Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Pebble shaped Granite Bath.

This bath space is made out of a giant pebble shaped granite piece, which was brought back from Bali and sculpted as a bath receiver! Amazingg

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Turquoise... and a bit of pink.

I love this design, especially the colour palette. It's so fun...



...so fun, that I decided to post the rest of my turquoise and pink inspirational images. Enjoy!















Monday, October 17, 2011

How-To Wall Hung Palette Garden

In relation to my previous post on hanging palette garden, here is the 'How To'.
This how to is created by Fern Richardson of Life on the Balcony.   



 There is nothing more adorable than little baby succulents. I happened to have a teeny porch desperately in need of love that didn’t get a lot of sun, so succulents were the perfect low-water, low-light choice. I also loved the idea of making something out of a pallet, one of those items you see everywhere — you have to wonder what happens to all of them, and I was excited to give one a purpose and home on my neglected porch. It transformed the space and was easy and lots of fun to make (the best part of all might have been my trip to the nursery where I could buy adorable baby succulents to my heart’s content). — Stephanie
Materials
  • a pallet (I found mine for free at a local garden store — mine measured 25 x 38 inches)
  • roll of landscaping paper (this can be quite expensive, but you don’t need as much as comes in a typical landscaping roll, so you might be able to find someone’s excess on Craigslist or at a local garden shop)
  • sandpaper
  • staple gun and staples
  • hammer and nails
  • potting soil (I used 2.5 cubic feet for the 25 x 38 pallet)
  • adorable succulents or other plants of choice
Instructions
1. Sand down any rough spots on your pallet. If the back of your pallet doesn’t have much support (mine was basically open on the back), find some scrap wood, roughly 3 to 4 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick (or the thickness of the rest of your supports) and cut it down to the width of your pallet. Using two nails on each side, add supports so they are roughly even down the back of your pallet.
2. Double or triple up your landscaping fabric and begin the stapling fun. Staple fabric along the back, bottom and sides of the pallet, taking care at the corners to fold in the fabric so no soil will spill out. (See photos for details on folding corners.)




3. Lay the pallet flat and pour potting soil through slats, pressing soil down firmly. Leave enough room to begin planting your succulents.



 4. Begin planting, starting at the bottom of the pallet and ending at the top. Make sure soil is firmly packed in each layer as you move up. Add more soil as needed so that plants are tightly packed at the end.


5. Water your wall garden thoroughly and let it remain horizontal for 1 to 2 weeks to allow plants to take root. After 1 to 2 weeks, you can set it upright.

Note: Remember when you water to start at the top and water each subsequent section a little less, as your water will naturally seep through to the bottom-most plants.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Wall Hung Garden

I took this photo from a garden shop recently, I love the idea of a wall hung garden. All you need is a crate/palette, and a bag inside the palette full of soil. 
I think I would like to try this with herbs.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Red Poppy Wall Decal

I love Wall Decal's they are such a cheap way to do up a room or in this case my stair case. These red poppy flowers cost me all of $10.

Creative Monday.

I have been super creative today. I've begun working on the nursery canvas' that I have planned to do for a while.



Saturday, October 8, 2011

Bus Roll

I love the use of Bus Rolls! Check out Etsy, there are so many to choose from. You can even order your very own personalised Bus Roll. Great Christmas present!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Tissue Pom Pom's

I am decorating for another fundraiser high tea at the end of this year. Going to make a dozen of these to hung from the roof. I made some for my engagement party last year and ever since, I have just loved them!
They are so easy and cheap to make.






Palette Coffee Table

I definitely want to try this one. All you need is, a palette, red, white and blue paint and wheels! 



Monday, October 3, 2011

Little Vases

I picked up these gorgeous little vases from a thrift store for $1 each. They now live on my cabinet and may make their debut at my next high tea party.


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Owl Nursery

Here is the Owl themed nursery I designed. Still a few finishing touches to go in but otherwise this is the finished product. The room is for my sister-in-law, she is expecting her second child in January. She requested lots of colour and of course owls for the design.