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A red and white Christmas theme

I went all blue last year for our Christmas decorations, the tree, the house, the wrapping etc. It suited our house, which is as you know mostly blue and white, and we live in a coastal area near the...

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How not to photograph kids for Christmas

Have you ever tried in vain to take official portraits of your kids for special occasions, like Christmas? Mine were all dressed up to see Santa last weekend and I thought that while they looked smart...

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Packing day has arrived!

This is my current reality!  So the packers move in today to help with the kitchen and a few cupboards I can’t face. Plus there’s so many bits and pieces that I just don’t know where to put, that I’m...

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Welcome to our new house and 2014!

So here we are in 2014. Happy new year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and fabulous New Year’s Eve celebration. I’m writing this post on my iPad and it’s the first time I’ve used the WordPress...

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A rather belated Christmas post!

I can’t begin to tell you how much being without internet access is utterly doing my head in! You realise how much you take all these mod cons for granted when you are suddenly without them. As we are...

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More belated Christmas posts….

The latest in the Telstra debacle is that the broadband that was promised for tomorrow, has now ben put on hold for a mystery technical reason they are unable to explain to me, and they say it could be...

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Our Summer Holiday Pt 1

 It’s been a long time between posts and I am feeling increasingly frustrated by my lack of internet access, although secretly I am quite enjoying my imposed exile from social media and a little down...

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A moment of reflection.

I attended the funeral today of a young mum who was tragically taken from her devoted husband and three beautiful young children by breast cancer. She fought a brave and valiant battle for four years....

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Interior decorating and design ideas for our new house

As mentioned last week, I’m going to take a little break from the blog to settle into our new home and community, but I’ll be back. Thank you for your kind comments and messages after my last soul...

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Our house featured in Home Beautiful May 2014

Reposted…. It’s been a long wait, but the photo shoot that took place at our house last year has finally come out in the latest issue of Home Beautiful magazine, May 2014. There are 13 pages in total...

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Welcome Home

Where do I begin….. Jessica Ross Photography Who knew it would be such a long time between drinks (posts), or that it would take over 18 months to get the internet connected at our new house (it’s...

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Our Kitchen Renovation – Part One

When we walked into this house at our first inspection in May 2013, one of the things that immediately struck us was the sense that this house felt like home. Our home. It was big, spacious, grand and...

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Our Kitchen Renovation – Part 2

Thank you everyone for the kind comments and lovely compliments you made last week after the first kitchen post, revealing the transformation of our once dingy and impractical kitchen to a bright,...

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How not to photograph kids for Christmas

Have you ever tried in vain to take official portraits of your kids for special occasions, like Christmas? Mine were all dressed up to see Santa last weekend and I thought that while they looked smart...

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Packing day has arrived!

This is my current reality!  So the packers move in today to help with the kitchen and a few cupboards I can’t face. Plus there’s so many bits and pieces that I just don’t know where to put, that I’m...

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Real Timber Floors – to have or have not?

I was initially excited about having a timber floor when we bought this house, the herringbone pattern was fabulous and it made the house feel old and grand. But once we moved in and I realised the...

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Hamptons inspired home in Turramurra – Part One

For the past year I have been working with a lovely family in Turramurra, on Sydney’s north shore, after we first me when our house in Balgowlah was on the market a few years ago and the Hamptons...

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Hamptons inspired home in Turramurra – Part Two

Last week I began the story of the renovation of my clients’ home in Turramurra in Sydney which is currently on the market. You can view the post here. Now to show you more of their lovely home. The...

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Hamptons inspired home in Turramurra – Part Three

For the final instalment of my clients’ beautiful home in Sydney, I would like to share with you some images from the master bedroom and three girl’s room. The master bedroom was transformed into a...

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An inspiring weekend in New Zealand – Part One

My husband travels to Auckland for work several times a year, but it’s usually a flying visit. I have been wanting to go for ages, particularly keen to explore the country’s amazing design and...

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