Flooring dilemma...

If you have been following my blog you will probably know that we recently added on a small extension to our home. It sits at the front of the house and is made up of a hallway in the middle( with front door) which now takes you into the already existing home. A 'formal' lounge sits on one side of the hall and a bedroom on the other. Just 3 rooms. I have been searching for timber flooring to match the rest of my house but as 'bad luck' would have it they no longer make it and to my disbelief can't find anything that matches. So I have hit a bump in the road and come to a standstill. Now I do have enough timber left over from before to do the hallway so my biggest dilemma is.. do I use another timber.. or go for carpet like hubby suggested. I really don't want carpet as I've been there done that and with kids and living on acres I know I will regret it later.

The other problem is that I already have another type of timber in the kid's bedrooms so this would make it a third type of timber in the house.  Admittedly the new timber will be in the lounge on top of which I would have a big rug anyway, and in my bedroom, so a lot of the furniture would cover the floor .. so I would love to ask you, if you have the time, what would you do?????? as this is driving me totally nuts!!

I cannot wait till the floor is done as I'm aiming to have my home finished inside by Christmas. I have been purchasing some pieces though along the way,  to put in lounge room.

I'm pretty sure you know which way I am going with this.

I have had these oil paintings of Paris for about 15 years now. Someone came knocking on my door at night selling his paintings and I really liked these. I like the one with the Eiffel Tower in the background the most but of course being a Libran I had to buy another one matching to have a pair. I've had these in storage for the last 10 years now. I'm so glad I kept them but I will be changing the frames though to more vintage ones.

Please excuse the junk in the background, at the moment my lounge room is one big mess! See the floor still waiting to be done.

 OK better go as I have dye in my hair and it's been in there for way longer than what it should be... God forbid someone should knock on my door... which did happen once.. oh... the... embarrassment..!!
take care.. Maryann

Declutter = Ebay listings

 I've  been doing a bit of decluttering lately and unpacking a few boxes I had in storage while we were doing our extension and came across my teddies. Yes, I had started a bit of a collection but am uhming and ahring whether to keep them or not. I also have a bit of a collection of antique baby dolls but they're still packed for now.  So i decided to keep some and sell some as you can see here and are now on ebay....

I also have this pretty stool listed..

Sometimes I don't know what possesses me to buy certain things.. I think it was the quirkiness of them!! Prawn napkin holders!! What was I thinking?????

I made these shades a while ago and never really found a spot for them so out they go too!

 

A couple of weeks ago I purchased this antique pram, yes I have a thing for them too!   well I needed it for my dolls see so I had a pretty good reason to buy it..even though I have another in storage..

but what the??

I see ginger has found it and made it her bed.. ok she can have it for now till I clean it up.

Hope you're all having a good week,

 take care, Maryann

Pretty pink house...

On my way to go to the  major shopping centre, which is about 1/2 hour away, I pass through some pretty nice scenery..

As you can see it was a miserable day today, pouring for most of the day but I managed to get some snaps of this pretty pink house that sits up high on a hill..

Sorry about the clarity of the pics but some were taken through the windscreen as it started to rain. You can't really see, but it does have beautifully landscaped gardens. It is winter here so much of the leaves of the trees have already fallen.

I just love this house! Lisa and I often argue (jokingly) in the car who is going to buy this house (yeah, in our dreams!) as I want it and so does she.. lol!    I just love the sweeping staircase and all the white ironwork trim. I love the 2 bays windows in the front and the gorgeous white door.. I think they still have their Christmas wreath there and ofcourse I love the fact that they painted it PINK! You don't see that very often. 

I often wonder what the inside looks like and how it's decorated.  One thing I know for sure is, that if this house ever went on the market I'd be the first one there checking it out! It's a shame it wasn't a nice sunny day as I don't know how many times I've driven past but didn't have my camera. It looks just glorious on a sunny day. I might have to take better snaps next time. 

take care, Maryann

Latest creations...

