G'day my lovely blog friends, how is it out there? I am sitting here nursing that old window back to life, boy oh boy I'm still on a junk high from that. With my coffee this morning I reviewed lots of places for it and because of it's bulk and because it lends itself to hooks I've decided it will go in the hall, here, above the old dresser.
Back to today and here I am again wowing you with the wonderful pictures of the open house of this old cottage (you can click on all photos to see them much larger)- to be honest since I found those photos on that old phone, I can't get enough of these reveal posts, talk about spurring me on for more projects..watch out Bunnings, here I come.
So with the Family Room Before please note the stunning doors, decor and floor.
Look past that and see the light flooding in, the plain walls plus molding and floorboards, the DIY-er's dream
So as with the other rooms (dining room before/after here, sitting room before/after here) that needed serious help in this tatty old cottage we had a whole lot of work to do in this room. I don't need to tell you how much I wailed and whinged. Do I?
So we cleaned, disinfected and prepped the walls and then painted everything in a simple standard white. Next sanded, filled, varnished and sealed the floors. So this was a blank canvas to work with.
One of the things we liked about the cottage on that fateful Open House day was the little sitting room to the front separate from this Family Room at the back but I wanted to make this area nice also,not just a place for the kids to trash. Though they often try. And succeed.
I wanted it sectioned off somehow and to create a multi-functional living room with lots of places for us all to do the things we like to do. First I used the big IKEA unit as a room divider but it didn't work at all, cut the room up, blocked the light and encumbered the flow. But once I'd done that I knew the division needed to be lower down with furniture and rugs to maintain the light…
So I went for sofas to create a separate area. I think these are the biggest splurge here at the Beach Cottage and lots of people have asked me if I am totally off my head buying white leather sofas with 3 children and more are my kids or guests alowed to move? Well now, I'm not sure if I'd buy these again, not because of the colour but more because of the leather - I have been very used with our other sofas to pulling the covers off every few months or so and shoving them in the washing machine. Can't quite get away with that with leather.
I wanted a blend in this area of mix and match textures – wood, wicker, linen and leather all work wonderfully together…so next I added the rug to the floor to create a distinct section and I found a coffee tableon the side of the roadto contrast the clean feel of the leather with the old weathered coastal chic look of the table. And added a couple of side tables either side of the sofas and the old whitewashed oars to the wall to integrate more natural textures and that laid-back nautical vibe.
The computer area is a new addition, so that the kids homework and the like is kept in the family zone and means the study is now all mine. There are wicker baskets underneath and in the unit for the kids to fill with their stuff and to add warmth and tradition to all the white
I recently added the old vintage table tucked behind one of the sofas – I found it like this, a soft grey/blue with that old faded patina from vintage furniture softened over the years and peppered with peely paint and general shabbiness. I've done nothing to except clean and disinfect. I popped an old vintage suitcase on the bottom for some character and use the top of the table for various vignettes when I'm playing Beach Cottages
I cried again at the patio door, not only did I and do I still hate it, it was doubly worse because I don't think it had ever been cleaned. I spent days, not hours cleaning it, the layers of grime in the runner where it opened had to be chipped out with a screwdriver and the architrave was scrubbed with a toothbrush to wash away the sun-caked dirt. Nice.
Here's how lovely the door looked before complete with ever so stylish non-smoking sign :-0
To conceal the patio doors ladies, which I am hoping will be in a skip in the next few months, yeeeeeeehaaaaawww, I added the usual Beach Cottage window treatement, double layer curtains from IKEA.
