Beach House Backyard Makeover with Road Side Finds

 Its seems to be that cane furniture is making a come back.

I see it everywhere painted in fun colours

 and it even looks great painted white.

 Over the last council throw out

 I started a little collection of

 "Road Side Finds" for the Beach house.

I collected 5 very different pieces in total.

$0

Amazingly none of them needed repair,

just a little bit of white outdoor paint!

Before and After

What a difference a bit of paint can make.

It took some time to paint them all, 

but getting a resort feel for next to nothing,

 made it all worth it.

 My Husband and I built this little table to go over the fire pit.

We made it out of an old bed frame we weren't using.

It is perfect for the space and cost 

$0.

 We created a wonderful space

 to entertain friends at the Beach House 

for next to nothing!

Beach House

 Backyard

 Oasis

is now complete.

It is time to sit back and enjoy Summer. 

Yellow Treasure Hunt…Before and After $0

Yellow 

seems to be all over the place

 for summer.  

But this year it seems they are pushing

  bigger ticket items like yellow lamps or this sink below?

I don't want to commit to that!

I love yellow too, 

but instead I went on a

 yellow treasure hunt around my house

 to see what I could find that would satisfy my craving for bright yellow this summer.

Here are some of the things I found

so far….  $0

The majority of the items I found 

were from my Kitchen

and my Study.

 I focused my attention on these two areas

 and added little touches of yellow.

I created a bright and inviting

 Tea and Coffee station

for the corner of my Kitchen.

 Last year I made this chair for my Son's room,

but I used it to inspire

a makeover

for my Study.

Here is my Study

 BEFORE:

And my Study

AFTER: $0

I found simple things from around the house,

like these badges I made into magnets,

and a bunch of yellow pens and pencils.

Zach's Chair looks great in the Study now.

 It was not drastic,

but it was free

and can be changed again easily.

 This can be done with any colour for any season.

The best part is it cost me nothing to do!!

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I also painted this frame yellow

and added a pineapple print I found online.

This can now go in the Study 

to satisfy my pineapple crush too.

This costs nothing to do

 For a quick and inexpensive way to change up this bathroom

I put little branches that had fallen off the tree outside
in little brown recycled bottles.
I thought they would look nice on the window sill for something different.

I went away on holidays and thought all the leaves would be in the tub when I got home.

But instead this seems like the perfect place for plant propagation.

All the little branches grew roots instead.

The best part is now I don't have to worry about them at all 

except for topping up the water every few months.

Hassle free vases!!!

$ 0

Oli's Room 40 Min $ 0

Testimonial:

Dear Niki, Again Many thanks for coming and styling Oli's room.  He absolutely loves his "new room" and is spending more time in there playing lego.  It has made such a difference having the furniture positioned where it is now.  I LOVE IT!  Your talents are extraordinary...keep up the good work! 

Natalie and Oli, Armadale.

Before

Brief:  To make the new desk work in the room.

After

Time:  40 Minutes

Cost of Materials:  $ 0

The desk is so much more inviting in the centre of the room.
The lovely baskets from the floor unit were swapped with the books to create a nicer view from the doorway.

Adding Personality #1

I did this with a thin permanent marker.

And if you mess up you just use Hairspray or Tea Tree to remove it.  

Don't Worry!

Adding a caption
can add personality
to your frames.

Friends love reading the captions 

when they come over for 

dinner Parties.