Having a break ...almost over!

<div align="center"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618168707577021922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAFbH7M-gIzWXAR-neeJuHKc4K1qaTkq9aoV6fhJ5z4LecH0SCva4ZR4EJLXlqdpKvToqlSvlqESLsBiMu5Q9HvDD5qDrJ44wBE8IsvRU_nbEHczOo1odRJfZJJg3K8UQonUUJkbSZhw/s400/IMGP0944.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><span style="color: #003300;">Bedroom</span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It has been ages since I posted....6 months ago? Nothing is really happening with the house as normal life just continues on. My bedroom is still work in progress, managed to buy the butler style tables for the bedroom and lamps to complete the look. I have also been busy looking at the goodies on Etsy as the Aussie dollar is so high at the moment. The cushion you see was an Etsy buy and just perfect for the style I was after for my bed.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I have been buying the most amazing little paintings from another etsy store but still have to find the perfect frames...always work in progress. Anyhoo, just wanted to let you know I am still here in blogland.</div> </div>

Having a break ...almost over!

Bedroom It has been ages since I posted....6 months ago? Nothing is really happening with the house as normal life just continues on...

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A white bedroom?

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-zQT82yATpbIO8MdU2355uHk8tkHYX-t8V0s-yNGXl6pTuVMgYUcF-7kSXhJBZT0-uB7EpWpYly0qltG218gLbS-UpZ6V5zdoXAuOvUMrLbeqJNuPb-Ip3MFaXsIlRuvrZIXxfe3CgY/s1600-h/livingEtc.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298474805753437074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-zQT82yATpbIO8MdU2355uHk8tkHYX-t8V0s-yNGXl6pTuVMgYUcF-7kSXhJBZT0-uB7EpWpYly0qltG218gLbS-UpZ6V5zdoXAuOvUMrLbeqJNuPb-Ip3MFaXsIlRuvrZIXxfe3CgY/s400/livingEtc.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;">LivingEtc</span></div><p><span style="color:#333333;">Everything about this bed I love. So dreamy and makes you just want to snuggle in and watch telly, read a book or just lie there thinking nice thoughts. What goes into making a bed like this...perhaps beautiful bedlinen, lots of plump pillows, good quality sheets, doonas and maybe some accessories like quilts and blankets folded at the end of the bed. As a person with no training in interior design, I am always fascinated at how beautiful 'other peoples houses' are in magazines. So, here are just a few examples of ideas I have for my bedroom. I know this blog is Decorating a Modern Home and my pictures are of a different style but this is what I want for my bedroom but with a contemporary twist.</span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#333333;"></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRvDGeOtIoHG4gejUoAORdZfhgdcHblscc_8DK30H5rYV6aqfOfQhlnOJFTsd5lBjerX9tUgvTdc9nGwYZ_yGVFAwcmvXJrMybu1LjjT63pl5YtvRtzg-MPZdcxrO1RiI0p_1baPEZUk/s1600-h/LivingEtc1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298474808144561954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRvDGeOtIoHG4gejUoAORdZfhgdcHblscc_8DK30H5rYV6aqfOfQhlnOJFTsd5lBjerX9tUgvTdc9nGwYZ_yGVFAwcmvXJrMybu1LjjT63pl5YtvRtzg-MPZdcxrO1RiI0p_1baPEZUk/s400/LivingEtc1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#006600;"> LivingEtc</span></div><p><span