mini house tour : part one

When Feather and Stone visited us last year they captured a few of the nooks and crannies around our house. Would you like to see?

We live in an old three bedroom terrace in Sydney that is kind of falling apart here and there. There is basically no storage and most of the rooms are small and dark, but  it has loads of character and we love it all the same. When we were waiting to see if our rental application would be approved I actually cried because I wanted to live here so much.

In the nursery: there is a funny little alcove above Rose's cot where I've put two framed alphabet prints, the smaller one was a free printout and the larger one is by Draw! Pilgrim and was a pull-out from Frankie Magazine.

In the dining area: the timber dining table was a side-of-the-road Bondi find. I pulled over and hauled it onto my roof racks with the help of a passerby. The dining chairs were $15 AUD each from Vinnies.

Max's bed with a vintage pillow case from the Finder's Keepers Frankie stall.  He's still keen on his floral bedding but now that he's started school I think it's just a matter of time before he asks for something that's more stereotypically 'boy'. We'll see.

The dining table benches were originally outdoor seats from Ikea. The bookshelf by the table holds the classics. I am a book nerd and arrange all our books by genre and then alphabetise by author.

What the nursery usually looks like: the kiddos pile of toys below wall decals from Love Mae and We N Ty fabric wallstickers. I have lots of fun with the Love Mae doll sticker and her cute clothes.

Helping Rose with the crayons. We use this table for everything; art, homework, dinner, breakfast, board games, all sorts.

In the tiny space between Max and Rose's beds there is just enough room for one small chair (that used to be mine). My dad painted Max's name and Rose's is a decal from We N Ty. We picked up the seal plushie from The Raisin Did It at their Mathilda's Market stall a few years ago.

Have you posted a tour of your home? Any fave home tours you'd recommend? I'd love to hear!

Part two coming up...

{photographs by the gorgeous seth and tenielle at feather and stone photography.}