FRICKING AWESOME SHELVES

*Sighs in Frustration*

Man o man I wish I had time to do these projects. My dad's house has some palettes lying around too...

CANT WAIT FOR END OF SEMESTER. MY LIFE WILL BEGIN AGAIN.

Moving Out #5

Moving and first week back at uni at once has really sucked it out of me, so apologies for the lack of posts, and for the lack of words today :)

Basically, my housemate is awesome and doesnt mind I have way too much stuff, and has let me have free reign over decorating, furniture arranging and the like :) Its so lovely to have a house filled with your things, not just a room or two, and for everything to be in its proper place - I've been waiting to see my teapots and such in a kitchen for SO LONG.

op-shop frames, print by Geninne

op canister, plunger and stand
choc hot cross buns - i like original better i've discovered
recipe books by frankie
blackboard from a friend :)


op-shop spaghetti jar
housemate's self-made boards!!!


art poster from long defunct frankie precursor chik.


frankie art poster by katherine brickman


original art by Ali J (love you Ali!!!)


mini ship from "the pirates cove" junk shop on queensland holiday
(it's name is hms sirius, which i pretend is harry potter related)
record/cd/mp3 ripper and player from ebay
servery is a hand-me-down


cards as mini-prints by frankie mag
square card by darling clementine


frankie art posters
bunnings hard hat for site visits for uni :)
tea for bini film painting



frankie art poster by rob ryan
handmade paper crane garland
(going to be for sale soon in OSIER shoppe!)
ebay paper lantern



op-shopped and DIY spray painted 70's orange glass light cover
(as vase)
creeper that is all over the rear part of our backyard


op-shop outdoor french lace cast iron table set
(with original orange vinyl cusions!!! - gonna re-upholster them)
beyond the fence is the rest of our back yard


housemates clock
op-shop ship and silver tea-stand
op-shop flora glass vase and milk-glass casserole
local pottery artist plate
op-shop vase as bell jar
have you met miss jones ceramic swan

Oh, and we're looking for another housemate, so if you're 18 to late 20s, and you'd like to hear a bit more about a 4 bed, 2 bath, big backyard, fully furnished, 90's house in Bayswater with a bus stop at the front door, gimme an email!

xx Lauren

Moving Out #4

Darn conflicting feelings.

xx L


p.s. Australian Aboriginals did not make tipi/tepee/teepees. They made mia-mia/wiltja/wurley/gunyahs.

Moving Out #3

Part three of my intrepid adventures into the world of cheap, eco-friendly home & furniture ideas...

Re-covered retro chairs.

I bought a really good quality, great nick dining set from the op-shop recently, but the chairs are partly upholstered with a hidious brown vinyl. I'm gonna change that!!! Design*Sponge's before/after archive has been soooo inspiring.

The above picture is from Apartment Therapy.

xx Lauren

Guess what this post is about.

Yup, the new year :)

Well I've been really happy with 2010; met lots of lovely people, became firm friends with a few, and finally got the haircut of my dreams :)

I've only got a few resolutions. But they're really important, so I must stick to them. This is my first year to make resolutions, so we'll see how I go.

1. spend less time on my laptop. honestly, this baby takes up waaaay too much of my time. So i'm gonna restrict myself to four hours a day (yes i now this is still a lot but believe me i spend waaaaaay more than that on here at the moment) unless I'm doing uni work or its a Made on the Left emergency (we have quite a few). This will equal more time getting real life stuff done, and less time thinking or planning (or blogging) about getting stuff done.

2. eat healthier. this will actually be a lot easier, as i'll be cooking all my own food (which I LOVE to do) once i move out in feb, and I won't be moving house every Wednesday, so I can organise things in advance and freeze. Gonna be really yummy... looking forward to it!

3. start some form of regular exercise. i haven't exercised for about three years, to tell the truth. disgusting, i know. but i've taken positive steps, such as doing up a vintage bike and getting a helmet, plus signing up for rollerderby training - yes i know its dangerous and i'll always have bruises but no other team sport appeals to me except netball and i cant be bothered finding a team.

4. stop being so shy around boys.


xx Lauren


p.s. yes, yes I did spend my first minutes of 2011 playing with sparklers in my friend's backyard. are you going to judge me??!!

p.p.s. the photo is by me, but of crafty friend Jacquie... we went to Peta's house and ate yum stuff (including cupcakes) and talked and drank wine and champers. Excellent.

Moving Out #2

Part two of my intrepid adventures into the world of cheap, eco-friendly outdoor setting ideas...

The table made from a door.

Luckily I'm quite a handy girl, otherwise this would be a bit overwhelming, but I reckon I can do it :)

I'm terribly modest too.


xx Lauren

Moving Out #1

Hey!

Well I'm moving out in Feb with a lovely chickie I've known since I was 6, and I'm really excited!

I'll finally be a proper grown-up!

So of course this means I've been looking at all the interior design blogs... soaking up all the cheap ways to make things look awesome.

And my fave so far is mismatched chairs... which is useful considering I'm pretty much going to buy all my furniture form op-shops anyway.