white fish & things

PS. I Love You

whitefishandthings — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:42:14 +0000

From my posts, it’s pretty obvious that I like things to match and I’m pretty fussy about the fine details. In fact, both H. and I are like this so it’s impossibly frustrating when we try to build furniture together – we’ve never been able to build a piece of furniture without fighting! Yet the final result is always rewarding.

We spent the weekend setting up a couple of new staples to our living space – an IKEA PS Cabinet and a couple of photo shelves above our sofa which gave us a bit more storage & display space.

The cabinet was easy to assemble but the ledges took us a couple of go’s – but we finally got there in the end. Hope you like the final result!

Couch Time!

whitefishandthings — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:15:45 +0000

Okay, I’m sure by now you’re all sick to death of reading about my couch woes but this is it… I’ve finally got it!

In fact, I’m sitting on our couch right now as I write this post… and it couldn’t have come at a better time as Melbourne heads towards another winter.

Looking at the lounge room as we headed into the kitchen for breakfast this morning was a great joy and I have to say that we definitely chose the right one. The colour, arrangement and size works really well in our home… lucky for us, a small modular lounge actually exists!

This room still has some way to go before I feel that it’s complete but with the couch in, I can now focus on other big pieces for other rooms while finishing the furnishings for this room so watch this space!

To Acapulco & Back.

whitefishandthings — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:19:04 +0000

Keeping it simple with the tray table from Hay and a round Acapulco, I mentioned in my last post that I picked out our coffee table and feature chair. They are very beautiful and definitely deserve a blog post of their own!

Originally we decided to splurged on the table but scrimp with a replica of the chair. We even purchased a replica but it just didn’t work. Every time I looked at it, I could see all the flaws in the replica – the different feet, the way it didn’t sit properly, the excess of strings… when you love a design, you really want a real one!

In the end, we returned the replica to purchase a real Acapulco. I opted for the round version because I liked its conversational design which was more suitable as a lounge chair. But after taking our new chair home, we discovered a defect – the front bar was bent! So poor H. had to carry it a third time back to the shop and swap it for a perfect one.

I couldn’t believe purchasing a chair could be so hard but I can definitely say it was worth it! The quality and workmanship is noticeably better and the open string design works well for our small space by opening up the seating area. At least now I have something to sit on to enjoy a cup of tea!

Once the sofa arrives, our seating arrangement will be complete in the living room… only 4 more weeks to go!

Couch Potato.

whitefishandthings — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:40:34 +0000

Having recently sold our old sofa to purchase a new one, the living space in our new home is looking very bare – it makes me so sad!

With the new sofa not arriving until May, it makes it very hard to visualise what I’ve got planned for our future living room.

This was particularly the case over the past weekend when I picked up our coffee table and feature chair – more on these at a later date. Even though I knew that I was set on these pieces, the lack of sofa made it difficult to piece it together visually in my mind (though I’m sure that it works)!

It made me realise how central the sofa is to my life… it really is the hub of our home now that our kitchen, dining and living areas are all interconnected – yes, I’m a couch potato!

I really can’t wait another 6 weeks for the sofa but the patience will pay off – it will finally complete our room! Until then, we’ll just keep sitting on the floor…

A Long Time Coming…

whitefishandthings — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:12:55 +0000

You’ve probably been wondering what’s been going on the past month – my lack of posts and Instagram has been completely outrageous!

Never fear, it all has been within good reason… I’ve been moving house! And for anyone that has moved house, you know that it’s a mammoth task. But now having settled in (and with my internet connection restored), I’m back in the blogosphere with lots of fresh ideas for things I want to do.

Our house will now be my main creative outlet in the coming year and into 2014 – I want to capture as many of the challenges and joys as I can in creating our new home. Having awaited over three years for today, I’m completely in love with what I’m about to embark on with H. – our dream home has been some time coming and I can’t wait to bring it to life!

At the moment, the house is a bit bare but a blank canvas can be a good thing – here’s a sneaky snap of my current favourite corner in the house… stay tuned for my house updates!