My Bedroom Buys

As mentioned in my post last week, our home we are building is nearly ready for us to move in! I keep reminding my husband every day, but I think he is getting a little tired of it now! I still can't envisage that we will be living in a brand new home that we have designed and have been dreaming about for years! I've already nick-named it "The Hamptons". I'll have to share some more progress pics with you, as the weatherboards have been painted and the scaffolding finally came down today, so I want to go past there on the weekend and take some photos. 

Amongst all this excitement, I have been purchasing bits and pieces to make our home reflect our personalities and style.

Today I wanted to share with you some of those pieces I have bought for our bedroom.

I LOVE colour and think it looks great complimented with natural materials.

So to add that natural element, I'm thinking of creating a bedhead out of plywood. I love the grain it features and turns out to be an inexpensive piece.

I bought two Ikea Frosta stools as my bedside tables and will either dip half of the legs in a pastel paint colour, or just paint the top.

The Metro Copper table lamps from Freedom are the perfect fit as it wont take up too much room sitting on the stools. 

I was very lucky to get my very own Lovestar wall vase in neon pink for Christmas, so that will sit nicely above my side of the bed! Fresh flowers will make the room sing!

Lastly I want to frame my first Emily Green water colour print which will hang alongside the Lovestar vase. 

1. Tutti Frutti Pillowcase- Castle and Things

2. Metro Copper Table Lamp - Freedom

3. Lovestar wall vase- Lovestar

4. Spot Cushion Yellow - Middle of Nowhere

5. Square Cushion- Middle of Nowhere

6. Frosta Stool- Ikea

7. Water colour Print- Emily Green

My dilemma is what colour linen quilt cover to use? I absolutely love yellow, (our front door will be painted gloss yellow!) and found a set from Bambury and thought a chunky knitted charcoal throw will break up the colour, but will it be too much??

Or.... should I do the reverse and use a charcoal quilt cover with yellow knitted throw to bring out the colour of the feature pillow cases??

Would love to know what you think or if you have another idea!!

Stylish House Boat renovation by Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

While I was flicking through the latest issue of Vogue Living magazine this week, and I came across a sleek and stylish project by a local interior design firm called Pipkorn & Kilpatrick.

At this point, I hadn't read the article yet, I was simply blown away by gorgeous imagery and style of the space. Then as I was reading along, I realised it was a renovated house boat on Lake Eildon in Victoria!

I had been to Lake Eildon before, and seen the style of house boats sitting on the lake; old and run down but definitely    looked like a fun family holiday home.
You would instantly think that the renovated house boat that the designers of Pipkorn & Kilpatrick so effortlessly designed, was a home sitting in a leafy inner city suburb of Melbourne!

The overall design is actually quite simple and lets the surroundings speak for itself. The natural beauty of the lake and the leafy bushland was their inspiration for the project.

I love the contrast of the black details and warm timber panelling which gives the interior a sleek and contemporary look.

The fact that they have a full size sofa and designer furniture pieces and accessories truly make this house boat a home.