salt & pepper shakers???

( look here I am...)

here are my beautiful silver drum stools or giant salt & pepper shakers if you ask my mother in~ law...I think they are a bit quirky and fit with my whole 'boat house' theme.


oxo Cate

here they are at last !!!!

Finally my 2 BEAUTIFUL chairs have arrived, they are a little bit late but differently worth waiting for!! I hope they fit in my car for the drive over to 'The Boat House'~ I have the perfect place for them.


oxo Cate

Melbourne Cup Hat ideas

LOVE the roses

the count down is on to find the perfect
hat to wear to my Melbourne Cup function...I normally don't leave it this late but as you know I have been a bit busy...
Oh the decisions, decisions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



oxo Cate in the hat

I need a LONG HOT shower ! !

Oh...the weekend & even though this is were I would love to be ... I have a weekend full of 'open-houses', coffee & dinner with friends, I desperately need a cut OH !!! that reminds me...I still need to book the appointment, , clean 'The Boat House' ready for the open houses & clean My poor house ~ My house & I have come to an arrangement, I 'll stop saying we are going to demolish it & it will stop braking down on me!!! the hot water system blew up last week & Mr LSH is refusing to fix it !!! so I'm juggling showers between Gym & my Mums...HA! HA!.... just looking for the light at the end of the tunnel...

Have a wonderful long hot shower for me & a happy weekend

oxo Cate

p.s Just so you know...we can still have hot showers at home just really fast ones...

love my Chairs

I'm in love with these Chairs, then I found the matching bed... heaven...they now all live in the Master Bedroom ( just not MY Master Bedroom)

this is a better colour of the carpet

We had the professional photographs here the other day...talk about precious. I think the fact I had to asked them to come back a second time because the first photos ...well... you no!!!**any way, they are better but I don't think I will be using this Company again. These creative types can be a little bit testy & what would I know I am only the client...

oxo Cate ~ say cheese !

French Nautical Twist with a dash of Australian...

This is the Great room ~ come in and take a seat...champagne anyone ? ( silly question!!)

I know Buddha's not French but he looks so happy sitting here...

and professional photo's would help the colour/picture etc look better but I know none of you really worry about that...

I hope you like my French Nautical Twist. Well before we started renovating, I felt this house would have a nautical feel and not because its on the water but because I could image myself in the French West Indies sipping Gin & Tonics on the deck while watching the sun go down...

cheers Cate oxo

Oh almost forgot... the before picture

Hello again...

Hello again !!!..f i n i a l l y...Life around here got really busy, really fast, then school holidays arrived along with a huge sand storm, I had a Birthday, my Son nearly burnt our house down (the smoke smell STILL lingers) & I finally have 'The Boat House' finished & on the Market

So, as promised I will begin our tour with some bedrooms ...

walk this way...

before:

after~

the shell room

all the bedrooms have their own ensuite

before:




after ~

The Map room

before:

and after ~

this concludes our tour for the evening, can'nt wait to show you more

xox Cate