Friday Favourites & Renovation Stage 2

As many of you will already know I am a serial home renovator. We currently (and I say currently, because yes, we already have our next reno lined up) live in a brick home originally built in 1981, so far we have completely redesigned the downstairs area of the home - the first stage. We are soon going to embark on our second stage. Major areas requiring attention for the completion of stage two:

1. Master bedroom reconfigured to incorporate a walk in robe
2. Addition of ensuite (master suite)
3. Complete redesign of main bathroom
4. Deck to side of house along with new fence
5. Garden redesign and replanting
6. Lots more painting inside and out ...

Friends have urged me to put our house on my blog, so I have finally succumb to the pressure (I am weak) and starting next week I will include pictures of our interior. I love looking in other peoples homes as much as you do, so I guess its my turn to show you all a little of how I live.

True confessions: some of you may not know but along with being a renovator I am a mother of two little girls aged four and eighteen months (they keep me pretty busy), I am studying interior design, and earlier this year I set up my business Paper Tree Design. As I am planning to complete stage two of our reno, and also renovate our little townhouse near the beach this year, I have decided to put my studies on hold for this semester - a big decision as I only have 4 subjects to go. My husband sat me down and said 'something had to give' - to preserve my sanity - so no study this semester! I hope you will all stick with me and follow our ups and downs as we start the process. I may even start to post more regularly (ahh)! Thanks for all your support, blogging has really opened my eyes this year, it has given me more inspirations (and information) than I could have dreamed of ... so I thank all my lovely followers and hope I have made a few blogfriends along the way! (okay, no more mushy stuff)

For now: I have started to plan what we will do with our bedroom. Whenever I plan a space I put together an 'inspiration folder', these images will form part of that folder (along with many others taken from magazines) as I search for the perfect bedroom solution for us. If anyone knows of a site with beautiful bedrooms - I would love to know about it.

Hope you enjoy these .... which one(s) do you like best???

1. Neutral symmetry....

style-files

2. Hello Yellow ....

ideal home magazine

3. Back to nature modern ... not sure about achieving the tree in the middle of the room!

inspirational bedrooms

4. Ahh .... butterflies ... I would love some wallpaper to feature in our room

exotic interiors

5. A bit OTT .... not sure about the bath in the bedroom!

inspirational bedrooms

6. A touch of retro .... yay!

channel 4

Now, if you have read all of that long winded post - and are still awake - you probably deserve a coffee!!
Hope you all have a great weekend. Michelle