Kiddie Coupons- a great site for Australian followers.

I'm still in the middle of the move, but thought I'd let you Australian followers know about this great site I've recently come across. It's not really decor related but it is a big help for all of us Mum's trying to save a bit of money during this very expensive time of year!

As their website says:

Kiddie Coupons - www.kiddiecoupons.com.au - Australia's premier online directory of discount coupons for parents.

Kiddie Coupons has been designed to benefit children, parents, and caregivers of children by providing savings coupons for everyday goods and services from the time a precious baby is expected, right through to their teenage years.

With big discounts available from well-known businesses supplying everything from baby goods, sporting goods, clothing, food, entertainment, and much much more, bringing up children has become a little bit easier, a little more fun, a little more adventurous and now, more affordable. Have a look through our catalogue of suppliers to see just how much you can save.

And the good news is, that until the 31st of December, followers of my blog can join for 12 months for free. Just use the promotional code JOY.

Hope you find it useful, and I will be back posting once we have settled into the new house in the next few weeks.

Travel & Transit room- out of this world!

I have just finished a gorgeous on-line room design for a lovely client who wanted a travel and transit theme for her little boy's room. We found lots of fantastic items, so I thought I'd share a few with you. The gorgeous vintage travel poster is from a great American site called All Posters (and yes, they ship internationally.) They have an amazing selection of vintage posters featuring all kinds of subjects. The mobile is from a company called Tail Winds and the fabric is Michael Miller's "In Transit". I can't wait to see how the room looks when it's all put together- I think it's going to look fantastic.

I'm up to my ears organising my move so it may be a week or so before I post again, so have a lovely week everyone!

Come on people! Free lighting up for grabs!

Our fabulous lighting competition ends on Monday and so far we have NO entries! See all the details in the last post, but enter now for your chance to win $90 worth of lighting products. Don't miss out!

Great lighting competition!

Lighting is one of the most important yet overlooked elements of room design. Many people spend a fortune decorating their homes only to put little or no thought into the lighting. Lighting is especially important in children's rooms, which need to serve many purposes. You need some bright overhead task lighting (preferably on a dimmer) and a bedside lamp for nightime story telling and middle of the light visits. You might also need a nightlight for younger children and a desk light for older children. Think about the lighting in your child's bedroom- could it do with a re-vamp? Our friends at buysterlighting.com.au are offering a $90 voucher to be used in their online store to one of our followers. All you have to do is visit their site, find your favourite light or lamp, and leave a comment here telling us which one you like and where you'd use (you can let your imagination run wild here- you don't have to stick to it if you win!) Don't forget to leave your email address on your comment. This competition is only open to Australian residents and you need to register as a follower of our site to be eligible. Buysterlighting will contact the winner directly and organise redemption of the prize. One entry per person, please! A winner will be drawn at random on Monday November 16th. Good luck everyone!

My house is for sale- want a peek?

I thought you might be interested in seeing pictures of my home. It is currently on the market and has never looked so good! Now the weekly challenge is getting it up to scratch every weekend for the open houses, especially with two young children in the house. Suffice to say, we are spending most of our Friday nights going out to dinner with the kids so there are no sticky fingerprints anywhere. If anyone is interested in buying it, you can see more details here. In the meantime, wish me luck- the auction is the on 7th of November!

Farmyard Themed Bedroom

I thought I'd show you a few photos from a room I just finished for a little girl with a love for farmyard animals. Her mum had a few items she wanted to incorporate into the room, including a picture of some ducks, so we decided to work the room around green and yellow and incorporate as many farmyard influences as possible. Here are some of the cuter items I found! The cow is from Kids Central, the play mat from Ekidna kids & the bedlinen is from The Linen Store in the UK (but they ship internationally).

Fantastic DIY blog- have a look at this!

This blog is just adorable. It is called Prudent Baby and it run by two US based mums Jaime and Jacinda. They blog about all sorts of DIY projects for your baby and their nursery- and provide step by step instructions to follow. What caught my eye initially was their cute pom pom pillow (see the pictures above). Having a bit of a thing for pom poms myself (if you haven't seen my Paperdoll Room, it features a lot of them) I popped over to have a look. Well, that was it for hours- I was absorbed! Check it out -I've sure you'll love it too!