style="color:#333333;">The picture above could very well be my bedroom but with carpet. I have a beautiful sleigh bed, same colour and have just bought a simple white doona cover with white sheets and pillow cases. After that, I am stuck for ideas. I have some bedside cabinets that don't go with the bed but they have a really nice shape. I am not sure what to do with them but thinking of painting them so they could work in my room. What colour......I have no idea so I am open to any suggestions.</span><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span><br /></p><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrccxV9Ewy5YA0BACePPgbPoXOZn0TjH5SO5tPSPKE1_9Kvk1_XPBBiBxB_8k2PjFyKVwcctJvlWZReTq1BI0osB8AAYQmwQ3UXO3R4RWrWNYxC6alnA_OjgDIVPDlY2r2saHFqqa7AQ/s1600-h/EIJFF0011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298474803503958386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrccxV9Ewy5YA0BACePPgbPoXOZn0TjH5SO5tPSPKE1_9Kvk1_XPBBiBxB_8k2PjFyKVwcctJvlWZReTq1BI0osB8AAYQmwQ3UXO3R4RWrWNYxC6alnA_OjgDIVPDlY2r2saHFqqa7AQ/s400/EIJFF0011.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I love this wallpaper...I would like it on the back wall where my bed is. I also have been searching everywhere for the perfect bedside lamps. Not sure just yet what style I am after but there are so many lamps out there to choose from. Definitely something to buy after the room is set up.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOZorI9aOXzz7WFV_gKty4NlF-EVYyIfRGhsNj-CRilGPYgJEdf50kTus3NtqpY3_6tWyUA3FFp8EVd6acRfF570lUqXqnP_3UuqjtN8K4iuvAqrw7cwHu4U9lespxKEMZMb4YgwvDJs/s1600-h/LivingEtc2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298474800478156146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOZorI9aOXzz7WFV_gKty4NlF-EVYyIfRGhsNj-CRilGPYgJEdf50kTus3NtqpY3_6tWyUA3FFp8EVd6acRfF570lUqXqnP_3UuqjtN8K4iuvAqrw7cwHu4U9lespxKEMZMb4YgwvDJs/s400/LivingEtc2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">LivingEtc</span></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><div align="left"> </div><span style="color:#006600;"></span><div align="left"><span style="color:#333333;">I really like these cushions! very different but Wow, what a statement they would make in a simple white bedroom.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRqKCOuraYxiUWZQsOuRTOwGwrK8qIsX6DEuEBh8Bv51gFeoOMw9KfOvcqUEdssqWiYyu43cV4wm6LwPcEwDgHLg2x7hSefOC5PvlViNrbBX5bJjAHHx69Bi8_gsfcE7b4dsFXjpTWWw/s1600-h/LivingEtc3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298474802988495314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRqKCOuraYxiUWZQsOuRTOwGwrK8qIsX6DEuEBh8Bv51gFeoOMw9KfOvcqUEdssqWiYyu43cV4wm6LwPcEwDgHLg2x7hSefOC5PvlViNrbBX5bJjAHHx69Bi8_gsfcE7b4dsFXjpTWWw/s400/LivingEtc3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#006600;"> LivingEtc<br /></span><br /></div><div align="left">This bed is just lovely! When I get sick of all white, just add a colourful doona cover to change the look of the whole room. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong><em>Mrs B</em></strong></span></div>

