taken months to get the final finishes done on Tenneille’s bedroom.  I am so happy with how it has turned out.  It is totally different to how the room started off.  All the rooms in the house were … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Renovation – Day 1

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Jacinta

Ok, we have survived day one!  There had been much mess, noise and I must say, some fun, in the process.  It was great to get the kitchen packed up and pulled out in one day. We had thought up … Continue reading →

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New Kitchen Has Arrived!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jacinta

The new kitchen arrived today, flat packed.  Of course we were lead to believe that there would be two people unloading it, but no, just one.  I ended up having to help unload lots of pieces, some pretty heavy, so … Continue reading →

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I’m Dreaming of a White Kitchen

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jacinta

We are about 2 weeks off having our kitchen delivered.  It will come flat packed and requires some a lot of assembly.  We are going through a company called Kitset Kitchens.  they have been great to deal with so far.  Here’s hoping … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror, (Finally) on the Wall

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jacinta

Now these renovations of ours are going very slowly.  But I am happy to say Greg finally got around to hanging a mirror in our diningroom.  The mirror waited very patiently under our bed (out of reach of busy little … Continue reading →

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So It Seems…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jacinta

..another day has passed and I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write a blog post, meaningful or not!  It has been a rather crazy few days.  We are preparing to get our kitchen renovation underway and of … Continue reading →

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On A Little Adventure

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jacinta

The kids and I are visiting my mum in Ballarat this week.  Well, we sort of had to evacuate at short notice as we have some serious painting happening at home as of today.  The painter was able to slot … Continue reading →

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A Little Sneak Peak

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Jacinta

Tenneille’s bedroom is in the throws of being renovated.  The girls have been sharing a room, but we have decided they could do with their own room and help spread the mess have space to play.  The floating floor is … Continue reading →

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We Have A Deck!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jacinta

My very industrious other half has been busy the last couple of weekends getting our decking finished.  Thanks Greg!  We are very pleased with the end result.  We used spotted gum as the timber.  I can’t believe how much better … Continue reading →

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