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Shein Haul

Shein Haul

I’m very late to the party, but I’ve placed a few orders with SHEIN recently and I thought I’d share what I ordered and my review of them. It’s nothing massive, I’m not about to do a haul of boxes and boxes, but I definitely rate some of the things that I’ve ordered....

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Our bathroom renovation on a budget

Our bathroom renovation on a budget

For the longest time (basically, since we bought our home) we've wanted to tackle a bathroom renovation or two. They were old, dated and dark, and really didn't spark joy of any kind. Well we finally tackled it and I am so thrilled with how our bathroom renovation on...

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A playroom decor upgrade for the girls

A playroom decor upgrade for the girls

I know, you're probably thinking that all I do is redecorate all the rooms in our home... and you're right, I do, it's my toxic trait as all the cool kids say. But truly, the girls playroom decor needed a bit of an upgrade now that they're older. We initially did up...

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Our garden renovation

Our garden renovation

It's been a long time coming, but our garden renovation is finally (okay, 95%) complete! There has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears... and money poured into this massive overhaul but it's been so, so worth it on every level. We spend pretty much every afternoon...

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Dollhouse makeover

Dollhouse makeover

I'm so excited to finally get this post about our dollhouse makeover up, I know I've been promising it for a good few weeks now. Honestly, this was such a labor of love but worth every single blistered finger and late night. Both of the girls absolutely love playing...

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Girls’ Bedroom Makeover: Pink, Pretty & Practical

Girls’ Bedroom Makeover: Pink, Pretty & Practical

I've been promising this blog post for an age but here it finally is; the girls bedroom make over! This particular room in our home has definitely gone through the ringer. It was originally a spare room and we painted a gorgeous forest green feature wall. It then...

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Bedroom makeover: phase one

Bedroom makeover: phase one

Ooooh have I been waiting for this! Our bedroom makeover has been a long time coming but like most parents, we did the girls rooms (and a whack of other things) first. But finally it's our turn, yay! Because there are quite a few things to get done and the fact that...

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Playroom makeover

Playroom makeover

Ah, this playroom makeover has been a long time coming! I've been so excited to show you because it was really simple to do and it's rental friendly, meaning you don't need to paint walls and all those good things, yay! Our playroom is more of a play area I guess; our...

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A mini bedroom makeover with Granny Goose

A mini bedroom makeover with Granny Goose

Guys, is there anything better than falling into wonderfully crisp linen at the end of the day? It really is amazing, I totally get it now. See, before this mini bedroom makeover, our linen was a bit of a disaster, a kind of "nice from far, but far from nice"...

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A pink toddler bedroom for Aria

A pink toddler bedroom for Aria

When Aria told me that she wanted a pink toddler bedroom "like Pinkabella" I was not super excited. Most of our house is grey and white, our gender neutral nursery only has a tiny pop of colour and most of my wardrobe are earth tones so a pink room wasn't really on my...

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Gender Neutral Nursery Reveal

Gender Neutral Nursery Reveal

When we found out way back in the beginning of my pregnancy that we were having a little boy, one of the ways that I tried to wrap my head around things was to see how we could decorate his room. Fast forward two odd months and everything changed - we were having a...

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Tips on how to paint the inside of your house

Tips on how to paint the inside of your house

It sounds easy enough right? Why would you need to read a post on how to paint the inside of your house? Surely it can't be that difficult? Well my friends, that's what I thought! And to be honest, it's not a difficult task, but there were a bunch of things I didn't...

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Another Annie Sloan DIY

Another Annie Sloan DIY

When we moved into our home almost two years ago, the previous owners left a few odd pieces of furniture behind. Rather than chucking them, I kept them aside, I was sure that I could make them look better than they did and actually find a use for them. I have recently...

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How to style your shelves featuring Lou Lou and Luc

How to style your shelves featuring Lou Lou and Luc

I've already started planning Aria's big girl room, seems a bit crazy doesn't it? It feels like just a few weeks ago that we were putting together her nursery. Anyway, her new room will be quite similar to her current room in terms of colour (lots of greys and soft...

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Annie Sloan coffee table upcycle

Annie Sloan coffee table upcycle

When we first moved to Johannesburg we didn't have a coffee table and so a family member gave us one that they were going to get rid of anyway. It wasn't really our taste so we set about sanding it down to remove the super varnished orange looking stain that it had....

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Creating my dream work space with Superbalist

Creating my dream work space with Superbalist

Working from home is great; it gives me a lot of flexibility and no one steals my lunch from the office fridge. It does have a few drawbacks though, and one of those is that often I can become a bit lazy. This generally results in me staying in my pajamas and working...

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