don't you love.....a lucky mistake, or two

I finally got round to testing some colour samples for painting the garden fence.  Painted three Colorbond swatches, didn't like any of them.  Sigh!!!  Does this happen to you too?  In frustration I poured them all into a single pot to make an under coat, and ta daaa, a new colour was born.  Its a little battleship but sets off the olive leaves and lanterns really well.  Eventually the grey will only peek out through the sky flower creeper and the green will soften the faded industrial edge we have now.  

Luck number 1.Luck number 2 was painting the darker colour around the strip of Dune Spray.  The thin strip reminds me of french linen or traditional fouta designs, and breaks the darker grey up just enough to stop it being overwhelming.  

Really pleased with the way both greys tone in with the weathered screen behind the fat lady.  Now we just need some greenery!

Reclaimed timber.... as kitchen wall detail

I adore this space!  I covet the chandelier (Ochre), Iceland poppies are a favourite flower, reclaimed wood detail in the kitchen, light flooding in, a fire place.  Heaven.Image via Elle Decor

The Voice of Reason has been working on our own wood wall detail today.  He has already built  two gorgeous reclaimed wood screening walls in the garden (a post for another day), but today he was working on a timber detail in our wine cellar.  We created a small cellar area off our kitchen and we want it to be a gorgeous little space, a secret detail you only see from the kitchen.   VoR is using left over oak floor board to clad the far wall, the oak now runs seamlessly across the floor and up to the ceiling, very hip Melbourne restaurant.

The space is changing before my eyes from bland to gorgeous, will keep you posted!  

Don't you love....diy shelves

From top left: Hindsvik at Home, Elle Decor, remaining pics and great instructions via Apartment Therapy