Pesto pasta with blistered cherry tomatoes
Some nights you really don’t feel like cooking, but you still want to eat fresh healthy food. That’s where a recipe like this cheat’s pesto pasta comes in handy. It only takes 15 minutes to throw together – quicker than picking up takeaway! And oh my, it is GOOD. The angel hair pasta is so delicately textured,… Read more
Allegra’s big girl bedroom… the mood board
Since we moved into our beach house… hmmm, more than a couple of years ago now… my daughter’s room has remained very much unfinished. To start with, it looked like this: So inspiring, right? Brown carpets, white walls, plain white roller blinds, and the hand-me-down blue and red bedding from her big brothers. Oh boy. (Literally.) Oh,… Read more
Moroccan Lamb Filo Parcels
In my last post, I shared how I’ve managed to ditch the menu planning and grocery shopping and still put amazing food on the table for my family. Our favourite meal so far using this new system has been these Moroccan Lamb filo parcels. If you missed it, here was my son’s reaction: “Mummy! This tastes… Read more
How I ditched the meal planning and grocery shopping… for good!
Yep. I have. And it feels SO good. Wanna know my secret? For the past few weeks, I’ve been using HelloFresh. Not sure what that is? Basically, it’s the next best thing to having a personal chef. Someone else does the meal planning using seasonal ingredients, and you get a box of fresh food delivered to your door,… Read more
FREE printable affirmation cards for mothers
With Mother’s Day coming up, I’ve been thinking a lot about all the mamas who read this blog. Motherhood is one heck of a tough gig, there is no doubt. There’s often not a whole lot of encouragement along the way. And sometimes that’s all you need, right? A word of hope. Someone to let you know you’re… Read more
21 gorgeous pendant lights over an island bench
This post was supported by Urban Lighting. I have a serious decor crush on pendant lights over an island bench. Is it just me? Tell me you feel the same. They add so much to a room. If I was less of a barefoot kinda gal and actually paid money for things like really nice shoes, I… Read more
7 tips to create calm when your home feels like chaos
Hi, I’m Karen. I like boxes lined up in neat rows, tidy drawers and label makers. I like peace, calm, and order. I like to be organised and feel in control of my life. Then I had four kids. #LOL Yes, go ahead and laugh. Because I know you can just imagine what my life is like… Read more
20 Creative Upcycled DIY projects
I’ve been in a bit of a creative slump this year. Funny how when life gets busy, making and creating are among the first things to be sacrificed. But I crave creativity – it’s an outlet, and for us mums, it’s something that can actually be finished and gives a sense of satisfaction and completion…. Read more
5 Ways to Revamp your Daily Routines
Friends! I have a treat for you today. If you read my last post, you’ll know I’ve been struggling with organisation so far this year. So when my friend Emily, who is a bona fide organisation guru, offered to guest post about creating a daily routine? Let’s just say I was jumping at the chance. I… Read more
Wanna get organised with me?… and a FREE grocery list printable
Hey friends!! How is everyone’s New Year going? Not so new anymore, is it, huh? January is usually the time I like to get organised for a new year, do some decluttering and put some new systems in place. I say USUALLY because this year so far has been TOTAL CHAOS. And now it’s February… Read more
How to start (and keep) a new habit… with FREE habit tracker printable!
It’s the start of a New Year, and we’re all trying to be better versions of ourselves. I’ve got a few goals for this year – lose the lingering baby weight, be more mindful of negative thinking patterns, cut down on Facebook, and create routines such as task batching and automations that support my blogging goals…. Read more
It’s here… the 2017 Dreams by Design planner!
I feel like I’ve been in labour for almost three months now. But after many many hours of work, my beautiful new Dreams by Design 2017 planner is finally out in the world, and I can’t WAIT to share it with you! I’ve been receiving some absolutely amazing feedback about last year’s edition. Here are some comments: “Over… Read more
Christmas home tour and Cash Giveaway
Welcome, friends! I’m participating in a Christmas home tour today, and as a way to give back to our readers this festive season, we’re also giving you the chance to win $600 in PayPal cash. Make sure you scroll right to the end for your chance to enter! But first… a story. Decorating for Christmas was one… Read more
DIY Mercury Glass Christmas centrepiece
I’ve always admired the look of mercury glass – that slightly antiqued, mottled, silvery finish like an old mirror. This post has been underwritten by Flowers For Everyone flower delivery Perth. Nothing says Christmas like shiny metallics. Real silver is beautiful, but of course it’s hugely expensive, not to mention time-consuming to maintain. And fake metallics can look tacky. Mercury glass, on… Read more
Nursery reveal!