A white bedroom?

LivingEtc Everything about this bed I love. So dreamy and makes you just want to snuggle in and watch telly, read a book or just lie there ...

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Green doors....

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzZC32Q4o_2NF885sdzy-MBV7V1_RYpshvy2biEyADBLigkIO7QlUJPcmuIrlpCFP0ceqE4PmnCMjLpkY4x_37B9VdxZRGnRzafdKr_6Oz9a5ObpCrocDnRcW8HR-TETKrak_uoSHRjk/s1600-h/room-color-schemes5.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293098888389313378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzZC32Q4o_2NF885sdzy-MBV7V1_RYpshvy2biEyADBLigkIO7QlUJPcmuIrlpCFP0ceqE4PmnCMjLpkY4x_37B9VdxZRGnRzafdKr_6Oz9a5ObpCrocDnRcW8HR-TETKrak_uoSHRjk/s400/room-color-schemes5.gif" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#009900;">Room colour scheme</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">I like this colour board, some of the colours I am using for my babies room. The blues/aquas, yellow, green and reds.</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"></span><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9mjB2tOuc0Z06WQQQUPlG8GhS4RjQ9-cuiZadv4jT1uRRnV3oRRJfkBqcS1rGOAfsZLPEg0FEUdPMO7MhI1XA1sPN_oyVlVAO5Wz2Xn52zEwFKwi9X5fOEoZcburTienTHpBhX-UMoc/s1600-h/skonahem.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293098884051567026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9mjB2tOuc0Z06WQQQUPlG8GhS4RjQ9-cuiZadv4jT1uRRnV3oRRJfkBqcS1rGOAfsZLPEg0FEUdPMO7MhI1XA1sPN_oyVlVAO5Wz2Xn52zEwFKwi9X5fOEoZcburTienTHpBhX-UMoc/s400/skonahem.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Skonaham</span></span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">A nice bedroom for a teenager (still thinking about ideas for my 14 year old) </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Not sure whether dark blue and white would compliment the green doors. Maybe I have to have the right shade of blue for it to work</span></div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKw9rz0DlAvvuq-K6J5UlCOX1EIiViThCBylHtwdRprMiyCWNhFHj6fJIOT52aA78dFrCBD8LXSQ7tWdUm9W0kPUqiShWrMkn24piZx30d5t-y8kuZ-YFqittrG5JeU-37h7j7cJunNw/s1600-h/sheridan1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293098886937155506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKw9rz0DlAvvuq-K6J5UlCOX1EIiViThCBylHtwdRprMiyCWNhFHj6fJIOT52aA78dFrCBD8LXSQ7tWdUm9W0kPUqiShWrMkn24piZx30d5t-y8kuZ-YFqittrG5JeU-37h7j7cJunNw/s400/sheridan1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Sheridan bed Linen</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">I saw this bedlinen at Myers yesterday and initially I had dismissed it but some of the colours caught my eye. It had all the colours in the colour board (pic above) I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> want the red sheets pillows etc but the yellow sheets are really pretty. I could fold the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">doona</span> at the foot of his sleigh bed and show off the pretty yellow sheets and a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">blanket</span> on top...just like in my favourite inspirational picture. What do people think...Will this pretty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">doona</span> set look nice with the green doors?</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEvFsDG_9x9W09Fs26afaFXNp5Frw3FwNL03E05vjeQUxNIgeMUOUrYScEUbicoj-l0bSAsCAmLBtU8muu3V4dJX2cyFDYtvVU2VO8gxlNFiF6pM37YIpTuAg5w4BSmKCcSP7Mzx8t10/s1600-h/green+doors.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293098880497644530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEvFsDG_9x9W09Fs26afaFXNp5Frw3FwNL03E05vjeQUxNIgeMUOUrYScEUbicoj-l0bSAsCAmLBtU8muu3V4dJX2cyFDYtvVU2VO8gxlNFiF6pM37YIpTuAg5w4BSmKCcSP7Mzx8t10/s400/green+doors.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Wardrobe Doors</span></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"></span><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Time to give an update on the progress of my build. Still slow but the good news is, still moving along. This makes us very happy. There is nothing worst than turning up to your build site week after week and no progress. I think we are into our 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> month...3 months over our due completion date. Its amazing how some houses can be built so quickly and easily and others like ours that seem to take forever. My heart goes out to all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">bloggers</span> out there who are currently building or waiting to build and are experiencing difficulties and frustrations like we are. I know many people are also paying rent on top of a mortgage with slow builds. Others like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Stormygirl</span>, haven't even got a starting date even though her land was ready to build on several months ago. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">A few friends have commented to us that we are 'too nice' therefore our builder puts us last on his important list of houses to be completed. I am beginning to think they are right. Maybe if we had of yelled, harassed, insisted, argued etc during the build, it may of been finished? That may of been true but sometimes the bigger picture is so much more important. Our builder has done so much extra for us without charging that perhaps he may not of been inclined to do so if we had of played hard ball.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">I hate confrontations and still believe you can put your point across without all the dramas. I would definitely be terrible at running a business! Anyway, the doors have been hung and slowly, slowly we are getting there. I cannot see the finish line yet but that's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ok</span>. As long as I am stilled thrilled with the quality of the work then I can be patient for a little longer.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"> Now let me tell you the kitchen story....l think I will leave that for another post <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">LOL</span>!!!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="left"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">Mrs B</span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></div><br /></div>

Green doors....

Room colour scheme I like this colour board, some of the colours I am using for my babies room. The blues/aquas, yellow, green and reds. S...

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