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Good morning! Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my last post. And for understanding.

I thought you might like to see some projects that Tom and I have been working on, with the help of some builders and our mate Dan.

The project has been going on for most of the winter, and involved removing a wall between our kitchen and dining room (thank you, clever builders.) Then we painted the new double-room in a creamy colour called 'Sandfly Point.' (Thank you, Dan.)

Among other things, Tom has been getting in touch with his d-i-y side and building shelves and cupboards and laying tiles. I love the little recycled floor-board shelf he made for (what turns out to be my rather extensive) collection of green and blue vintage coffee cups. We love making coffee around here, especially for a big group, so that I have an excuse for amassing so many green cups.

Renovation-wise, I haven't been that helpful, really. But I did make some new curtains (you can see them in the middle photo above), from some very beautiful linen bought from here, a lucky find one day walking home from work. 

We also did some work in another part of the house, to build a mezzanine for children to sleep on with their friends, and some storage cupboards. I'll show you that when it's all finished.

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads and grandads, if you celebrate it where you are. We brought Tom breakfast, and kid-made cards, coffee and newspaper in bed. A treat he never gets tired of.

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8 responses to “d-i-y dad”

  1. Jenny Avatar

    Us too. The breakfast in bed and cards I mean. Now that I am older and wiser I did extra bacon so that we could all pick some off his plate after delivering it to him in bed. The renos look terrific, well done to all.

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  2. tinyhappy Avatar

    the wisdom of age.
    happy fathers day simon!!

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  3. Lisa West Avatar
    Lisa West

    Have missed your regular blogs so much. A big big welcome back. Always love your photos.

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  4. susan hall Avatar
    susan hall

    congrats on the home improvements, it’s all looking lovely. those quirky shelves are great, set the cups off perfectly.
    love your linen curtains, i have always fancied having some but never found non prohibitively expensive linen.
    well done to all of your team !

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  5. Bree Avatar
    Bree

    Yay! Miranda July. Aren’t her short stories great? I particularly like the one about the elderly swimming lessons

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  6. Skip Bins Now Avatar

    Great work on the projects guys πŸ™‚

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  7. muenzeeins Avatar

    what a lovely coffee cup collection, those greens and blue are just beautiful..
    and just wanted to add to your previous post that you’ve found the right and just words for something I’ve been thinking about as well lately in regard to what’s going in on in the world… it seems indeed that what “we do” online is somehow out of place… but despite of that I can only agree with all the lovely comments you’ve had, that such lovely, peaceful and calming spaces like your blog, are of great value; if they were more people like that in the world striving for quiet moments, the joy of the little things in life, the world would be much better… I love reading your blog, it is a beautiful, soothing and very inspiring escape for me from the daily chaos and all the negative news around, merci beaucoup! CΓ©cile

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  8. Rebecca Avatar

    Hi. Those flowers are ‘spring star.’ I know this because I planted over 100 this year and non have flowered. Maybe it’s tasmania… Maybe it’s my gardening.
    Love your blog x

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