It’s reveal day for the One Room Challenge! Over the past five weeks, I’ve been working on my son’s nursery, and I’m happy to say that it’s finally DONE. I’ll let the pictures do the talking… so come on in and take a look around! I’m ever so glad to FINALLY have a finished space… Read more
Simple DIY poster frame
I have the easiest little DIY in history for you today! Hands up if you like your DIY’s easy?! ME TOO! If you’ve been following along with the One Room Challenge, you’ll know that I’ve been working on a makeover of my son’s nursery. Next week is the big reveal! Woohoo! Want to catch up?… Read more
The beginner’s REAL guide to hanging wallpaper
I’m participating in the One Room Challenge in which my baby boy’s nursery is getting a swift makeover. You can see the before shots here and my mood board and floor plan here. Today, since our adorable nursery wallpaper is really the star of this show, I thought I’d share with you my tips for installing wallpaper. Now,… Read more
One Room Challenge Week 2: The mood board and floor plan
Last week I introduced you to the One Room Challenge, hosted twice a year by Linda of Calling it Home. Over the space of four weeks, I’ll be sharing with you one entire room transformation. The room I picked is my in-progress baby boy nursery (yep, still in progress even though he’s now six months old…! #fail)… Read more
One Room Challenge: a baby boy nursery
This year I’ve decided to participate in the One Room Challenge for the first time. If you haven’t heard of the ORC, it’s a large online event where bloggers participate in making over one room of their home in the space of 5 weeks. Room makeovers are my very favourite thing ever – there’s nothing like… Read more
Tips for styling a bedside table
Hi friends! I’m over at iHeart Organizing today sharing my top tips for styling a bedside table. If you’ve ever struggled with how to make those little nightstands both pretty and functional, I hope you’ll come on over and have a read. Did you catch my recent bedroom makeover? It’s hard to believe that one week ago… Read more
ROOM REVEAL: Our Master bedroom before and after!
My goodness. Can anyone say “CRAZY WEEK”?! In my last post I mentioned that I have a book called “The 7-Day Room Makeover” releasing at the end of this month. (See a sneak peek of the gorgeous cover here!) I also mentioned that I was going to undertake my very own 7-day room makeover, just to… Read more
A sneak peek at…. my new book!
Oh my goodness – I’m so excited to share today’s news! I’ve been hinting for a while now that I’ve been busy working on a secret project. Today I can finally reveal that it is… (drumroll please) …a BOOK! The book is called “The 7-Day Room Makeover”, and as the title suggests, I am going… Read more
How these four moms earn up to $30K a month working from home as bloggers
This post contains affiliate links. You can read my Disclosure policy here. Okay, I told you my next post was going to be a doozy. I’ve been at this blogging thing a while now, and in the process I’ve been privileged to make some amazing blogger friends. Many of these women have blogs that provide them… Read more
How to Start a Blog (in less than 10 minutes!)
Starting a blog can change your life. If you’re looking for a career with flexible hours (perhaps so you can stay home and look after kids – I’m typing this with a baby sitting on my lap), unlimited earning potential (for real – more about that in my next post; it’s a doozy!) and the… Read more
How to style a bookshelf (and a FREE decorating course for you!)
Hi friends! It’s been a while, huh? Baby boy is now four months old… where on earth did that time go?? Sorry for the blurry pic – it’s just an iPhone snap, but too cute not to share! We have almost a thousand new subscribers since last time I posted, so if you’re new, a… Read more
Our new arrival! It’s a….
… BOY!! Little Charlie Benjamin made his grand entrance into the world on the 31st March. He is the cutest little thing that ever there was! I adore this baby boy so much, I can’t even begin to say. I’m a little embarrassed that it’s taken me this long to get a post together about our… Read more
Create a custom desktop organizer
Does anyone else always seem to end up with a clutter of messy icons on their computer desktop? If that’s you, today’s solution might just be your jam! I’ll show you how to create a beautiful custom desktop organiser like this one using Canva (a free online design tool) in under 10 minutes. Then… Read more
FREE Desktop Wallpaper
When I showed you my brand new study makeover last year, I gave you a sneak peek of the pretty desktop wallpaper I created for my laptop. There’s something about a lovely desktop design that lifts the whole space – and it’s the easiest little decor refresh you could ever hope to make. Plus, it’s free! I’ve created… Read more
An organised bathroom cupboard
If you’ve been following along with my decluttering posts lately, you’ll know that so far we’ve tackled the home office desk drawers and the linen cupboard. Today it’s time to take a peek inside the bathroom cupboards. I’m quite pleased that today I don’t have a horrifying “before” photo with which to permanently embarrass myself on the internet…. Read more
My Maternity Photos (one week to go!!)
