Fun and VJs
Blog URL http://funandvjs.blogspot.com/
Located Brisbane, Queensland Australia
Tags Home renovations, Queenslander, interior design, mid century furniture, modernist, home, garden, Brisbane
This blog will chronicle the renovations to our Queenslander home - turning a sow's ear into a silk purse.
Latest Blog Posts
- It's beginning to on Nov 20, 2009 in Georg Jensen Danish Life Christmas
feel a lot like Christmas because it has been so hot and humid around here. And I also succumbed to the nagging of little ones and dug out the Christmas decorations. I let the boys decorate the tree. There are a lot of decorations on the s...
- Boo's House on Nov 19, 2009 in Queenslanders Life neighbours
What is it about old abandoned houses? For me, they conjure up thoughts of ill deeds, macabre plots and general all-round spookiness. I know next to nothing about the neighbouring house but because it is unoccupied and left derelict, my mind runs int...
- Where we came from on Nov 17, 2009 in Qld Housing Commission
I was looking at some of the photos of our old home this morning. I took a few parting snaps on the last day after I had given it a final clean. Exterior of old Qld Housing Commission home. It was painted white with contrasting light grey...
- The gimp room on Nov 14, 2009 in renovation gimp room before
Every house we have owned has had a dodgy little room under the house. The Sow's Ear has one too. For some reason, Jason has always called these rooms the gimp room (he likes Tarantino films). And the name has stuck, even if the...
- Six months on Nov 13, 2009 in renovation Plan
It's our six month housiversary. And I nearly forgot. So, six months on, how are we feeling? Jason still loves the house and is as keen as mustard to keep doing the renovations in his spare time. The kids - they're just going along for...
- Tahitian* Banana Cake on Nov 11, 2009 in Life recipe
Number 1 son is celebrating a birthday. Again, I was open to the idea of making a fancy cake but Number 1 requested...banana cake. Who knew it was his favourite? It is all about the taste rather than the aesthetics with this boy. Banana cake done b...
- Triffids on Nov 10, 2009 in wildlife garden
Since moving to the Sow's Ear we have barely touched the yard. Our attention has been diverted to other areas such as the kitchen. It has also been incredibly dry the last few months, so it has not been an ideal time to plant. But in the last w...