Hi ladies, thought I'd show you what I've been up to. Finished the raggy ruffle quilt that was a customer order. It's an all roses quilt for a lovely little girl.  It always makes me happy to make these pretty quilts.

Also made a couple of cushions that I still have to list on ebay. Now Sold! Thank you!

There's actually a heart appliqued on this one but for some reason couldn't get some decent pics.

Apart from that, Lisa got her 'P's (provisional driver's licence) on Friday, I was trying very hard not to get emotional and cry in the middle of the RTA... and was doing pretty well .....till I saw Lisa burst out crying (with happiness). We were both a blubbering mess at one stage and  I'm sure people in the shopping centre were looking at us funny when we both walked out with bulging red eyes from the RTA!

bye for now, not forever,

take care, Maryann

Painting done and blogger sitting on the fence!

Well, I can't believe it's been a month since my last post! So I will try and go back to fill you in on what's been happening,(which may prove to be a tinsy hard since I can't remember what I had for dinner last night,,)

So, I know for sure I ran out of gb on my computer last month and couldn't use it for a few days, so had no temptation to check for msgs, check out new blogs, check ebay,etc, etc, etc.. It really is amazing how much one can get done without temptation lurking!!  So I have made it one of my goals to stay off as much as possible and use my time more wisely and efficiently. I will still be blogging but perhaps only once a month where I will fill you in with all my boring details...

 Ok.. FINALLY MY HOUSE PAINTING IS FINISHED.... well atleast from the outside. It all looks one colour now... yellow.. I love it.. it makes me happy! I gotta tell ya though that hubby of mine is one slave driver.. if he says tomorrow we are painting this, this and this, there's no changing his mind. Gulp down breakfast and off we go. I really should take a leaf out of his book, and stop thinking about doing something and just get on with it!
Here's some pics,

We are going to pave infront of the house and down the sides and put in a cottage garden as well.

I would love to convert my old front verandah into a sunroom/sewing room and have mentioned it to hubby not long ago( was waiting for my extension to be finished first before I hit him on the head again with another project) Have to say though he didn't say no.. I think, maybe, just maybe, he might do it. Question is when???

I love my french doors, if I could I'd take out all my sliding doors and replace them I would.

Last Friday was Lisa's birthday. She turned 17. She's the one far right being silly with her friends

She is growing up so fast now. She has a boyfriend and will be going for her driver's licence in a couple of weeks. Need I say how I feel?  Sick.. yep totally worried about everything and have the weirdest dreams of her being eaten by sharks... true!  T'was just yesterday she was only a 4 year old who adored mummy, dollys and pink! Atleast she still likes pink.

I just want to also say sorry to those ladies I normally visit and leave a comment on their blog. I have been sitting on the fence when it comes to blogging but I have been reading what you have been up to! Will promise to leave comments at least once a month and honestly you don't have to leave comments on mine all the time too !

I have just started up my sewing again and am working on some orders which I had since before last xmas and some new ones too. I am making a pretty roses quilt for a very special customer and I'm looking forward getting back into it and hopefully some new stuff for ebay. Will post pics as I go.

I managed to get a quote on getting my bargain find reupholstered..

I think now maybe it wasn't such a bargain find, not unless I can do it myself. They want $1850.00 and that's not including the outer material, .. what do you think.. it sounds like alot to me. I think it will be residing on  my back verandah a little while longer.
Well I think that's it for this post.. I do hope all you lovely ladies have been well and happy.. take care, hugs always, Maryann

An Easter wish to you all...

No pics today ladies... just warm wishes to you all for Easter Sunday. Hope you have a lovely day no matter where you are or what you're doing. For us it's the usual visiting family which is good as we don't get to see each other as much as I'd like to.  Hope you all have a great and safe holiday.. take care, Maryann   ps. won't be blogging for a little while as we have maxed out our GB usage this month!! First time ever! Just to post this was painstakingly slow.. back to dial up speed for a few days.