Back from Hiatus!

I have missed writing my Blog. Bianca and Sienna have settled into great routines with pre-school and kindy and now on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I have a generous chunk of time to take up a few  interests that went by the way side after the arrival of our five month old baby boy. That is of course after the washing is folded, beds are made, Elias fed, changed, errands run.....

One of these interests is interior decorating. Hubby and I will be biting into a ambitious renovating project in November of this year when we plan to completely overhaul a slightly tired weatherboard three bedroom home. So I have begun my inspiration folders for each room of the house. They say the kitchen is a good place to start....

 I have already choosen white counters, cupboards and walls in the kitchen. This is partly to do with the aesthetic and also price. A lot of kit-set kitchens come in a small range of colours of which white is the least likely to date.

I love the idea of a kitchen island which is an antique sideboard re-topped and painted. The contrast of modern with antique furniture is a styling trend I love. As you can see in the picture above it also offers great storage.

I love the way this aqua splashback brings so much vibrancy to an otherwise conservative kitchen. I am playing around with the idea of removable glass where wallpaper strips can be inserted and changed.

The beauty of an all white kitchen is the chance to 'colour play'. These kitchen stools add interest and draw the eye.

With a vase of flowers and cerise tea towels this kitchen is immediately polished and styled. You can change 'the look' whenever trends change or in my case, tastes evolve.

LOVE the chairs and also the pendant lights over the island although I have seen a multi-coloured chandelier in a House and Garden kitchen and it looked amazing!

We have a tight budget for the kitchen so I will be focusing on one or two 'must have' items that I fall in love with and the rest will be practical and affordable (much to Chris's relief I am sure!)