Design & style advice
Please come on in and snoop around this section for design and styling tips and inspo to beautify your home.
And if you are after a little one-on-one design or styling advice you can gimme a holler and I’ll be out in your home in no time. Jump over here to find out about my interior design and styling services.
Where to spend and where to splurge in your home
Hot damn!! This episode is EVERYTHING a renovator is going to need to watch in order to get fully fired up and swinging into action to make that beautifully renovated [...]
What you need to know about property styling
Today I’m talking about one of my fave slashie topics. Property-slash-styling. Yup, I’m covering the very exciting and ever-growing world of property styling aka property staging - or essentially furnishing [...]
All things home organisation
It doesn’t take much to see and feel my passion for home organisation in this episode! Anyone following West Home for a while now will know that I’ve been binging [...]
Working with an Interior Designer
Today I'm scratching the surface on all things interior design with the owner of White With One, Sharon Parker. We cover; what is an interior designer, how does it differ [...]
Where to buy affordable art
I tell you something for nothing. Finding art is freaking hard. Trying to find a unique piece that’s the right size, colour, style AND price really is a part time [...]
Tips for preparing your home for sale
Getting your home “market ready” can a daunting process. It’s hard to avoid being caught up in the pressure of getting everything “just so” to give you home the best [...]
Fun fridge facts
One of the best times of the year has to be Colourful Kitchen Appreciate Week. And what a week it is. Anecdotally I'm hearing that CKAW (yep, you know it's [...]
Reducing waste at home
Just recently I've had to swing into gear in organising my son's lunchbox now he has started primary school. I've always been very conscious about food waste and packaging waste.... [...]
Being bold with colour in the kitchen
Good news people, colour in the kitchen is back in big style and it's here to stay! I have to admit, I’ve been scared of using colour in my kitchens [...]
Powdercoating
Great news. Everything old can be new again. Well, metal goods at least, I’m getting on and there is no chance of becoming more youthful at this point. If you [...]
Painting your fence
There is no denying that painting your fence is hard work. But it’s totally worth it. Until you paint your fence you don’t see how unattractive a plain timber fence [...]
How to choose a paint colour
One of my favourite parts of fixing up my house has been the decorating aspect. In particular, choosing paint colours to express myself and create the right mood and energy [...]
Period features
If you are renovating your home and want to retain the period features but some might need a little upgrade or refresh, then head over to Essendon to F. Vitale [...]
Wallpaper tips
I recently enjoyed watching a master decorator at work. In less than two hours, David Cox, of D Cox Decorating, had installed a stunning feature wall in the home of [...]
Rugs
There's not beating around the bush on this one... a good rug costs a bit of coin. It can be hard to fork out the big bucks on this household [...]
Curtains and blinds
When moving into a new home or updating your existing home, one of the most cost effective improvements you can make (beyond paint - which is a #classicgamechanger) is to [...]
Painting your front door
When we painted our front door in a black gloss way back when I was so daunted by the task. In particular, the perfectionist in me was freaking out! I [...]