I like white flowers and at the moment touches of green on the coffee table and in old tin cans on the side tables…oh and of course, heaps of candles and tealights
So that's it, a budget makeover for a tiny Beach Cottage Family Room with multi uses with a casual, coastal, country-ish feel, if you want some more ideas on how to get that laid-back beachy feel without breaking the bank, I wrote some tips here
you can find more Family Room goings-on here, andhereplus see the before plus a step-by-step of the blue side tablehere
sofas: Freedom rug: IKEA table: side of road painted in Dulux Antique White unit: IKEA Expedit vintage chairs: all thrifted lantern: Target white metal pail: Targetpoles: IKEA drapes: (white) IKEA Lenda (unbleached) IKEA Aina computer table: old side table painted with Dulux Whisper White lamps: Vinnies + Target shades throw: IKEA votive holders: glasses covered with burlap from coffee sacks light fitting: IKEA oars: garage sale pillows: garage sale + beach shop candle holder: IKEA burlap bucket bag: made by me, tutorialhere
check ya later girls, guess where I'm going?
back to my new Beach Cottage baby of course, the old vintage window
I am just so in love with your house! I never tire of looking at your photos (except I am still dying to see your kids bedrooms, hint hint)!!! Also I lurve the table you have got behind your sofa it is fantastic!!! I wish I had more room so I could collect some more furniture and my own house to house it all in……one day!!
I luv the way you finished the floor au natural. It serves as a beautiful backdrop(bottomdrop?) for all the white.
I like your touches of wicker and burlap and wrought iron etc, they pop out and reinforce the white.
At first I thought you a we bit crazy painting so many things white, but I see now that you balance it with just the right amounts of natural colored and textural items. Bravo!!!
I like the oars on the wall, but I wondered if you thought of separating them? I couldn’t tell there were two and I wonder if you left one there and the other maybe 10 or 12 inches above it using the same hooks that it might fill and balance the space better?????????????????????? It would give each one its own special place. Just an idea to share………………
LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV the window, it is unique and you made me cry that you had any doubts in saving it. I have always been a “dumpster diver” and PROUD, do you here me girl??? PROUD to admit it. You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Sara I think my be the first time of commented on your blog. I too am a lover of white, it’s so refreshing. I love your coffee table that is one of my favorite pieces I also love the sofa table with it’s cupped handle. great blog.
I love that you share where you found your treasures, so when those of us around the world admire them, we can find them as well. That is honestly a generous thing, because most people want a “unique” style.
On our trip to Atlanta over the weekend, I finally scored one of those galvanized lanterns of yours I always admire. Like I posted when I showed her off, imitation is the MOST SINCERE form of flattery!
My how it’s all come together Sarah. Love the window treatments and all of your touches. There’s now a lot of ‘you’ in my little house too. Love your endless inspiration!
Out at the Rose Bowl Flea Market on Sunday, I nearly died when I saw an old chippy white window (no divided lights) with large black letters that said “SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE.”
It was in someone else’s cart.
The minute I got home I dug out my old window and am so going to copy.
Can I just congratulate you on how clean and tidy your house is – perhaps you could also give us some hints on that? Do you have a pen for the children somewhere?!
HI Sarah,
Okay, so the first thing my husband noticed when I showed him the pics was the flat screen tv – thanks alot for getting him thinking about that again!!(we so don’t need a new tv right now!)
The room is so comfy and proves even all white can be warm, if lots of textures and neutrals are used.
You really worked hard, it shows, you should be proud!
XO
Heidi
Sarah, This room should be in a magazine! It is one of the most inviting rooms I’ve seen – how wonderful that you and your family can enjoy it everyday.
Have a happy day – how could you not in that beautiful room.
Vicki
love it all! you are a constant source of motivation! I am dying to know where on earth you get the striped (tan and white) fabric for your pillows!!!! i LOVE it! please let me know!
I love your family room Sarah. It is so inviting, and looks so comfortable to be in. You have such tenacity with your projects, (like days spent cleaning the door.) You’re an inspiration to those of us trying to see our own projects through to completion.
Thank you for the ongoing tour. I’m so enjoying it.
So, Frau Mayer is going to bring in some difference. I don’t love your room. I find it goddamn stunning. Especially that wall installation… And the coffee table – to think u found it on the street!
