Lounging Around

I have been on the hunt for a lounge for some time.

We  have jumped back and forth with the Ektorp from Ikea.

Not sure if it will hold up to the punishment it may get.

I still love the idea of the slip cover but seams to be a hard thing to get.

Most of the slip covered lounges are not washable, ?

Then I found this in the new Freedom Catalogue.

Now this would be perfect in front of my fireplace.

They also have a lounge called the Sommerfield

                    

Will try and pop in and have a look today

Happy Friday

Mekaela xx

Beautiful Kitchen

So while I was busy doing my thing at the markets on the weekend, my new house was buzzing with activity, and I was presented with this on Sunday afternoon.

Couldn't be happier. 

 We had debated for quite some time on the extra row of cupboards due to the cost but

I am so happy we did.  With the 3 metre ceilings they look great.

The door into the butlers pantry will be a 10 lite opaque glass.

This is the facing wall to the kitchen (sorry a bit dark)

2 sets of french doors with double hung windows either side and fixed windows across the top.

Open shelving on the Island Bench

Inside the Butlers Pantry

The Benches go in on Friday, so will post more pics when they are done.

The bathroom vanities and Laundry are all in the same profile.

Have a great Tuesday

Mekaela xx

Something Pretty

Our rental is filling up with boxes, fans, lights, toilets, basins, sinks, taps, etc.

Our conversations consist of "House Things"-
How to tackle the unplanned,

Deciding on what to do with the driveway, the pathway and constant trips up to the house

to drop things off or meet with the builder.

All while trying to run a small buisness from home, look after

three kids and a poor old dog.

So while the chaos of builing consumes us,
 I needed something pretty to distract me for a minute.

I have on hold, at my favourite shop Lyle and Banks at Ascot, a lovely little cake stand

which I plan to go and pick up on Saturday after Mathilda's Market.

(will post a pic next week)

I am also on the hunt for another buffet hutch as the one I bought on ebay a while back

isn't going to fit into the space I bought it for.

I love these, they are from a catering place in the UK.

Look at the etching on the glass and the adustable height on the stand.

Ok, off to order the fire mantle and make dinner.

Happy Monday

Mekaela xx

Starting to take shape

We just had a meeting with our builder out at the house to go over some final details.

The electrical work begins Wednesday and the gyprockers are booked for Friday.

The kitchen and bathroom vanities are booked for the 10th March, so fingers, toes and eyes crossed 

that all will run smoothly and on time.

A few piccy's

Entrance lights.  At the moment I have them on the front next to the windows either side of the front door.  Or should they go inside the alcove????

Happy with how the fixed windows turned out, the house is lovely and light inside.

The Pine river breeze keeps the house lovely and cool.

Can't wait to move in 

Mekaela xx

Turning 40

I decided to sneek away on the weekend and let turning 40 pass by quietly.

Not that I was worried about it, as they say life starts at 40.

But with all the building chaos in our life it was the easiest option.

We stayed at Peppers Salt resort and Kingscliff, lovely.

Hubby has promised our Ruby that he will buy an apartment there

when we win the lotto, she would move in in a heart beat.

My Mum and Dad came to stay with us for a couple of nights and 

my Mum and I snuck off for a few hours and ventured down to Bangalow.

What a little hidden treasure.

Completely fell in love with a shop called Island Luxe.

Apparently they have opened up another store in Byron Bay

I have misplaced my camera so have borrowed a  pic from Driftwood Interiors.

The dress on the stand is hand printed in Silk, completely Divine.

Having a background in textile design it caught my eye and as soon as my

little man passes the stage of rubbing messy fingers on my

 clothes I may go and buy one of her pieces.

I will get back to you on the designer , Mum wrote it down and am going to

do some research on her.

They also carry the Lee Mathews Label, which I have seen pop up in a few shops lately.

I worked for Lee for a while sewing and a little pattern making before I had my little man.

Such beautiful clothing.

The house is moving along quite quickly now, and alot of my spare time is being 

taken up rushing around organizing all the details and purchasing bathroom things

and lighting etc.

This is the last lot of photos I have taken but more has been done so 

will get down there this week to take some more ( as soon as I find that camera)

Is any one good at Bathroom Design out there, need to make final decisions on the

bathrooms today and having trouble..  Ahhh!!!

Too much pressure.

Have a great Day

Mekaela xx

Sweat Shop

The humidity here in Brisbane has been pretty high this week, I almost

thought we were going to get away with a not  so hot summer but 

seems it is just coming late.

As my garage / workroom heats up like a sauna  and I attempt staying cool with my

pedestal fan it makes my wish more that our house was finished so that

I can sew in the comfort of an air conditioned room.

My current work space is a bit of a messy disaster and as any sewer / crafter

knows you can never have enough storage.  

I keep hunting around for ideas so that I get it right.

I found this via the Ikea Hackers Blog.

I have been looking for a big table to go in the centre of the room, one that has
storage underneath

Perfect.

This is made up with Ikea Kitchen cabinets

They have used a glass top which is lovely but may just go with  melamine.

I love this space (think I have posted this one before)

I wonder if I could ever be this organized.

More Kitchen cupboards.

Beautiful, easy to see and dust free.

Love it.

Back to the sweat shop.

Have a great weekend.

Mekaela xx

New Girls on the Block

I was very honoured to be awarded the Marketeer of the Month at
the Butterfly Tree Markets on the Gold Coast in December.
Thank you to all the lovely shoppers who voted for me.
I will be back down there This Sunday 6th Feb.
If you are around pop in and check out some of the amazing talent.


New blondies or at least  alighter brown.  I attempted some blondies a while back but they

were a bit yellow so these are my new version.

New fabric range too, very sweet.

Amelia

 Emily

Amy

 Flower buttoned shoes.

                                        

Pencil Rolls have had a little makeover too.

The ribbon tie on the old version looked lovely but a bit fiddly to handle.

So I came up with this idea some time ago and finally got around

to trying it out.  Works like a treat.

Love this cute little Elephant fabric.

The insides have had a bit of a lift too. :-)

The cute Squirrel trees are still available on the website.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Wednesday.

Thoughts and prayers are going out to those effected by the weather up north.

Mekaela