Monday, August 27, 2012

A Few Bits To Share



After our little holiday down south, the rest of last week was spent with 'what will we do today?' type days, the kind where you wake up with no particular plans and see where the day takes you. Not only was it nice to have Paul around the house during the time he was off from work, but we also managed to get some jobs crossed off our long running 'to-do list' which was very satisfying.



One item on my list for Paul (which was actually ticked off on the weekend before he began holidays but which I had yet to share with you all) was to hang some decorative plates in our kitchen. Thanks to some pestering on my part, the blue and white trio above now fills up a patch of wall which has been bare since we bought our house. A two dollar op-shop saucer and a vintage Swedish side-plate I bought off Etsy (which matches the tea cup and saucer I purchased a while back) fit in nicely next to the Villeroy and Bosch dinner plate I bought as a Christmas present to myself last year.



A trip to Ikea was another 'to-do' we managed to complete.  After returning home from our holiday to Denmark last week, I managed to persuade Paul to come to Ikea to check out a chest of drawers I was interested in.  They turned out to be perfect for what we were after and have made me happy every time I've walked into our bedroom since the weekend.  We now have SO much extra storage with such big, deep drawer space.  Now I just need to decide what to display on top...

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  1. UnknownAugust 27, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Those plates are just absolutely lovely Amanda...and so perfect in that space. I do so love your kitchen and wish i had that space to work in!!
    And that chest of drawers looks great...bet you had fun filling all those drawers just so!!
    Some great to do list items completed there...thanks for sharing with us!

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    1. AmandaAugust 27, 2012 at 9:37 PM

      The huge kitchen bench was a big selling point for us back when we bought our house :) Yes, so much drawer space is wonderful!!

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  2. Naturally CarolAugust 27, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    Villeroy and Boch make amazing china don't they, they have been favourites of mine for a long time. I used to go to DJ's in Canberra City just to drool over their latest ranges.

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    1. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 1:51 PM

      I got mine at our local David Jone's store too :)

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  3. MeganAugust 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    The plates look great up there Amanda, so nice to get stuff crossed off the list hey! And how exciting, new display space - woo!

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  4. Martha CarolynAugust 28, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    I love your decorating style! And so jealous you got to buy a piece of furniture from IKEA! I'd love to have one near where I live. :-)

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  5. Melbourne GirlAugust 28, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    Love the plates Amanda...and the new drawers! We have the same ones in white. Did yours come with a block of wood/extra leg for under the middle drawer to stop the unit sagging in the middle?
    Lesley
    xx

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    1. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 1:52 PM

      No extra block of wood with ours... is yours the exact same style or is it wider again?

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    2. Melbourne GirlAugust 28, 2012 at 3:03 PM

      Ours is the same and i love it! Yours looks very classy Amanda...I like the darker colour too!
      With ours though, MONT decided to cut a piece of wood that we stuck under the middle section of the frame (you can't see it from the front) because we noticed the unit started to dip a little in the middle. It won't collapse or anything but the block of wood just props it up...
      Get Paul to cut a piece of wood to wedge under there.
      Lesley

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    3. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 3:16 PM

      Thanks for the tip Lesley, I'll be sure to tell Paul. The brown/black finish is nice but like our other dark furniture in our bedroom, it shows up EVERY speck of dust!! :)

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  6. Sarah BAugust 28, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    The plates are beautiful - I'm such a fan of blue and white china. I'm a tad jealous of your Ikea drawers. Having extra storage is such an exciting thing. I'm still excited by my big wardrobe! Boy oh boy I wish we had an Ikea. I hope you have a wonderful week xx

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  7. little miss oliveAugust 28, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    the plates look so lovely there and i love the chest of drawers -- i am actually eyeing off a similiar one from ikea that's white with three drawers for our new house.

    i look forward to seeing what you display on top :)

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  8. In The Night SkyAugust 28, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    I have that chest of drawers (in white) - they are great, so much storage. Kinda liking the black too now after seeing how good they look here!

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    1. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 1:53 PM

      We have the smaller version in white in Sophie's nursery - was the perfect size for fitting a change mat on top so it doubles as our change table too :)

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  9. AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    plates look great - bet your happy to have them up. Drawers look good too, Im looking forward to seeing how you decorate the top. Also i noticed the change in the blue on your blog (the words), its great. Love change to freshen things up! Cassie

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    1. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 1:54 PM

      Thanks Cassie! I'm getting there very slowly with the changes to my blog :)

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  10. this jen dayAugust 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Gorgeous plates! I love your new blog look too Amanda. It's really lovely xx

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    1. AmandaAugust 28, 2012 at 1:55 PM

      Thanks Jen!! Trying to teach myself html code and how to do things in our photo editing program is doing my head in!! It's all taking me forever to make progress but I'll get this makeover done eventually!! x

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  11. EmmaAugust 28, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    The plates look gorgeous! My Mum has lots of blue and white china plates hanging on the walls in her kitchen too. x

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  12. ShelleyAugust 28, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Lovely plates! Nice oppose find! I dragged hubby to Ikea a while back and come home with three malm chest of drawers. Oh the storage! I think one drawer is even empty?!? Yours look great x

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  13. sewingseedAugust 29, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    Very lovely! You have great taste!

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  14. Simone - honeyandfizzAugust 29, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    So satisfying to get jobs done around the house! The wall plates look fantastic. Also loving your new header!
    I mentioned you on my blog the other day in my post on Blog Love xx

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  15. JaneSeptember 2, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    Those blue and white plates look fabulous there, Amanda. I love your new chest of drawers as well - I've been eyeing it off in the blue. Of course! J x

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  16. Cherie @ raising master MaxSeptember 9, 2012 at 5:19 AM

    Those plates look incredible!

    & I scored myself those IKEA drawers (in white) this year for Mothers day. How FANTASTIC are they?!

    The room, & the space, I adore :)

    I'm yet to figure out how to decorate the top!

    x

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