Should I?

Hmmm. Beautiful twin 1940s Radio Rockers. Excellent condition, original fabric.

 

I only sat down in one to check it out, to see how comfy it was, which was very! And no sooner had I sat in it than the store owner offered the chairs and a matching footstool to me for less than half the price.

 

Two weeks ago I sat in a similar chair at knitting group. It was definitely my style. Perhaps not the fabric, but spectacular upholstery type things can be done with beautiful contemporary fabrics.

 

Hmmmm.

 

Should I or shouldn't I??

 

 

Pondering this one, for sure.

xx

Shed

 

 

One of the many great things about our new home is it has a shed. That the shed is also meant to be the garage hasn't affected G's plans - the shed is now G's workshop.



This makes G a very happy man because he did without a shed for eight years at our last place - not that he had had a shed before that, only, you know..... he has one now!

 

And now that G has a place to work, there is one very particular, very positive outcome for me as well - I get to use the shed too!

 

The current project on the production line is the painting and reconditioning of an old Freedom furniture bookcase that has been lurking about my various abodes for almost 20 years. Our idea is that by painting it white it will disappear into the background, no longer dominating the space with its dark toned wood. It was very 90's. Now it is cool. Cool white.

 

And there is another reason why I am keen to get the big bookcase finished and back in the house, because that's when we can start work on a smaller old bookcase we picked up from the second hand store on Saturday. It will eventually take its place in my studio as extra storage for my paints and brushes. Woohoo!

 

And after that, well, there's a rather sexy 70's coffee table with copper patterned top from the same Saturday shopping spree that also needs some reconditioning love......

 

Love that shed!

 

 

Sam xx

Liverpool Tunic

Hmmmm. My muslin Liverpool tunic is looking suspiciously like a school uniform. Or like one of the old Qantas hostie uniforms without the style and panache of the originals!

 

Not quite the result I was looking for, but more the fault of the fabric I chose than the design itself. In fact, I'm loving the pattern! Just not loving the fabric quite as much as I obviously did when I bought it earlier this year. I reckon the Liverpool tunic is most successful when teamed with a fabric with a large scale design.

 

This version has the short sleeve intended for the hot weather but I think the elbow or 3/4 lengths would be more flattering for me next time. I have secured the ties in front for display but they are actually intended to be tied at the back.

 

And, funnily enough, it also helps if you follow the detailed instructions! I kept second guessing them a couple of times only to find out that each time I was WRONG!!

 

And so, after having a little break from this garment with just the cuffs, buttons, buttonholes and hem to finish, I shall continue on. I haven't made a shirt for about 15 years so it has been fun constructing this one. And I want to finish it. I need something new to wear!

 

At least, until I make another......

 

 

And I am still having fun sewing and not packing boxes.

 

Sam xx

Did you know?

Our home studio

Did you know that intensive house cleaning in preparation for selling a house can result in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

I do, now!!



Sam xx

"Houses do not clean themselves"

 

“Houses do not clean themselves.”*

No, they do not!

Normally, a superficial wipe of surfaces and irregular vacuuming and mopping would be sufficient to keep our house in a comfortable (for us) state of ‘cleanliness’. But recently, following our decision to put our home up for sale, it has become patently clear that my interpretation of ‘clean’ does not fit the lifestyle and home living magazine ideal. Nor does it meet the expectations of a potential house buying public, and that’s why I have spent the last 6 weeks cleaning, decluttering and tidying our house, making up for the past 8 years of ‘near enough is good enough’.

Yesterday my interior designer sister arrived in a whirlwind to put into action the house dressing and styling plan we had drawn up a few weeks ago so that the house could be photographed ready for market. She took the items that we own, threw in a few extra pieces, rearranged everything and presented us with a home worthy of one of those magazines I mentioned earlier.

And the results?

Absolutely Amazing! My home is beautiful! Why did I wait 8 years for this?? (A rhetorical question, of course!)

 

My sister, kimpearson.com.au, is Brilliant At Her Job!!

 

 

Sam xx

 

* http://lifeinapinkfibro.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/an-inconvenient-truth-about-mothers-and.html

 

 

 

 

Spring Cleaning

Why is it that the tiniest whiff of spring can triggers a frenzy of house cleaning?

Normally a visit from my parents is enough to motivate me into tidying up the house. And it seems that I’m not the only one - my very good buddy spent yesterday cleaning out her pantry due to the imminent arrival of her Mother-in-law from interstate!

For me, however, the unseasonally warm weather we have been experiencing has been enough! Even my beloved G has been bitten by the cleaning bug, deciding that a serious case of the “CDT’s” (Cleaning, De-cluttering, Tidying) of our home is in order. We are also attacking other unfinished jobs – filling holes in walls, patching, sanding, nailing, plugging, scraping, and most of all, painting.

Yesterday, a child free day, saw me painting the window frame in our bedroom. We sanded and prepared it over the weekend and I’ll do the final coat of paint on Wednesday. After that it’s on to the next room. Curtains to wash, wardrobe doors to fix...... it is all very satisfying!

And now another questions pops up – How is it that our CDT list keeps growing??? And even more perplexing - Will it ever end?

But I actually know the answer to that one!

Has the Spring Cleaning Bug bitten you yet?

Sam xx