Tag Archives: Renovations

New flooring

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jacinta

After much discussion as to what flooring we wanted to put down in the remaining two bedrooms, lounge and dining area, we decided to stick with carpet.  Originally we were going to use floating bamboo flooring like we did in … Continue reading →

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Our Weekend (and a sneak peek of our kitchen floors!)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jacinta

What a busy weekend.  The kids and I escaped to Ballarat so Greg could get to work on putting the flooring down in the kitchen. The weather on Saturday was glorious and we decided to head to Daylesford.  I had … Continue reading →

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Devonshire Tea Anyone?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jacinta

We finally had our rangehood properly installed yesterday.  It only took five reschedules with the plumber due to all the rain we have been experiencing.  But thankfully the rain cleared yesterday and today was no exception, in fact it was … 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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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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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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Keepin’ It Real

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jacinta

– Keepin’ It Real captures the true essence of family life that I know are fleeting, keeping this mama grounded – As we are in the midst of renovating, different rooms get reassigned their use.  The playroom is currently also … 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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An Industrious Weekend

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jacinta

We have had a very busy weekend.  Greg worked on our new decking, which is almost finished.  I spent the weekend painting the spare room which will soon become Tenneille’s bedroom.  The original paint colour in the house is quite … Continue reading →

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