Tag: decoration
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I have completed my Kitchenalia wall [collection of red vintage cooking utensils]
I’ve mentioned in an earlier blog a quirky habit of mine… collecting antique (or they could be better described as ‘vintage’), red cooking utensils. I had been talking up the great finds I had made over the Christmas break, and have found it necessary to share with you the finished product. How do you know…
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Creating a canvas – why not use patterns?
Decorating the walls in your home is a very personal thing – it’s like choosing an additional housemate, because you have to live with your decision every day. I found myself being so particular about size, colour and mood of my wall decor that I end up making them myself. The decision to do so…
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Shell Art – It’s back (who would’ve thought?)
You may not want to admit it, but I bet every one of you has a secret stash of shells at home crying out for a purpose. Collecting shells is a funny pastime, because you rarely do anything with them (unless you were one of the many who made shell mirrors in the 1980’s -…
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Animal collaging for kid’s rooms
With so many friends having babies lately I have really struggled to find quality (and aesthetically appealing) nursery decor for presents. I don’t know about you, but I can’t buy a present I don’t like myself, and because of this little idiosyncrasy I was left with no option than to start making nursery decorations to…
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Dump your doorstops – it’s time to upgrade…
Recently I have become obsessed with doorstops. Maybe because I have had to rely on them a bit lately. With the weather verging on 40° this past week, then the ‘cool change’ sweeping over us so quickly (dropping the temperature by 10° in the same number of minutes), Melbournians are very used to opening up…
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Who needs crystal animals when you can collect red, antique cooking utensils?
There are a lot of Kitchen utensils (more than 4000…) and they have some very strange names, and purposes (and my husband is very concerned about this). He is concerned because about 2 years ago I started collecting red antique kitchen utensils to hang on our kitchen wall. It started off very casually at first,…
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Hey Bernice! 