I also have a little off-topic question as I am now a happy owner of 6(!!!!) Real Living mags bought at Australian ebay. That was seriously the first person from Oz who said yes to international shipping. Lovely, right? Now she says it’s gonna cost 45 bucks and last 3 months. Well… I thought that thx to ur lil European connection u might know some alternative ways. Pls let me know if I’m right! Thanks
Before I found your blog I never would have considered unifying a room by taking old mismatched pieces and making them all white – but wow, you really hit a home run in every room! So relaxing, so beachy, and so chic.
Where on earth am I when people are dumping perfectly good things at the curb? I must be holed up in this house like the hermit I am. And somebody else gets the good stuff. All I seem to see is trash. You’ve done a magnificent job in making this a cozy little cottage, Sarah. I sure hope your husband knows what a gift you are!
Brenda
This room is such a beauty, and I adore the suitcases under the tables – they not only add to the look, but also to the storage. I’m going to have to be on the lookout for some big old suitcases. laurie
G'day! I'm Sarah, I live in a tatty old cottage, near the sea in Australia with a battered old deck & a big old fig tree out the back...stripped wooden floors, old sash windows & a jumble of vintage furniture. [Read More …]
Well G’day Beach Cottage ladies. Of course some of you guessed correctly, no flies on Beach Cottage gals are there? A Summer House window dressing, beach vintage style. One that I got very wrong. I’ll keep this short and sweet The vintage crochet patchwork curtain? Love. Pure love. But, put it this [...]
G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
Pretty, pretty! And oh, so dreamy!
The IKEA makes decorating much easier on the pocket, eh?
Wow! What a beaufitul space. I especially love the oars on the wall. Thanks for sharing the transformation.
Gorgeous and inspiring, as usual!
Mmmm….thanks for the tour! Love it all, as you well know!
Smiles,
Rachel
I just wanted to say I LOVE YOUR BLOG. Thanks for all you post! I love it! It only makes my urge to move down under even more. =) xoxo
It looks faulous Sarah.
I love the oars on the wall
Alison
What a fantastic and fresh room that is!!!
Amazing transformation. Hard to believe it’s the same room. Looks great! Love the white pail.
So peaceful…looks fabulous. I love the chest under the coffee table!
Chelsea
very impressive Sarah, well done!
I am just so in love with your house! I never tire of looking at your photos (except I am still dying to see your kids bedrooms, hint hint)!!! Also I lurve the table you have got behind your sofa it is fantastic!!! I wish I had more room so I could collect some more furniture and my own house to house it all in……one day!!
Hi Sarah,
I luv the way you finished the floor au natural. It serves as a beautiful backdrop(bottomdrop?) for all the white.
I like your touches of wicker and burlap and wrought iron etc, they pop out and reinforce the white.
At first I thought you a we bit crazy painting so many things white, but I see now that you balance it with just the right amounts of natural colored and textural items. Bravo!!!
I like the oars on the wall, but I wondered if you thought of separating them? I couldn’t tell there were two and I wonder if you left one there and the other maybe 10 or 12 inches above it using the same hooks that it might fill and balance the space better?????????????????????? It would give each one its own special place. Just an idea to share………………
LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV the window, it is unique and you made me cry that you had any doubts in saving it. I have always been a “dumpster diver” and PROUD, do you here me girl??? PROUD to admit it. You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oarsome!!!!! I used to have my oars in the bedroom now at front door.
Likey the spring greens – though today felt like summer~happy days
x
~justine~
WOW Sarah, the room is beautiful!!! I am in LOVE with that old gray table…it’s gorgeous!
T
This is really great. I love the pillows with the khaki and blue and also the khaki window treatments. Great job!
I looooove it! I especially love your leopard print burlap candle holder wraps. Bless your heart for the sliding door scrubdown. Whew! Looks amazing
Looks great! Very warm and inviting.
What a pretty room..love the burlap wrappers for the candles and the greenish table….all looks great.
What a great job you are doing Sarah. Perfect for Australian conditions . Cosy in winter, cool & refreshing in summer. Very inspiring.
Gorgeous! I really admire the way you marry the old and the new furniture. It looks right together. I struggle with trying to do that. Hugs, Cindy S.
