*make it monday* beach style....

g'day bloggy gals...


i thought i'd start a little regular monday thing here where i show you a few quick, inexpensive 


up-cycling projects i'm working on for our little beach house...


welcome to *make it monday*...

a few projects anyone can do with a little time...a love of the old & chippy...& a little

imagination...

as much as i love a new set of white china...with the same passion i love to *re-use* something in

another way...to give something a new beginning...

we all do, don't we...

i'm not alone here...i'm not doing anything that we all can't do...

it's just nice to share a little...inspire one another...suggest products...

monday's here are going to be all about making, sharing...& hoping to inspire a little...


so...beach project number one...


a gifted vintage mirror- gold & ornate-lovely...but not really our kinda thing...

this was left to Ritchie by his Great Aunt, whom we have wonderful memories of...

we loved where it's come from...it's shape...it's weight...it's size...

we just aren't particularly *gold* in this little beach pad...

to mix our love of beach & country this mirror just couldn't be sand white...

it needed to be bolder...& a little richer...

welcome to my first *must-have-&-share-it-product*...in a spray can- i really really L.O.V.E a spray 

can...

{is that odd at this age!!??}

so...this will change your life...i can almost promise you that...

for less than $3- *Fiddly Bits* -high gloss enamel fast drying spray in *flat black* is perfect...

check it out {here}

so gold & glamour became black & beachy...

when we decided to re-stain the floor boards dark...it made me see the house is a new light...

depth has become a lovely aspect...deep, dark wooden floorboards...crisp white walls...

a black vintage mirror draped with simple white strands of shell...

white floorboards would have given this little beach house a very different feel...

these dark floorboards allow so much more to catch the eye...they are bright & warm & 

simple but divinely rich...

the mirror reflects them in the same way...the shells simplify it all...

just a real house on the Australian coast full of kids & sand & up-cycled bits...

get your hands on a vintage mirror or thrifted frame asap...


pick up a can of {fiddly bits} & spend an hour in the fresh air spraying your way to a gorgeous

up-cycled gem for your house...

let me know how you like a little *make it monday*...

& please let me know if you've found a spray paint you can't live without...

happy beach days gals

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happpy birthday to our beautiful boy today- 11- we love you so much

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we've got a big week ahead with a little puppy making it's way into our hearts

you'll  meet her soon

she is H.E.A.V.E.N 

xox