There’s only a week to go until baby Schravemade #4 arrives on the scene. My head and heart are a swirl of different emotions just thinking about it. I mean… ONE week! Really? How is this possible?! In some ways it feels like this pregnancy has lasted FOREVER, but in another sense it doesn’t really seem that… Read more
How to Organise your Linen Cupboard (and a pretty linen cupboard makeover!)
Decluttering – it’s more addictive than caffeine. It’s the housewives’ crack. That’s right, kids – don’t do drugs; declutter! You may not enjoy it at first; you may go in kicking and screaming. But once you’ve filled your first garbage bag, that sense of giddy satisfaction will have you stuffing things into bags with such wild… Read more
Hello Spring Home Tour
When Carrie from Lovely Etc invited me to be part of a Spring Home Tour, I had to smile, because of course as the lone Aussie blogger in a sea of American blogs, I’m all out of sync with these seasonal tours. It’s autumn in Australia, and to be honest, autumn is not much different… Read more
Office decluttering + desk drawer organisation
Since my epic decluttering post, 250+ Things to Throw Away, I’ve been on a decluttering binge in my home. And boy, does it feel good! It’s been a while between posts – for those of you who are new around here, I was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago and because I’m… Read more
A Tribute to the Ordinary Crappy Day
Two days in the life of a Mum. One ordinary… one extraordinary. One just plain ol’ crappy, one…. well. How to describe it? Terrifying? Life-changing? Is that too dramatic? I’ll let you decide. These are the days that shaped my world last week, and how I’ve changed because of them. FRIDAY I know today will… Read more
250+ Things to Throw Away
I’m on a decluttering binge this year. I’ve had ENOUGH of too much stuff. You know when you just get to that point? Where every time you try to shove more stuff into a cupboard where it doesn’t fit, or trip over those extra storage tubs in the Walk-In-Robe that you haven’t got around to putting away,… Read more
Cord Organisation with Washi Tape
I’m teaming up with some bloggy friends today to share some creative uses for washi tape. Chances are you have some kicking around your home already. I for one find it hard to walk past a pretty washi tape display or bargain bin without snagging an extra couple of rolls for my stash. So when… Read more
100+ Easy Lunchbox Ideas (with free mix-and-match printable!)
It’s back to school season for us in Australia, and like Mums all over the world, I’ve been in search of some easy lunchbox ideas to add to my repertoire. I often find myself falling back into the same tired old pattern when I’m in a hurry in the mornings – throwing together a vegemite sandwich, an… Read more
The Master List: How to Conquer your To-Do List once and for all!
We all know what it’s like having too many balls to juggle. It’d be helpful sometimes to be able to clone ourselves so we could handle everything life throws our way; but until the brainiacs of the world figure that one out, we’re stuck trying to cram a heck of a lot of “stuff” into an… Read more
FREE 2017 Vision Board printables!
Have you ever made a vision board? It’s a great way to keep inspiration right in front of your eyes in a really visual form. You could either use a magnetic board or a corkboard (perhaps covered in some pretty fabric or linen). Then you simply fill the board with images and words that inspire you…. Read more
It’s here… the 2016 Dreams by Design Planner!
What an exciting day!! After months of work, we have: A brand new site (if you’re reading via email, click through to check it out – so pretty!) … AND… I’m finally launching my very own product… the 2016 Dreams by Design Planner! If you’re really observant, you may remember me mentioning my Planner way back… Read more
How to make it: A sweet and simple Christmas tree with handmade elements
I’m part of the My Home Style Christmas tree blog hop today, hosted by Casa Watkins. If you came here from Farmhouse 40, welcome! If you saw my Christmas home tour last week, you’ll know there were lots of little DIYs that went into decorating the space. Today I’d like to share our sweet and simple handmade… Read more
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