Hello Sara I think my be the first time of commented on your blog. I too am a lover of white, it’s so refreshing. I love your coffee table that is one of my favorite pieces I also love the sofa table with it’s cupped handle. great blog.
I love your new table! It looks great behind the sofa!
I love that you share where you found your treasures, so when those of us around the world admire them, we can find them as well. That is honestly a generous thing, because most people want a “unique” style.
On our trip to Atlanta over the weekend, I finally scored one of those galvanized lanterns of yours I always admire. Like I posted when I showed her off, imitation is the MOST SINCERE form of flattery!
This is beautiful … stunning! I’m in love with it
Thanks for letting us see your world.
Oh don’t you hate it when you “inherit” someone else’s dirt?!?! But honestly, you did a great job on those doors and everything else. So inviting!
Sarah – your home is beautiful. Every time I visit and see your photos, I’m inspired. Thanks for sharing!
Loving the family room! I especially like the old table behind the sofa. Gorgeous!
The window you found is beautiful! Can’t wait to see what you do with it.
My how it’s all come together Sarah. Love the window treatments and all of your touches. There’s now a lot of ‘you’ in my little house too. Love your endless inspiration!
Hi Sarah -
Great Great Great.
Out at the Rose Bowl Flea Market on Sunday, I nearly died when I saw an old chippy white window (no divided lights) with large black letters that said “SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE.”
It was in someone else’s cart.
The minute I got home I dug out my old window and am so going to copy.
Marsha – chandeliermagic.blogspot.com
Can I just congratulate you on how clean and tidy your house is – perhaps you could also give us some hints on that? Do you have a pen for the children somewhere?!
Pomona x
HI Sarah,
Okay, so the first thing my husband noticed when I showed him the pics was the flat screen tv – thanks alot for getting him thinking about that again!!(we so don’t need a new tv right now!)
The room is so comfy and proves even all white can be warm, if lots of textures and neutrals are used.
You really worked hard, it shows, you should be proud!
XO
Heidi
Sarah, This room should be in a magazine! It is one of the most inviting rooms I’ve seen – how wonderful that you and your family can enjoy it everyday.
Have a happy day – how could you not in that beautiful room.
Vicki
just one word stunning:)
love it all! you are a constant source of motivation! I am dying to know where on earth you get the striped (tan and white) fabric for your pillows!!!! i LOVE it! please let me know!
I love your family room Sarah. It is so inviting, and looks so comfortable to be in. You have such tenacity with your projects, (like days spent cleaning the door.) You’re an inspiration to those of us trying to see our own projects through to completion.
Thank you for the ongoing tour. I’m so enjoying it.
So, Frau Mayer is going to bring in some difference. I don’t love your room. I find it goddamn stunning. Especially that wall installation… And the coffee table – to think u found it on the street!
I also have a little off-topic question as I am now a happy owner of 6(!!!!) Real Living mags bought at Australian ebay. That was seriously the first person from Oz who said yes to international shipping. Lovely, right? Now she says it’s gonna cost 45 bucks and last 3 months. Well… I thought that thx to ur lil European connection u might know some alternative ways. Pls let me know if I’m right! Thanks
You have a wonderful way of transforming a room in to something special!
Before I found your blog I never would have considered unifying a room by taking old mismatched pieces and making them all white – but wow, you really hit a home run in every room! So relaxing, so beachy, and so chic.
That whitewash you do really is a home run.
Where on earth am I when people are dumping perfectly good things at the curb? I must be holed up in this house like the hermit I am. And somebody else gets the good stuff. All I seem to see is trash. You’ve done a magnificent job in making this a cozy little cottage, Sarah. I sure hope your husband knows what a gift you are!
Brenda
This room is such a beauty, and I adore the suitcases under the tables – they not only add to the look, but also to the storage. I’m going to have to be on the lookout for some big old suitcases. laurie
Wow!! I love all of it, great job!
Oh soooooooooo cottagy, dreamy, lovely, and perfect! Fab job Sarah!
xo,
Kim