My Space

no I'm not talking about "myspace" im talking about my space as in my home/house. We're renting a cheap house in the western suburbs of Sydney and i'll admit we have the UGLIEST house on the street. its probably the oldest & the least renovated/maintained. The paint is peeling on the outside & my front door/entrance isnt a pretty sight. on the inside, the carpet is completley dated. Its in good condition but way old. The vinyl in the dining room & kitchen is ugly & patchy. The walls in the kitchen & dining room are a weird, imitation... I DONT KNOW! i really dont know what it is on the walls so i'll just move on. Its a small 2 bedroom house and id probably like the house a bit more if i didnt have weird carpet in the bathroom & a really dated pokey kitchen.

ok so im having terrible green eye syndrome. A friend of mine who lives down the road and is renting too recently got her place freshened up. My husbands friend bought his own place and has been slowly fixing it up. I'd love th fix my house up but the word of the day is RENTING. So i cant punch holes in the wall, i cant tear things up, basically I cant make any crazy changes. So i've been focusing on doing what i can with what i have to make my house the best it can be.

So far I've just started de-cluttering. i think thats the easiest way to love your space is to only have things in it that you love/use/require. I've been getting rid of decent things on ebay that deserve a loving home. Ive been throwing out/recycling as much jucnk as i can. I'm going overseas soon to visit family, so im trying to get as much done as i can. I dont think I'll be making huge changes until i come back but until then ive been browsing the net trying to find inspiration and figure out the stlye in which I want to decorate. Being a mother and wife, i like my house to be inviting & warm, yet i like the look of a clean & simple decor. Having young kids throws in a whole other element. im so confused! I will say this, the things i do LOVE about my house is the HUGE window in my living room & the high ceilings & the fact that i have so many empty walls to work my magic on.

I love the minimalistic style of this room, but i think it could be lighter & the bookcase filled with more items.

i LOVE low coffee tables covered in coffee table books. i LOVE collections of vases. i LOVE plush comfy chairs & sofas. i LOVE black photo frames

i LOVE tall, massive bookcases that are FULL but dont look too cluttered or too organised. i love coffee tables that are nice and close to the sofa so you can put your feet up, even though thats so un-ladylike.