The Lavender Bedroom...

French Country Styling
The next room to reveal in the house tour is the Lavender bedroom.
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
This room was painted lavender many years ago, and even though it is brighter than what I like in interior colours now, I just haven't been able to change it!
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It is a peaceful and pretty room...
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
And in it as in every room in the house,
there is art in many forms.
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
Here you will find a whole lot of shabby, a little French, 
and a whole lot of me!
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
This shabby trinket box was a $5 Op shop find.
 Lavender Bedroom Ideas
The lamp is more contemporary, but I love the glass globes and metal on it.
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
There is a DIY  padded fabric headboard.
The fabric is the same as the Roman blind on the window.
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The duvet is French themed in lavender and white, and the pillow slips have beautiful lace edging.
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Ya, all know how much I adore aqua,
so it is no surprise that this colour is an accent colour for the lavender bedroom!
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Pops of aqua everywhere!
;)
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On the side of the shelf is a metal heart holder...
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for photos, memories, and messages.

Lavender Bedroom Ideas
The furniture is reminiscent of the French Country look...
Painted in shades of white.
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Here's a close-up of some  of the collectables on the shelf,
birds, and a vintage aqua vase that was a gift from a special friend.
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The shabby aqua birdcage
and gorgeous pastel coloured crystals.
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A tiara and more crystals.
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I'm a Bling lover - what more can I say!
DIY Art
A hand crafted stamped canvas.
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More bling.
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A very old Japanese vase...
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A heart collection, more art, and more sparkly, shiny things!
Plus an old oak chair that has been painted white, 
and had the seat recovered in a purple floral fabric.
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I'm quite fond of hearts...
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And metal...
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But then I'm quite fond of so many things.
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Oh be still my beating heart!
There's more BLING!
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The handcrafted heart was the first hand stitched pretty I have ever made.
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And my friends certainly know what to gift me...
This heart is made of tin and is handpainted.
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The Lavender Bedroom is one of my favourite rooms...
Lavender Bedroom Ideas
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 Because it is full of my favourite things.
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Another Handcrafted artwork.
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 The lavender bedroom...a place to dream.

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Mia Bella Passions: Ella Cat...

 Just had to share these photographs of Ella.
She was mooching around on the 'Porch Love' photo shoot, 
but very quickly developed a look of pure indignation!
That may well have been due to the fact the camera lens was a mere inch from her nose!
 Ella said, 'What do you think you are doing?".
 "Nope I am NOT looking at that black thing you have poked in my face!"
"You are invading my personal space!"
 Not impressed!
"Enough is enough, don't you think?"
I can't decide which pic I like the best...
Which ones your favourite?




Pretty Home Décor Accents Using a Teacup, Flowers and a Doily...

Pretty Home Décor Accents Using a Teacup, Flowers and a Doily...
This would have to be the easiest way to put an instant pop into a room
Use a beautiful hand stitched doily as a base for the vignette...
Add a little posy of hand-picked garden flowers
I have used some sweet dahlias from Mia Bella Gardens...
In gorgeous shades of lemon... 
and pink.
And some sprigs of Sweet Alyssum.
Alyssum 'Carpet of Snow' to be precise!
The tiny flowers have a subtle sweet fragrance.
Worth beyond beauty is the meaning of the Alyssum flower.
Pop the little posy of flowers into a vintage cup of your choice.
This is a teacup from Susie Cooper. 
I LOVE the cream aqua and peach glaze
It is the 'Wedding Band' pattern - 479, from about 1933.

Pretty home décor accents using a vintage teacup,
a posy of flowers...
And a  hand stitched doily...
Now that is what a call a perfect décor vignette!


Upcycle Boring Old Baskets With Paint & Knobs....

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PAINT IN A CAN....
Oh how I lOVE spray paint!
What would we do without it?
Dull and boring is transformed in a moment!
And that is exactly what happened to these baskets.
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I gave them a quick coat of white...
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Keeping the coverage a little lighter so that some basket colour pops through.
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Add some knobs for a bit of interest...
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These are more for looks than being of practical use
Oh how I have always adored these shabby old knobs...
They have been on the shelf in the 'might have a use one day' box!
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And finally...
They have been repurposed...
as decorative knobs on the fronts of the painted baskets.
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Total transformation time - AN HOUR!
(Thankful for the lovely sunshine and hot Autumn day!)
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Dull, boring baskets painted up...
now pretty in white, with added shabby knob glory,
 making a 'look at me' shelf statement!

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KISS - Easter Table Styling...

OK - ya all know me...
I don't like complicated, AT ALL!
In fact my all time favourite styling term is KISS.
I heard this mentioned many years ago in an interior design forum,
and I thought OH MY GOSH - KISS IS ABSOLUTELY ME!
KISS means - Keep It Simple Stupid...
(No derogatory pun intended!)
And because life is just so...well...BUSY...
KISS and I have become fabulous friends!
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The Easter tablescape follows the KISS styling concept and it all began with:
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An aqua coloured table runner for a bright pop of colour.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
On top of that I added a antique lace tray runner.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
A mason jar vase in blue glass.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
Into this some blooms of 'Just Joey' rose...
I'm LOVING the stunning colour contrast of the vibrant orange peach with the aqua.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
Around the neck of the vase,
 I tied a bow of stamped linen raw edged ribbon,
 in the same ecru colour as the lace runner.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
I left the tails long to drape onto the table.
Simple Easter Table Ideas
Add a vintage aqua blue and white spot tiered cake plate filled with mini Easter eggs
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(foiled in Aqua of course)...
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And a rabbit... 
(Must have bunnies on display at Easter!)
This cute bunny was only $6 from The Warehouse!!
Simple Easter Table Ideas
Mia Bella Passions KISS Easter tablescape was complete.
Easy to put together with a few key elements, and completely stress-free!
All I'll need to do to maintain the look, 
 is replenish the eggs as they are devoured...
and freshen the flowers as required.
SO SIMPLE!`
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Which leaves me pondering...
How complicated will your Easter decorating be?
Are you tempted to KISS?

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