We found this outdoor furniture on the side of the road during our council hard rubbish collection, (yes we are scavengers!!!) and just couldn't see it end up at the tip. So after pondering for a while on colours and 3 pots of paint later ($90 worth), here are the results. Denis and I think we are likely to keep this set forever!...
My Koala family from my childhood - Bingy (baby koala), Bang (mum koala) and Bong (father). Made from Kangaroo Fur these Koalas are pretty special to me. The smallest Koala is 'Bingy'. I received Bingy on my 1st Birthday and he was so so fluffy when I got him but over the years I slowly rubbed his fur off completely! Not something that...
We have just moved into this gorgeous 1940s-1950s rental property which is still in original condition - untouched with no nasty 1990s renovations. This is a rare find. The kitchen is so so cute with the original latches on the cupboard doors, a tiny sink, and marble design green bench tops. The bathroom features original tiles, basin, bath and floor. It has taken...
Denis and I went to the Port Adelaide Market today which is held every Sun and Monday. I was blown away by the size of this market. Held under cover this is the perfect year round market experience. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves collecting, and fossiking through 'brick-a-brack shops. Many of the stalls sell retro and second-hand kitchenware, ornaments, records,...
How cool is this... I was going through some stuff stored at my parents home and came across my original Barbie Townhouse. Yes, it is sad, I have kept all of my Barbie bits and pieces all these years. But hey who could blame me, this is so cool. I always thought that if I had a kid one day maybe they might...
I decided to reorganise my pantry and what better way than using authentic retro Tupperware Modular Mates. Yes I collected these containers from different people on TradeMe and now have close to a full set. Loving the press top lids and the bright retro green and yellow! They remind me of my childhood. My mum still uses the same containers too. Good one...
I have a bit of a fetish with chairs so thought I would post a couple of my recovering projects. These chairs were purchased from TradeMe, a New Zealand based trading site. Before After Chair Project No. 1 Cost me $22 for two arm chairs, and I recovered them with fabric from IKEA, using approx 2M of fabric per chair. This was my...
